Tech Mania: Verizon – no Plans to carry Windows Phone 7 Until 2011, At&T claims it’s the premier carrier plus 1 more articles

Verizon – no Plans to carry Windows Phone 7 Until 2011, At&T claims it’s the premier carrier

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:44 PM PDT

After the demise of Kin, Verizon have choosen to move one step backward with Microsoft.The carrier confirmed to Bloomberg Businessweek that it won’t offer any Windows Phone 7 devices at launch this year, instead waiting until 2011 to support the new OS.

That certainly ties right in with AT&T’s claims that it’ll be the “premier carrier” for Windows Phone 7. WithAT&T’s wireless growth these past few years has been largely based on iPhone. As far as other platforms go, however, it’s not been as rosy. Android’s relation with the carrier, for example, is a story woven with years of hesitation, some questionable releases, and a rival (Verizon) that’s fully embraced it to notable success i.e the Droid X (releases like the Captivate and Streak suggest a stronger future).

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So with all that in mind, what what comes from AT&T in the wake of Windows Phone 7 is decidedly more committal. Here’s what a spokesperson told PC World this week: “We’ll be the premier carrier for Windows Phone 7″ (emphasis ours).Whispers care from Michael Gartenberg suggest AT&T has “signed up for 8 million” phones.

So that leaves Microsoft in a seemingly tough spot to start,and we haven’t heard more than the slightest whisper about WP7 devices on Sprint or T-Mobile yet, and until we do it’s going to be the iPhone and WP7 head-to-head on Ma Bell while Android continues to dig in everywhere else.

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HTC working on Android 3.0 tablet due some close to first quarter ?

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 09:47 PM PDT

According to Digitimes, HTC plans to launch a tablet PC, possibly equipped with Android 3, in the first quarter of 2011, according to Taiwan-based component makers. Not much else is being reported by Digitimes, Especially with Motorola working on an Android 3.0 tablet due out on Verizon Wireless around February.

For marketing tablet PCs, HTC will have an advantage thanks to its strong ties with Google and established cooperation with mobile telecom carriers around the world, the sources pointed out, adding that if the performance and quality of the new device is on par with its smartphones, continuous support from these strategic partners is expected.

In addition to the iPad, Research in Motion (RIM), Nokia, Motorola, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are scheduled to soon introduce their 7-10-inch tablet PCs and most will be Android-enabled models.So what tablet size would you prefer most? 10 inch, 7 inch, or something else?