Samsung ATIV S now available for purchase in Germany

The Samsung Ativ S Windows Phone 8 was the first WP8 devices presented, however Nokia and HTC beat Samsung and managed to push their WP8 smartphones in to consumers hands before Samsung. 

Nokia Drive + Beta Now Available to All WP8 Users in US, Canada & UK

Nokia had announced some time ago that its Lumia exclusive Nokia Drive + application, will become available for all Windows Phone 8 users.

Now the beta version of the Nokia Drive + application has become available for free for all devices based on Windows Phone 8. At the moment this possibility is limited to users who reside in the USA, Canada and UK. 

Samsung ATIV S appeared in first hands-on video

The first hands-on video of the new Samsung Ativ S the new Windows Phone 8 smartphone has appeared courtesy of GSMArena. As you can see, it has a form factor identical to the Samsung Galaxy S3,  the cover is made ​​of plastic, a feature that helps to make it light but probably not as solid and sturdy as is required today from a top range smartphone.

Windows Phone 8 will be presented on October 29th

With the launch of the first Windows Phone 8 smartphones scheduled for November, it was already obvious that Microsoft could not take much longer to reel off the secrets of Windows Phone 8 , but so far all we had were assumptions.Fortunately the guys at Redmond wanted us to be out of doubt while we still cuticles on fingers to announce that San Francisco will become the scene of Windows Phone 8 launch event on October 29 at 10 am. 

Samsung ATIV S can pre-order for 549.99 Euros in Belgium

Until now there had been only speculate on the cost of the new Windows Phone 8 smartphone from the Korean giant.Today, as reported by MonWindowsPhone blog, you can get a more realistic idea of the cost of the Samsung Ativ S  thanks to a Belgian online store.

Windows Phone 8 smartphones available for pre-order in Switzerland, Czech Republic and Sweden

The excitement of the first Windows Phone 8 smartphones is rampant and some European stores have already opened up pre-orders for the first and only smartphone with Windows Phone 8 on board. The good news is that the first to move are precisely the realities of the old continent and the bad news is that the prices are quite high at this juncture, as with any self-respecting preorder.