In an interview with Reuters, Verizon Wireless CFO Fran Shammo mentioned they are looking for a third strong software competitor in the mobile market. That third strong competitor is the Windows Phone, specifically the Windows Phone 8 - codenamed "Apollo" - to release later this year. Verizon previously told Microsoft that 4G LTE was critical for Windows Phone, looks like … [Read more...]
Wondering how sales will be of the HTC Trophy on Verizon? In just a few hours, Verizon's website has been depleted of their stock of the HTC Trophy. While we don't know how many phones were on hand, this has to be good news for all parties involved, save for those who were planning on ordering today. We'll let you know if it pops back in stock. Damn those HTC Trophy … [Read more...]
Microsoft is apparently sending out invites for a Windows Phone event on May 24th. We checked our inbox, but no love. The event invite says, "On May 24th we lift the curtain on the next major release of Windows Phone and we would like you to be the first to see it". The blazing red tiles look similar to what we've see on those HTC Trophy press shots, so it certainly sounds like … [Read more...]
It seems like we've been talking about the release of the HTC Trophy on Verizon Wireless for ages, but good news for those waiting for big red to jump on the Windows Phone 7 bandwagon. Press shots of the forthcoming HTC Trophy for Verizon have leaked, indicating that the release should be imminent and quite possibly this week. A May 12th release date has been previously … [Read more...]
Count us among the surprised, but a tweet from the official Microsoft Windows Phone account on Twitter. As you'll see from the screenshot, "Windows Phone 7 devices will be rolling into Verizon stores this holiday season and more will arrive in 2011!" We saw the KIN return this week, so the week of surprises continues. via Engadget … [Read more...]
