LG shifts focus to Android, blames lackluster Windows Phone sales

LG Quantum

It's hard to say that LG really had a strong position in the world of Windows Phone, but even that's about to be diminished. According to the Korea Herald, the company will now focus its efforts on new Android phones, with nothing new in works for Windows Phone. LG was one of the manufacturers which helped to launch Windows Phone, but the LG Quantum was its first and only … [Read more...]

Amazon Offering Pretty Much Every Windows Phone For A Penny

Windows Phone sale

Amazon Wireless is wasting no time in starting up the Black Friday festivities, with sales on every Sprint, AT&T or Verizon phone they carry and have in stock. This price is for new lines of service. For AT&T customers, that does including adding a line of service to a family plan. As for Windows Phone, that includes a number of the newer models including the Samsung … [Read more...]

AT&T Windows Phone Mango Update Program Starting September 27th

Up until now, the only official news we had regarding Mango updates was from Microsoft, who said the Windows Phone 7.5 update would begin rolling out in the next one to two weeks. The missing cog in the wheel was how carriers were going to handle the delivery of the update. Good news comes from WPCentral, who secured a series of emails confirming plans to rollout Mango to … [Read more...]

AT&T To Be ‘Among First To Offer Mango Update’

Nestled in the announcement of three new Windows Phones, AT&T also provide a teaser regarding the new Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" update for existing customers. AT&T will be "among the first carriers to start updating existing phones". The update will come this fall, so still no concrete date on when we can expect it. AT&T sells more Windows Phones than any other carrier. … [Read more...]

Updates Resumed For Omnia 7, HTC Surround And LG Quantum

Eric Hautala (GM, Customer Experience Engineering) over at the Windows Phone Blog has now updated us on the memory variant update progress for Samsung Focus devices. The update(s) is/are finally in the testing phase therefore we should expect it to be scheduled within the next two weeks, hopefully. For other devices, Omnia 7 devices on Orange now have their updates resumed … [Read more...]