Windows Phone Scores High in Readers' Choice Awards

With all the doom and gloom stories about Microsoft, you'd think everyone hated Windows Phone 7. Kind of surprisingly, it turns out the 8 month old operating system has scored quite highly in PC Magazine's Readers' Choice Awards. The Samsung Focus even beat out the Apple iPhone 4 for the top spot as bestsmartphone on the AT&T network with an overall score of 8.7 versus the iPhone's 8.4. The only other smartphone that got such a high overall score was the Verizon iPhone with the same 8.7. Windows Phone as a platform came in second place with an overall score of 8.1 just underneath Apple iOS's score of 8.4 and a couple points ahead of Google Android's score of 7.9. It would seem that at least in terms of PC Magazine's readership that people are quite satisfied with Windows Phone. Only time will tell if that satisfaction can be maintained over the long run and of course translated to better sales.

Check out the full listing of scores here and let us know what you think in the comments.

Source: PC Mag

Previously Leaked Google's Next Nexus Smartphone Is A Fake

Everybody was excited about the leak we recently saw of an alleged upcoming Google Nexus smartphone(possibly the Nexus 3 to welcome Ice Cream Sandwich) but unfortunately we have to disappoint you and say we think it's fake! 

Take a look at the image above; it's a zoomed in snapshot of the original image that was leaked. You can see how the shades the glass casts on the actual display end at one point, both left and right. The portion below the natural shaded screen is also much crisper sharper. It's the point where we think the screen ended and Photoshop started. Most probably there was a part someone wanted to cover by enlarging the screen and "selling" the smartphone as an all-screen one. 

Techhog's findings -- the site that actually ran the initial image -- seems to support our beliefs. They managed to dig up a picture of allegedly the same smartphone as used in the purported Nexus 3 image and it appears to have, just like any regular smartphone, buttons at the bottom (and capacitive ones at that). 

We'll also tell you we think it's an HTC Incredible S -- or Incredible 2 -- judging by the speaker grill on the top as well as the camera placement on the top-far-right. 



Image: Techhog 
Thanks: Karan

T-Mobile Announces HTC Sensation 4G, Its Most Powerful Smartphone

T-Mobile has announced the availability of the HTC-made T-Mobile Sensation 4G, a smartphone Magenta refers to as its most powerful smartphone. 

The Sensation 4G is expected to be available by June 15 from the carrier's retail stores as well as online and as early as June 12 at select Walmart locations. It will go for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate with a two-year service agreement and qualifying voice and data plan. 

Launched back mid-April, the Sensation 4G runs Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread mobile platform with the latest HTC Sense 3.0 on board and sports a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 4.3-inch qHD display, eight-megapixel rear-facing camera with dual LED flash, a front-facing camera, and a pre-installed 8GB microSD card. 

HTC Watch (premium movies and TV shows available for rent or purchase), HTC Listen (a library of millions of songs with the freedom to transfer purchases to another device or computer), T-Mobile TV (A free selection of live and on-demand TV), T-Mobile Video Chat powered by Qik as well as Slacker Radio are also on board. 

Source: T-Mobile 
Via: Facebook

Windows Phone 7 App Roundup 31 May 2011

In this episode of the Windows Phone 7 App Roundup we demonstrate five applications in 30 seconds each. These apps will keep you entertained, allow you to share and edit your photos, and update your Twitter status on the go. To download these apps directly to your WP7 device, just click on the title of the application and the Zune software will automatically launch to the app in Marketplace. If you have the free Microsoft Tag app installed on your WP7 smartphone just snap a picture of the Tag image and the mobileMarketplace will navigate to that app. 




Birdsong – Trial and $0.99 full version 



Birdsong is a simple Twitter client that allows status updates, replies to messages, and the ability to view mentions. If the app is set as a Live Tile the updates and information will be displayed on the Windows Phone 7 home screen. There is also Bing Maps integration which lets you share your location. 



Flick+Share – A free application 



Flick+Share lets you share your existing photos or newly captured photos with your friends, family, or anyone else. The app works by selecting a photo and shaking your Windows Phone 7 smartphone to send the photo. There are also options to share photos over MMS or email. 



Thumba Photo Editor – Trial and $0.99 full version 



Thumba Photo Editor is an easy to use photo editing app with many effects. Just select a photo from your library and begin editing with the included tools. There are options to add boarders, pinch and bloat, crop, resize, and much more. 



Pool Plus Friends – A trial and $1.99 full version



Want to become a Windows Phone 7 pool shark? Pool Plus Friends is a great app for anyone that enjoys turn based games with others. Just create or select a game and begin playing. When your turn is up the app will display which game you should play on.



Hydro Thunder Go – Trial and $4.99 full version

What Are RIM's Intentions For The BlackBerry Bold 9790? (Images)

Over the last few days, we've seen lots of pics and video of upcoming BlackBerry handsets leak out, giving us an early view at some of the most anticipated additions to RIM's lineup. The trend continues through today, with the BlackBerry Bold 9790 posing for a series of its own pictures. 

It's not clear right now just how the 9790 will fit in with the rest of RIM's upcoming smartphones. According to the source that provided the phone's images, the 9790 performs significantly better than current models of its lineage, like the Bold 9780. With the upcoming Bold 9900 and 9930 as the new high-end touchscreen Bolds, though, where will the 9790 show up? 

The Bold 9790 will supposedly have a touchscreen display, support NFC transmissions, have 8GB of internal storage, and ship running BlackBerry OS 7. This is assuming the phone is actually meant for retail release and we're not just looking at some in-house testing model. Considering this is the first we've heard of it, that's a distinct possibility, but we'll wait to see if any new information on 9790 arrives before writing it off completely. 



Source: Reality Mirror 
Via: Crackberry