We had hopes that Nokia would release Windows Phone 7 devices sometime towards the end of 2011. We now hear that it could be 2012 before we see the first Nokia smartphone with WP7 installed.

The information comes from the managing director of Nokia in India who says that the company is working on a 12 month time line to introduce the first WP7 OS based smartphones. With this in mind, Nokia could be using a next iteration of WP7 that is currently referred to as Mango. Mango is expected to be previewed and perhaps released by the end of this year. [Read more…]

Phil Schiller has confirmed on Twitter that the white iPhone will be made available in the sprint.

@airickanderson Hi Eric. The white iPhone will be available this spring (and it is a beauty!).

The brief answer came when he was asked how to get a white iPhone. [Read more…]

Each time the clocks change in preparation for the summer, it seems that iOS devices have problems with making the change. Last time, alarms broke and this time it seems the clocks are switching an hour in the wrong direction.

This time each year, clocks move forwards an hour in the US (followed by the UK and other places shortly after). A quick search on Twitter reveals that this wasn’t the case though for a number of iPhone users who have essentially posted on twitter wondering why they woke up a couple of hours later than expected. [Read more…]

Although we have seen patents going back as far as last year from Apple about integrating NFC in to an iPhone in the future, we learn today from The Independent, that Apple [AAPL] will not be including NFC technology in the iPhone 5 (perhaps 4S as it could be called).

With Google including NFC in the Nexus S and Orange confirming that NFC will be made available in a number of smartphones this year, it was expected that Apple would also introduce it and really make a push forwards with the technology. [Read more…]

The number of apps available in the Windows Marketplace has now hit the 10,000 mark. While writing this post, the actual number was 10,033.

Looking at the graph above, the increase has been a fairly stead climb. To see a real time version of the graph, check out the statistics page at Windows Phone App List. [Read more…]

Leaked engineering images, if real, show what could be the iPhone 5 with a larger display. Thanks to advances in technology on the iPad 2, it appears that some of the same technology can be used in the iPhone 5 display that makes the bezel needed thinner. The iPhone 4 already has a small bezel on the sides, but there’s still a few more mm of screen that could be squeezed in there.

What we see on the image above is that the screen seems to have kept the same aspect ratio and is basically just a few mm longer on the diagonal pushing it down, in proportion, to the home button. [Read more…]

Apple has filed an interesting patent that suggests they could be looking at using the regular 3.5mm and 2.5mm headphone/headset jacks, but also hints that the connection port could one day be thicker than the device its self.

The iPhone 4 measures 9.3mm in thickness and the new iPad 2 measures 8.8mm. Both of these form factors can easily fit a 3.5mm headphone jack. The problem will come in the future though as Apple find ways to slim down the next generation devices. At some point, they will get close to or slimmer than 3.5mm and when that happens, you’d think that they would just use a proprietary connection rather than standard. [Read more…]

When Yahoo! launched its implementation of IMAP for Windows Phone 7, it was quickly noted that there were issues with bandwidth usage caused by the app. Due to some errors in coding, a lot more data was being transmitted than actually was needed which in turn, caused a lot of users monthly allowances to be used up.

At the time this was first spotted, it was recommended to switch the collection frequency to further apart, or set to manual to avoid the automatic checking utilizing all the available bandwidth. [Read more…]

Yesterday, a 64GB iPhone 4 was spotted. The device is believed to be an official prototype model, perhaps direct from the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen. On the back it is identified as having XXGB although a look in the settings reveals it is actually 64GB.

What is believed to be happening here is that Apple could be looking at introducing a larger capacity iPhone 4 in the near future while perhaps dropping off the 16GB model. It is unclear at the moment. What we could also be seeing is a fake although it does look convincingly real from the quality of the glass and components inside, down to how the iOS runs. [Read more…]

OS 4.3 was expected to launch in a few days time on March 11 along side the launch of the US iPad 2. We now hear hints that it could be launching within the next few hours. Along with the launch, we also know that the Personal Hotspot feature will be launching, although a chargeable service in most cases.

Another interesting bit of information comes, thanks to BGR, in saying that the rumored 3 Wireless Users limit is actually not a hard limit and that the iPhone 4 supports up to 5 users being connected. However, it is up to the carrier to decide what the limit is. By default it is set at 3, but can be lifted if the carriers so wish. [Read more…]

T-Mobile is looking at launching a new 10GB plan for users in the coming weeks. The information was leaked by TmoNews which shows a new plan being added that brings 10GB on webConnect which is also seen to have a price tag of $79.99/month. For those who regularly hit their 5GB limit, this plan will be ideal for you.

We also see that T-Mobile will also offer a 20% discount for those that mix it with a qualifying voice plan. In turn, this will bring the data costs down to $63.99. [Read more…]

Sweden could soon switch to using text messages to pay for postage stamps. When available, users will be able to text a certain number with details of what they are sending. A code will then be sent back by text which can then be written on the parcel.

The code will be unique and when scanned through the postal system, will be recognized as postage being paid for. [Read more…]