Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop talked about Windows Phone, among others, in a 20 minute interview with Yle -- which you can find linked below -- saying that "the year 2012 is when we'll see a portfolio of products shipping in volume" referring to Windows Phone 7. There were lots of speculations on whether we'll see a Nokia-made Windows Phone this year or will it be delayed for next year, due to Mango delay rumors and so on. Stephen Elop said that there's a pressure on everybody, including himself, "to have those first devices this year" but there were no read more

Flickr for Windows Phone 7 was last updated to version 1.3 back at the beginning of March but lots of users had problems using the application because of the so called black screen issue. The issue has now reportedly been solved with Flickr for Windows Phone 7 going version 1.4. Not much in the changelog department but the black screen bug being fixed is great news as the app can now be usable again. Additionally, there are a couple of performance and stability features and improvements in the software refresh so if you didn't receive the update read more

With so many Windows Phone 7 devices having received their first major update to NoDo, it's easy to forget that there are still users who have yet to see their smartphones updated. When AT&T; gave the go-ahead for the Focus and Quantum's updates, HTC's Surround got left behind. We had heard a rumor that the update would finally be out in mid-May, but without any hard date. We still can't say exactly when to expect NoDo on the Surround, but Microsoft has finally updated its page informing users how the update approval and scheduling process has been going, read more

In a regular developer communication newsletter, it seems Microsoft may have mentioned a few new features of Windows Phone 7.5 that we haven't heard about before. The newsletter mentions "support for real time communication and messaging and a broader connectivity to Skydrive." Neowin thinks the real-time communication and messaging thing might mean a fully integrated Windows Live Messenger feature, possibly to include Facebook chat like the desktop version of Windows Live Messenger (as well as the iPhone and Zune HD versions). It could also mean read more

Verizon's version of the Windows Phone 7-powered HTC 7 Trophy, to be known simply as the Trophy, has apparently shown up on Best Buy's website, although there are supposedly none in stock to purchase. Normally we'd see this as an indication that a launch is imminent, but we saw signs that pointed to this model getting released as early as last month, so we're not really sure what to expect. The unsubsidized price shows up as $600, although that figure could well be just a placeholder. Notably, the listing confirms the model number we had been read more

When Sprint announced the HTC Arrive Windows Phone back at the end of February, we were told that it will come with Sprint TV and Movies, among others. The Sprint TV & Movies application made its way to the Windows Phone Marketplace -- if you have an HTC Arrive, you can access it via the Sprint hub section of the Marketplace -- and is available to download. With a lot of free content, Sprint TV & Movies also comes with premium features that require some extra dollars but unfortunately the application will only allow you to stream via your Data read more

In this episode of the Windows Phone 7 App Roundup we demonstrate five applications in 30 seconds each. These apps will entertain, create a panorama from your photos, and listen to practically any radio station from around the world. 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 mobile Marketplace will navigate to read more

Microsoft's first major Windows Phone 7 update received a lot of attention from us and certainly included some useful improvements, but didn't really feel as substantial of a change as releases like Android 2.2 or iOS 4.0 did in comparison to their predecessors. Mango may end up going a long way to providing some of the new features WP7 users crave, if it delivers on all the expected improvements Microsoft has touched upon. One area that should be getting updated, multi-language support, promises to add 16 new tongues, but it turns out there's a bit of a read more

We've told you that Windows Phone 7 Mango update will be called Windows Phone 7.5 from a slide presented at this year's MIX11. Microsoft has neither officially confirmed nor denied the information but Brandon Watson took the matter into his own hands. The Microsoft Director for Windows Phone 7 has tweeted the above, saying that "no version number has officially been announced", in response to someone asking about Mango and Windows Phone 7.5. While Watson is definitely right, a version number was not announced, we suspected by the build numbers floating read more

The big update every Windows Phone user is looking forward to is codenamed Mango and it goes by the official name of Windows Phone 7.5. We pointed out a couple of things that will be missing in that release -- hopefully Microsoft might prove us wrong -- but there will also be some nice cool features, like check-ins. Microsoft's Ken Dacey tweeted about checking in from his Windows Phone just to delete the tweet later on. Apparently the tweet was posted from WindowsPhone(WindowsLive)INT which might also testify for the upcoming Twitter integration. read more

You know how everyone's talking about how it was discovered that Apple's iPhone and iOS 4 have been secretly tracking your every move? According to The Atlantic, forensic software can reveal a whole lot more about you just by accessing your iPhone. Android does a lot of the location tracking too, but in a slightly different way. So what about Windows Phone 7? PC Magazine decided to contact Microsoft, Nokia, RIM, Google, and HP about how the companies' mobile platforms store location data, and none, except for Microsoft, have responded. Microsoft read more

Some really strange things going on in downtown Smallville! Last week we saw an HTC Hero Android smartphone running Windows Phone 7 and today we get a chance to look at another Frankenstein monster: LG Quantum running Windows Phone 6.5 The LG Quantum is also known as the LG Optimus 7Q and together with the LG Optimus 7 is an LG Windows Phone running Windows Phone 7. Episode 18 of Season 10 from Smallville shows the above marketing aberration -- or just another super-secret prototype like the one last week which we'll never see in stores. It's good to read more