“Nokia Windows Phone” Articles

Bloomberg has today revealed that two people with knowledge of the terms regarding the Nokia/Microsoft Partnership announced in Mobile World Congress 2011 earlier last month, have stated that Microsoft will pay Nokia around $1 billion to promote and develop Windows Phone-based handsets as part of their smartphone software agreement. Hit the jump to find out more.

Finally here’s one extremely exciting preview for the future. With no estimated release date, Microsoft also announced that Windows Phone 7 will eventually receive Xbox Kinect support, allowing users to play interactive games using their Windows Phone powered handset. Check out the preview video after the break.

UnwiredView managed to get an interview with Nokia’s Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Dr. Kai Oistamo, during Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona. Dr. Kai Oistamo was asked questions regarding the NokMsft deal, Ovi services and Nokia’s WP codebase, to which he responded, “There is plenty of things Nokia can do to build on top of Windows Phone without fragmenting the Windows Phone code,” allowing Nokia to differentiate themselves and stand out within the Windows Phone ecosystem. Check out the full interview after the break.

Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) for Windows Phone was also showcased at Mobile World Congress yesterday, which supports HTML5 and has the same hardware accelerated graphics you’ll find on the PC version. Check out the video demo after the break, where Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President of Windows Phone Program Management, managed to sneak in a cheeky comparison with the iPhone 4′s Safari web browser.

Part of Microsoft’s announcement of the new Windows Phone update at Mobile World Congress yesterday, included the addition of multitasking to the platform that’s rapidly gaining popularity. Yes you heard that correctly, believe it or not, multitasking is also not yet available on Windows Phone 7, but the new update which is due to be released next month, will finally bring this imperative feature to Windows Phone users. Hit the jump to see how it will work in the presentation video from MWC.