As we fast approach the 2012 mark, we just want to take a moment to wish everyone a happy new year. We'd also like to extend a big thanks to our readers who have submitted tips, app review requests, participated in our forums, used our official app and listened to our podcast--you've helped drive one of the largest Windows Phone communities in the world!
While Windows Phone is slowly getting into the zeitgeist of the mobile arena, recently getting very positive word of mouth, we're still hoping for that big, explosive moment to happen early-mid 2012 where mass adoption becomes the norm. We think Nokia will play a large part in that role, especially here in the U.S. where we expect a few Nokia devices e.g. Lumia 710 to land on our shores. Most anticipated of all is the Nokia 900 "Ace" which should be announced in a few weeks at CES in Las Vegas with a launch on AT&T--if there was a phone that will be used as metric for OS health, it will be that one. Of course, we'll be at CES as well as Mobile World Congress (Barcelona, in February) to cover all the new Microsoft promulgations.
Finally, we also have the "Tango" and "Apollo" (Windows Phone 8) updates this year to look forward too on top of new 4G LTE devices from HTC and Samsung--oh and lets not forget that Skype-thing. Combined with the Windows 8 launch later in 2012, the Windows Phone ecosystem should have all features and flashy hardware lined up to really 'wow' people. And then there's version 2.0 of our official app. So here's hoping to an exciting 2012!
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Happy New Year everyone. Be safe, and here's to a great year to come for our favorite phone os.
Happy New Years everyone be safe and enjoy the holiday.
Happy new year from the Netherlands!! New WPCentral app, new Windows phones and (important for me) my own apps :D
Happy new year! Guess our beloved Windows Phone will do much better this year.
Happy New Year from Boston, Massachusetts and proud to announce that although i have less memory i am the new proud owner of the Tmobile HTC Radar 4G and im super happy with the decision i made
Congrats! Great phone.
Daniel, George, Team etc
Happy New Year to all of you, and WD on a fantastic job in 2011. Looking forward to all the WP7 2012 coverage, kicking of with CES and hopefully a little more Windows Phone love Down Under this year!
Cheers,
Sheeds.
Always appreciated, thanks Sheeds.
Wishing you all a Happy & peaceful New Year from Scotland. As we say here at this time of year 'Lang may yur lum reek'
Happy new year, and the version 2.0 app is going to be great. It has a lot of goodness in store.... Go WP! And, thanks WPC....
Daniel your scaring me... Our new wp7 phone on the Titanic? Is there a subliminal message there? Wouldn't a Rocky reference be more apropos? Web OS on the Titanic, yes; but not WP7!
This is gonna be a Great New year!
Cheers to all!
lol, yeah perhaps a different boat would have been more appropiate
I walked into 4 Verizon stores and 3 AT&T stores and found only 1 windows phone. The Verizon stores said they don't carry windows phones. Right now that is Samsung and HTC in the U.S. Let's hope that Nokia can bring some customers to windows because we need all the help we can get. Perhaps Microsoft buying more of Yahoo could create a great marketing tool for the Windows phones. A little "we don't cook the searches"(google's Eric Schmidt) and follow google's example on moving customers to what we want to sell instead of what google has in mind.
Let's change that cartoon to the Nokia 710 leading a calvary charge because we need their help in the U.S. Samsung and HTC are surrounded and running out of ammo.