Microsoft's Creative Director for Xbox, Adam Isgreen, has hinted strongly that the company was working on a spinoff game for its Killer Instinct franchise that would have been made specifically for the features in "McLaren" the legendary canceled Windows Phone.
If there was one phone that caught the imagination of tech users and Windows phone enthusiasts over the past few years, it was the Nokia McLaren. In 2014, the phone was rumored to have 3D Touch-like navigation and wild "exploding" Live Tiles. How much was truth and what was that phone really like? Join Daniel Rubino, Zac Bowden, and Michael Fisher (MrMobile) for an exclusive look at...
A new video showing Microsoft Research pre-touch tech has been released, showcasing what it's all about and how it would have worked on the Nokia McLaren.
A new patent has been found detailing the 3D Touch interface for Windows Live Tiles dubbed 'Mix View'. While there is no evidence Mix View is still being developed the patent does shed light on this potential future user experience.
New pictures that reportedly show Microsoft's now canceled Windows Phone, code named "McLaren", have been posted on the Internet.
The first video of the Microsoft-Nokia Windows Phone with a 3D Touch navigation system, codenamed McLaren, is caught on video. After nearly a year after its cancellation, we finally get a peek at the flagship phone that never was.
A new photo reveals a display bezel for an alleged Lumia 1030 destined for Verizon. However, is this a new photo or just an old one surfacing for the first time? We also talk about what happened to 'McLaren' and if a Lumia 1030 is coming this fall.
Nearly one year ago, Microsoft began field testing their new 3D Touch navigation system, which at the time was destined for the flagship Nokia phone codenamed Goldfinger (and later 'McLaren'). The phone itself was scrapped at the last minute due to numerous factors and sullying Microsoft's flagship story for the fall of 2014. In the past, Windows Central has given extensive details...
Earlier today Windows Central reported on the forthcoming Mixview for Live Tiles in Windows 10. In the article, the cancelled McLaren prototype Windows Phone was brought up in referencing the original Mixview design. Now, new photos of the lost McLaren prototype have come forth, appearing once again out of China. Previously, it was thought that the photos revealed a possible Lumia 1020...
A few days ago, photos of an alleged Lumia 1020 successor appeared online in China. The pictures were clear, bright and provided multiple angles of what many are calling the 'Lumia 1030', which follows the current x30 series of Lumia releases. Now, a site called PhoneDesigner.eu has made some renders based off those images to give an even clearer look at what may be the next-big-thing...
Update: The Verge's Tom Warren has stated on Twitter that this is the cancelled McLaren prototype. Photos of what is believed to be a Lumia 1030 prototype have been leaked online, showing off its large camera hump. Much like the Lumia 1020 available today, this unannounced device has an advanced shooter to produce high-quality results. Codenamed Nokia RM-1052, we have yet to determine...
Starting this fall, Microsoft was poised to release a new high-end Windows Phone featuring their new gesture technology dubbed 3D Touch. The project originally went by the name 'Goldfinger' but later moved to the prototype device stage under the moniker 'McLaren'. It was to be released on at least three US carriers simultaneously in addition to wider availability. Windows Phone Central...
Over at the site @evleaks, a report about Nokia's (now Microsoft's) smartphone road map for 2014 has been teased with some device names like 'McLaren,' 'Rock,' 'Tesla' and 'Superman.' While 'Rock' is reported to be an entry-level Lumia 530 for T-Mobile and cricket, 'Tesla' and 'Superman' are described as mid-range devices for AT&T and Verizon, though no specifics are given. The...
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Update: Our sources tell us that this photo is not accurate and that currently Nokia does not have any 'phablet' plans. Sorry folks! File this under hopeful thinking, but a new photo of the alleged Nokia ‘Phablet’ (that is, a device small enough to be a phone, but big enough to be a small tablet) has supposedly been revealed. The photo comes from one Dahny el Perro, who attached the...