TNW Quick Hit: In case you had forgotten, Microsoft is still working to shift the NoDo (and even pre-NoDo) update around the world to all owners of WP7 devices. To some, the delays at this point must seem almost comical. The good news is that for customers of the Optus and Deutsche Telekom networks, and any AT&T customer in the US who owns an HTC Surround, NoDo (and the pre-NoDo update if needed), are on the way....
At the MIX11 event today, Microsoft made several minor changes and upgrades to the Windows Phone chassis specifications. Three main tweaks were made from the previous Windows Phone hardware requirements: the addition of gyroscopes, support for the MSM7X30 processor, a system on a chip (SoC) from Qualcomm, and the decision that only WVGA displays will be supported on the phones. Other processors than the MSM7X30 are still supported, and are required to run at at least 800 megahertz....
When TNW Microsoft was lent a Windows Phone 7 handset running Mangoa while back, we had to download a special version of the Zune client that could actually interface with the new operating system. Today, Microsoft has released that build, Zune 4.8, to the general public. In case you just want the software, and wish to skip our rambling, you canhead hereto download it. What follows is the changelogvia Microsoft:...
Microsoft has provided new comment on the porting of the Windows Phone 7 operating system to the HTC HD2, a handset that was not designed for the software. As we have noted before, Microsoftdoes not seem worried about the practice. That has not changed. In regards to the porting of the OS, Microsoft had this to say: “Microsoft does not support Windows Phones that have been altered from manufacturer and carrier specifications and we caution that such alterations can dramatically impact reliability, performance, compatibility and security”....
Microsoft is reportedly pressuring Samsung to enter a patent licensing agreement where the Korean-based vendor would pay $15 for each Android smartphone it makes,Reuters reports. Samsung is reportedly looking to lower the payment to $10 per handset in exchange for an alliance which would have the company benefit from the creation of new Windows Phone devices. If agreed, the deal would see Samsung not only join rivals HTC in an agreement, but would alsoadd to the four smaller vendorswhich signed deals with Microsoft in the space of nine days...
