Windows Phone 7 hardware is classified in “chassis”. The main Chassis that all current test devices have been are Chassis 1 devices which basically means a large screen covering the face of the device with just three physical buttons below the screen. An optional slide out QWERTY keyboard also falls in to the Chassis 1 category with the LG C900 and LG GW910 being the only Windows Phone 7 devices that currently use that option.
Chassis 2 details have now been revealed. The screen resolution on these devices will be 480 x 320 which leaves room for a physical QWERTY keyboard on the front of the device, ie like a BlackBerry or E series Nokia.
WP7 devices will have one of two screen resolutions – either 800 x 480 for large touchscreen devices with the potential for slide-out Qwerty keyboards, or 480 x 320 for ‘BlackBerry’ style handsets that can incorporate a Qwerty on the front of the device. Microsoft expects the majority of WP7 devices to have the larger screen resolution at launch, with smaller resolution handsets coming later, said Foster.
An image of the HTC 7 Trophy has been spotted online. It isn’t clear which of the HTC Windows Phone 7 devices it actually is, ie the Schubert, Mozart, Mondrian, Spark or something different as it is listed as the HTC 7 Trophy on screen, which could also be a code name in its self.
Documents were recently leaked that reconfirm the existence of the HTC HD7. The HD7 was first spotted a few weeks back in another leaked document and is believed to be the new name for the HD3. The HD7 is believed to be called such because of Windows Phone 7.
Verizon [VZ] is launching V CAST Apps. This service is an app store that will be similar in some ways to any other app store such as the Android Market. V CAST Apps is for Android 2.2 OS based smartphones.
The Windows Phone 7 release date isn’t officially known at the moment although some insiders today are hinting that October 11 could be the day the new OS and smartphones roll out.
Last night, Google [GOOG] added a new Google Doodle logo to it’s search home page. The new doodle indicates that Google Live-Updating results could be landing soon.
Windows Phone 7 has now been released to manufacturing by Microsoft [MSFT]. What this means is that smartphone manufacturers can start making the hardware that will run it in preparation for launch which is expected in the middle of next month.
Eugene Kim is responsible for this concept design. It is called the Eagle Phone and is a dual screen device.
Canon has announced it’s latest Digital SLR camera today. The new camera is the Canon EOS 60D that bring an articulating display, 18 megapixel sensor and the ability to capture video in full HD.
Pocket Now managed to get hold of an LG Panther Windows Phone 7 smartphone. The new smartphone is obviously pre-release as WP7 hasn’t launched yet. This means the hardware might not be final and the OS is certainly not final.
Steve Jobs has replied to an email about the iPhone 3G running slow when installing iOS 4.X.
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