First Update To Windows Phone 8 Apollo Might Be Called Portico, Not Apollo+

You know how it is with the rumours, eh. WPCentral is reporting that according to its sources, the first update to Windows Phone 8, codenamed Apollo, could be called Portico. Previously, it was being referred to as Apollo+, sort of breaking from the tradition of naming updates which end with an -o (NoDo, Mango, Tango…

Windows Phone 8 Invites Out, Launching October 29th

The details are out… of the launch event, of course. Microsoft is sending out invites to the press members, asking them to join in for the official unveiling of the next version of Windows Phone, 8, aka Apollo, at an event in San Francisco.

What this means is that we’ll be knowing…

Nokia Lumia 920 May Come With An 8 MP “PureView” Camera, Wireless Charging And 32 GB Internal Memory

I tried to resist the temptation to post about these Lumia leaks, but I guess it’s not worth it. A Twitter account, going by the name @evleaks, has constantly been leaking “information” and images of Nokia’s upcoming Lumia devices, with less than 30 hours remaining for the event to kick off.

Verge has also obtained some…

Samsung Ativ S Is The First Smartphone To Run Windows Phone 8

Samsung isn’t done yet. They announced the first smartphone to run Windows Phone 8, and before that, there was the Galaxy Note 2 and the Galaxy Camera! It’s raining devices today.

The Ativ S is quite up there with the Androids, in…

Nokia, Samsung, Huawei And HTC Will Make The First Windows Phone 8 Devices

Microsoft revealed in its Windows Phone Summit held yesterday that 4 OEMs will be the first to come out with phones running its latest version of Windows Phone, v8 aka Apollo. The four OEMs are Nokia, Samsung, Huawei and HTC.

No major surprises there, except for Huawei, who are going to come…

Microsoft Previews Windows Phone 8 – The 21 Things You Need To Know

Boom. Microsoft’s Windows Phone Summit just concluded, where the Redmond based company gave a sneak peek at the next big thing to happen to Windows Phone, after Nokia – Windows Phone 8 Apollo. It’s got me excited, to be really honest. Even though it’s a sneak peek, and there…

Microsoft To Give A Sneak Peek At The Future Of Windows Phone On June 20th

It’s getting a tad bit monotonous in the land of Windows Phone. So to spice things up, Microsoft has promised to give a ‘sneak peek’ at the future of Windows Phone.

This is going to happen on June 20th, during the Windows Phone Developer Summit (June 20-21). It’s…

Nokia World Gets A New ‘Format’ – Separate Event For Carriers/Retail Partners And Others

I’ve always wanted to attend the Nokia World, Nokia’s annual event, but it doesn’t look like I’ll be making it. Nokia has just announced that it has re-imagined the event, and also, it has bumped up the date. Instead of October, it’s now going to be held on September 5 and 6. That’s…

Nokia Fluid Running Windows Phone 8 Apollo Spotted In Stats

Stats are mostly boring for the majority of us. Us as in, you, dear readers. I love stats (if I’m in the mood). But here’s something that none of you will not be be excited about – a Nokia device, named Fluid, running Windows Phone 8 Apollo has been spotted.

There’s no…

Nokia To Bring Lumias To The UAE With Windows Phone 8 Apollo By October

We love leaks. And when they’re as juicy as this one, it’s awesome.

Although there’s no photo/video, before you ask, Nokia Saudi Arabia’s official Twitter channel revealed something in a tweet we all were waiting to hear – Nokia’s Lumia phones running Windows Phone 8 Apollo will be…

WP8 Apollo Is Being Tested On The Nokia Lumia 800, Couple Of New Features Mentioned

I generally don’t post a lot of these rumors.

1. Most of them are BS.

2. They are boring.

3. Many don’t make sense.

But reading some stuff of late, I thought I’d post it. So here it is.

A poster on WPXAP.com has revealed that his friend in the US, who…

Nokia Belle Feature Pack 2, Windows Phone 8 Show Up On The HTML5 Test Site

Here’s a good news for people who are using Windows Phone, or are waiting to buy one, when Apollo, aka Windows Phone 8, will be announced later this year – the browser that Microsoft will be using in Apollo is going to be very good, or at least that’s…