Windows Phone 7

LONDON - Nokia's big comeback could start this week as the beleaguered cell phone maker is set to introduce its first smartphones based on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system.

On Wednesday, the Finnish cell phone maker will kick off its Nokia World Event here in London where CEO Stephen Elop is expected to provide an update on the company's progress in its close strategic relationship with Microsoft, as well as take the wraps off the first smartphones that will use Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 OS.

The event is make-or-break for Nokia, which has lost significant … Read more

T-Mobile has released pricing and availability of the HTC Radar 4G via its Facebook page--it is slated to be $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a new two-year service agreement, and will be available starting November 2.

As the "4G" moniker suggests, the Radar will be compatible with T-Mobile's HSPA+ network. It has a sleek unibody aluminium design, a 3.8-inch WVGA display, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 5-megapixel camera on the back, a VGA camera on the front, and 8GB of internal memory. The Radar 4G will be T-Mobile's first handset to run Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.

For more information about the HTC Radar 4G, check out our hands-on impressions and slideshow of the HTC Radar. … Read more

We've been wondering to ourselves what a Nokia-made Windows Phone would look like ever since Nokia shocked the mobile world by announcing a commitment to Microsoft's Windows Phone OS.

This week we'll finally get to find out when the company unveils its Windows Phone road map at Nokia World in London. CNET News' Maggie Reardon and Stephen Shankland will be there to report on all the news, but until then, we can always imagine what the devices will offer.

For a while, we weren't sure of the shape, since Nokia runs the design gamut from slates … Read more

A photo that purportedly shows one of Nokia's upcoming Windows Phone blowers has popped up online, as well as a few tentative specs for the make-or-break mobile.

That phone in the blurry photo is the Sabre, according to Pocketnow. Running Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, the site's sources reckon it's packing a powerful 1.4GHz processor with a hefty 1GB of RAM--this Sabre is likely to leave you thoroughly rattled.

Read more of "Nokia Sabre Windows Phone looks sharp in leaked snap" at Crave UK. … Read more

Nokia World commences next Wednesday, but at this rate we should call it "Windows Phone World."

It's there that Nokia will show off its first Windows Phone, about nine months after the then-struggling device and mobile platform maker shocked the mobile world by publicly placing all bets with Windows Phone.

The amount of enthusiasm the handset receives isn't just important for Nokia, which switched CEOs and all but junked its own Symbian OS in favor of Microsoft's in an effort to reinvigorate the iconic brand, it's also crucial to Microsoft's eventual success with … Read more

Nokia is finally ready to unveil devices and the plans for its future with Windows Phone 7, Microsoft's Windows Phone division president Andy Lees said in an interview at the AsiaD conference today.

"You have to wait just one more week because next week at Nokia World they're going to be announcing plans to roll out Windows Phones amongst other things," Lees told All Things Digital's Ina Fried at the event. "So, we're very excited for them to be in the market. Certainly they have a lot of resources in many parts of … Read more

Our own Bonnie Cha had the chance to look over the HTC Titan and the HTC Radar a few months ago, but it wasn't until CTIA in San Diego that we had a chance to get proper First Look videos of them both.

Well, now here they are! Check them out to see if these Windows Phones are to your taste.

Oh, Microsoft. It's no secret that I think you could and should do more to win hearts and minds over to Windows Phone's cause. I proclaimed it loudly a year ago, and I'll say it again today. By relying solely on your partner manufacturers to trot out your few Windows Phones this CTIA, you've missed another golden opportunity for showing off the goods.

That's a big problem. When Samsung and Google delayed their Ice Cream Sandwich and Galaxy Nexus unveiling, it left a void in the show that any number of companies could have stepped … Read more

There was a lot of anticipation leading up to today's Apple iPhone 4S announcement, so much so that it practically took down the Internet. Whether you were happy with or disappointed by today's news, the fact is, the 4S is Apple's next iPhone, so what does this mean for you and for the competition?

If you're a current iPhone 4 user, there's certainly a question of whether there's enough there to make it worth an upgrade. However, for those looking for their first smartphone or those simply looking to ditch their current handset, the … Read more