Windows Phone 7.8 SDK Microsoft just announced the public availability of the Windows Phone 7.8 SDK. The update will add two new emulators to the existing SDK installation; a 512MB and 256MB emulator for Windows Phone 7.8. No new APIs were made available. The WP7.8 SDK is needed in order for developers to target WP7.8, and use WP7.8 specific features like the new Live...
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Huawei Ascend W1 Earlier today, Huawei announced a few Android smartphones at their press event at CES 2013. Even though the company was rumored to launch a Windows Phone 8 device, it didn’t happen during the event. However, the company has now issued a press release on their website detailing the Huawei Ascend W1 – the company’s first attempt at Windows...
Windows Phone for Mac OS X Microsoft today released a major update for the Windows Phone syncing app for Mac OS X. What was previously known as Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac, is today known as Windows Phone 3.0 for Mac. The update is now available through the OS X App Store. Except for the branding change, the software has received support for Drag and Drop, as well...
Windows Phone 8 new Accent Colors Cris Rowlands at 1800PocketPC played around with the leaked Windows Phone 8 SDK, and found a folder that contains hints of the Accent Colors in Windows Phone 8. The interesting part can be found in: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v8.0\Design\AccentColors. The folder includes a selection of XAML-files with hexadecimal values...
Nokia Windows Phone 8 4.3-inch front panel The image above is the first real evidence of Nokia’s first Windows Phone 8 device. Last week’s leak featured the old Windows Phone logo, i.e. that found on Windows Phone 7.5. Today’s leak comes with the new Windows Phone 8 logo, making it a bit more real. The display in today’s leaked front panel measures...
Windows Phone 8 logo Pocketnow got a tip claiming that Microsoft is preparing to launch Windows Phone 8 in late September. Their anonymous tipster specified that the “initial announcement embargo date” of Windows Phone 8 is September 30, 2012. This is a Sunday, making the date a bit hard to swallow. It could be that it’s at 23:59, practically making it...
Windows Phone 8 logo Microsoft today opened up registrations for their Build 2012 event. The new Windows Phone 8 logo is also included on the registration form. It’s still colored red, but the Windows logo in front has changed to that seen on Windows 8. Registration is now open at www.buildwindows.com. Build 2012 will take place between October 30 and November 2,...
