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Microsoft says Windows Phone 8 will 'evolve' with coming updates

Microsoft says Windows Phone 8 will
  • Posted February 28, 2013, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Microsoft
  • If you've invested in a new Windows Phone 8 device and you're worried about being left high and dry when the next major operating system update arrives, Microsoft's Greg Sullivan says you can rest easy. Speaking to PCMag and others at Mobile World Congress, the senior marketing...

Nokia vows to keep updating WP7, details WP7.8 features

Nokia vows to keep updating WP7, details WP7.8 features
  • Posted September 13, 2012, 10:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, Software
  • Nokia has detailed its plans for the current-generation Lumia smartphones, revealing that all of the handsets will receive several new features ahead of the next-generation Windows Phone 8 products. "After introducing the first smartphones in the Nokia Lumia family to be built...

Windows Phone 7 app store to require 7.5, Zune access pulled

Windows Phone 7 app store to require 7.5, Zune access pulled
  • Posted April 26, 2012, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • Over at the Windows Phone Blog, Microsoft has announced a couple of changes coming to the Windows Phone Marketplace. First, the company will be removing the ability to download Windows Phone apps through their Zune PC software. Secondly, the app…

Windows Phone leadership changed, Windows 8 integration hinted

Windows Phone leadership changed, Windows 8 integration hinted
  • Posted December 13, 2011, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • On Monday, Steve Ballmer issued a memo informing Microsoft employees that leadership of the Windows Phone 7 team would be handed over to vice president and lead engineer, Terry Myerson. The former division president, Andy Lees, will be working on…

Microsoft: We've had Siri-like technology for over a year

Microsoft: We
  • Posted November 25, 2011, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing With Video
  • At the Techonomy conference in Tuscon, Arizona, Microsoft's Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Craig Mundie, dismissed Apple's new voice recognition technology as something Microsoft has had for over a year in Windows Phone 7.

Microsoft has 40,000 apps, offers $25 gift card with WP7

Microsoft has 40,000 apps, offers $25 gift card with WP7
  • Posted November 21, 2011, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • Microsoft is running a new promotion this holiday season to encourage gleeful shoppers to think "Windows Phone 7" while considering their next handset. The company will be issuing $25 gift cards which may be used on either Windows Phone 7…

Nokia to cut 3,500 more jobs by the end of 2011

Nokia to cut 3,500 more jobs by the end of 2011
  • Posted September 29, 2011, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Nokia has announced plans to cut 3,500 additional jobs in an effort to streamline production and prepare for their collaboration with Microsoft. These latest cuts are in addition to the 7,000 jobs that were slashed earlier this year.

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango updates rolling out today

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango updates rolling out today
  • Posted September 27, 2011, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing With Video
  • Microsoft has started delivering Windows Phone 7.5 Mango updates to select handsets and users across the globe. The rollout started around 10am Pacific time this morning but it could take up to a month before all Windows Phone 7 users…

Microsoft offers free phones and training to webOS devs

Microsoft offers free phones and training to webOS devs
  • Posted August 22, 2011, 4:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Microsoft
  • Hot on the heels of HP's decision to scrap work on webOS devices, Microsoft is taking the opportunity to get some stranded webOS developers interested in its platform by giving them "what they need to be successful." The company's Windows…

Microsoft shows four unannounced Mango-powered phones

Microsoft shows four unannounced Mango-powered phones
  • Posted July 13, 2011, 10:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Microsoft
  • Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had plenty of good news to share with the company's partners during his keynote speech at the annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) yesterday, such as Windows 7 selling 400 million licenses in under two years, or…

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