As reported here on Cell Phones Etc. and across the Web, here’s your daily brief on what happened in the world of mobile phones this Wednesday, May 25th, 2011.
Microsoft to launch web-based Windows Phone Marketplace alongside ‘Mango’
Looking for an app for your Windows Phone, but don’t have WiFi and don’t want to spend on data charges? Well, soon you can buy one straight off your desktop. That’s right. Windows Phone Marketplace is following in the footsteps of Android Market, and will soon have a web-based app store as well. Purchased apps will be installed OTA “via SMS or email.” Windows Phone Web Marketplace will be rolled out later this year once Mango is officially unleashed to the public.
Engadget
Verizon’s LG Revolution launches May 26th for $249.99
The Revolution, the one from LG, is coming to Verizon, and will be hitting stores tomorrow, May 26, with a retail price of $249.99 on a 2-yr contract. The LG Revolution sports a 4.3-inch touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera, HDMI-out, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and Android 2.2 Froyo as its OS. Yeah, in this day and age of Gingerbread and dual-core handsets, this is a bit mundane, but for what it’s worth, it’s really not all that bad.
BGR
Bell to release the HTC Wildfire S for $249.95
Have the hots for the HTC WildFire S? If so, then here’s news that’ll be music to your ears. According to Baka Wireless’ listing, Bell’s launch this Gingerbread handset on the 1st of June with an outright purchase price of $249.95. For those not familiar with the Wildfire S, this is an entry level device that runs on a 600MHz processor, and sports a 3.2-inch touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, WiFi, and Sense running on top of Android 2.3.
Mobilesyrup
Sony Ericsson’s Canadian online store hacked, more than 2,000 customers’ data taken
Oh, Sony. We pity the situation you’re in. After dealing with the PSN hack last month, it’s their handset franchise’s turn to get the security breach treatment. Sony Ericsson Canada’s eShop was the latest victim to fall prey to hackers, and even though this pales in comparison to the PlayStation Network breach, we’re pretty sure this won’t bold well for Sony’s track record and reputation.
Engadget
Nokia Oro announced: Symbian Anna inside and gold outside
No, this isn’t the Nokia Windows Phone just yet, but this is one of the more unique Nokia handsets that Espoo’s released in quite a while. Clad in gold, sapphire crystal and leather, this opulently designed handset is basically the blinged out version of the Nokia C7. It features a 3.5-inch ClearBlack AMOLED touchscreen, an 8-MP camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 8GB on-board memory, and Symbian Anna running the show. No word yet on North American availability, but it is confirmed going on sale in Europe, China, and the Middle East in Q3 for at least €800.
GSMArena
