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AT&T is launching the freshly minted Samsung Focus 2 on May 20. The handset is the first Windows Phone to be released on AT&T's blazing fast 4G LTE network to bring you fast downloads and smooth video streaming and gaming. The 4.0" WVGA Super AMOLED screen will bring colors to life along with a 5mp rear shooter with 4x digital optical zoom that can also capture video in full HD. The handset will ship with Windows 7.5, 8GB of onboard memory and a long lasting 1750mAh battery. No information on pricing or if the handset will be upgraded to Windows 8 but it looks to be a nice entry level Windows Phone that should introduce a whole new crowd to the Windows Phone scene.
If you were one of the folks enamored by the new Lumia 808 Pureview from Nokia, (the phone with the 41 MegaPixel super-camera), but were disappointed to find out it was not announced for North America, then this news will brighten your day. Apparently, a spokesperson at Nokia, executive Chris Weber, confirmed that they intend to bring it to the United States and Canada at some point in the "next couple of months." In fact, the phone has already passed through the U.S. FCC inspection and will likely be coming to AT&T. Now, for folks who use the camera on their smartphone more than any other feature, you can own a device that rivals some professional quality digital cameras.
In case you have been living under a rock and haven't heard of it, Microsoft has an ad campaign called Smoked by Windows Phone. In the campaign, users of non-Windows phones step into one of the Microsoft stores and try out a challenge in which they pit their Android or iPhone against a Windows Phone. It started it in January during CES, and Microsoft just revealed some of the info gathered from the ad campaign... The results so far are phenomenal!
The ad campaign itself has actually been a rousing success. YouTube videos of the Smoked by Windows Phone challenge have been viewed more than 8 million times so far. Supposedly, over 50,000 phones have been smoked across 36 countries around the globe. Throughout all those "tests" only 638 challengers were able to best the Windows Phone. The overall winning percentage for Microsoft's new mobile OS stands at 98%! Additionally, Microsoft claims that over 100 million people worldwide have heard of the Smoked by Windows Phone campaign.
Because of the success of the marketing campaign so far, Microsoft plans to continue the series and is sharing more videos of it. You can check out one of them above.
Pretty soon Nokia and HTC won't have the only new Windows phones out for AT&T. Samsung just announced their new Focus 2 LTE for AT&T. It will be available on May 20th for just $49.99 on a new contract. Here's a spec-list:
Samsung’s first LTE-capable Windows Phone
4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen
5 MP autofocus rear camera - 720p HD video recording support
Front-facing VGA camera for video calls
Windows Phone 7.5.
This one is obviously geared toward the budget crowd, and looks to be a great value!
The former chairman at Nokia, Jorma Ollila, still sees a bright future for the company. According to statements he made just as he was leaving the Finnish company, Nokia may be working on some new Windows based tablets and hybrid phones. Here's a quote with some additional details,
According to Ollila, the Finnish company is getting ready to introduce a series of new devices that could turn its fortunes around. Reportedly, Nokia is currently “looking into” tablets”, because they “are important.” So maybe we’ll see that rumored 10 inch Windows 8 Nokia tablet later this year.
Tablets aside, Nokia’s chairman also declared that “there will be different hybrids, different form factors in the future.” This could mean anything… or nothing. But knowing how Nokia is experimenting with form factors (remember the Morph concept?), we hope we’ll something really new in the future.
As for where Nokia is standing now, Jorma Ollila says he is “happy with what is happening. When you have such strong competitors in the marketplace it will take a bit of time but things are going well.”
Despite Nokia's poor results in this last financial quarter, maybe some of these new and fresh ideas could turn things around for them.
Sometimes we have to report the "not so good" news along with the good news. Apparently, LG has decided to stop working on Windows Phone devices, and will instead focus entirely on Android phones. A spokes person from LG indicated that although they will, "continue research and development efforts" on Windows mobile products, they will not move forward with any new Windows Phone devices because, "The total unit of Windows Phone sold in the global market is not a meaningful figure."
It's important to note that while Microsoft did lose this LG partnership (for now) of potential Windows Phone devices, things are still looking very bright for the platform. Nokia, HTC and Samsung are still committed to working on Windows Phone devices, and (as we reported previously) Verizon is supportive of Windows Phone devices in the future as well. Also, according to this report, Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft is planning to have a meeting in May with LG, and although the details and purpose of that meeting are obviously unknown, it is very likely a "damage control" meeting in which Microsoft will try to "woo" LG back into making Windows Phones.
Anyone that drives has been there. You're sitting at a red light waiting to make a left turn, the green arrow lights up and the car in front of you just sits there. You give them a courtesy honk, you know the ones that are short and sweet, and they make their left hand turn going 2 mph holding you up as the light turns green bringing on the oncoming traffic. Furious that they left you hanging out like that, you pull up next to them and see them chatting away on their phone oblivious to everything around them. How about the guy in front of you who weaves onto oncoming traffic almost causing a head on collision texting away on his phone? It's a dangerous game that plays out on highways across America. Last year 3,000 fatal accidents occurred on America's highways last year as a result of distracted driving. Not all of those were comprised of people on their cell phones, but the fact remains that distracted driving is a problem.
Talking and texting while driving may find itself on the ban list across all 50 states. A federal ban on all cellphone use while operating a motor vehicle has been proposed by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The proposed ban applies to any vehicle, on any road, in any state, and covers both talking and texting with a cellphone. LaHood pointed out that 38 states already have laws on the books banning or restricting the use of cellphones while driving, but this new federal law would supersede those. Gary Biller, president of the National Motorists Association, said the new law is not necessary because it would be redundant. He goes on to say:
It shouldn't matter if the driver is distracted by a conversation with another vehicle passenger, tuning the radio, eating a snack, or talking on a cell phone. Existing laws cover all those distractions and more.
Mr Biller makes a very valid point, but if drivers are faced with steep fines for being caught talking/texting on their phones it... [Read More]
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