HTC 7 Pro Software Tour (Video)

The HTC 7 Pro that we’ve got is an unlocked European version with only HTC’s branding. That means there aren’t any carrier-specific apps that were added to the device, and you only get the HTC customizations and bundled apps. You’ll notice in the 7 Pro that HTC actually added their own custom “htc” theme accent color. It’s close to the other greens already available, but definitely slightly different. Of course, you get some custom HTC …

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Nokia Hopes to Release a Windows Phone 7 This Year

Nokia’s management team and board of directors only just decided to go all-in with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 last Thursday, but today we’re hearing news that they hope to have their own Windows Phone 7 released this year. The plan is to have significant volume in 2012 though. Also, we see some the concept designs that Engadget dug up the other day have been confirmed in the above slide. How long are you willing to …

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Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 Concept

Wow! Look at what Engadget dug up! Here’s what they claim to be a concept design of a Nokia Windows Phone 7. You’ve got a very thin profile, smooth tapered edges, and a few interesting color choices. We have no idea when a Nokia branded Windows Phone 7 might appear on the market, but how do you like the direction they’re taking with these concept renderings? Source: Engadget Originally published on Pocketnow on February 11, …

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Full House Poker Coming March 16th

Here’s something we’ve been waiting for. Full House Poker looks like the first Xbox Live multiplayer game that can be played from either a Windows Phone 7 or an Xbox 360. We’ve already got the multiplayer chess game that can be played on Windows Phone 7 and a PC web browser, but Full House Poker seems to add some more compelling features like Avatar support and independent game acheivements. While Gizmodo says there will be …

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IE9 Coming to Windows Phone’s Mango Update

Mary Jo Foley of ZDnet has been hearing rumors that a verions of Internet Explorer 9 will be appearing on Windows Phone 7 as part of the “Mango” update expected to appear later this year. The release candidate of IE 9 for Windows 7/Vista was actually just released today. You can download it here if you’d like to try it, and I highly recommend that you do. There are some very impressive performance and usability …

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HTC 7 Pro Windows Phone 7 Hardware Tour (Video)

Next up, we’ve got our hardware tour of the HTC 7 Pro. In terms of internals, it’s got all of the usual suspects; 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 576 Mb of RAM, 512Mb ROM, 8 GB internal storage, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, Assisted GPS, etc. It’s also got a 5 Megapixel camera with LED flash, 1500 mAh battery, and 3.6″ LCD screen. The big thing about the HTC 7 Pro is the keyboard though. It’s got …

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