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Microsoft says Windows Phone 8 will 'evolve' with coming updates
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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
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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...
Samsung tops mobile sales, Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry plummet
- According to figures by research firm Gartner, Samsung once again holds the top spot when it comes to global sales of mobile phones. The Korean-based company managed to bump Nokia from its perch after sales from the former king of…
Shareholder hits Nokia with class-action suit for poor Lumia sales
- One of Nokia's angry shareholders, Robert Chmielinski instructed law firm Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd to file a class-action lawsuit (PDF) in a New York court against the firm, claiming it misled investors with promises that the partnership with Microsoft…
Windows Phone 7 app store to require 7.5, Zune access pulled
- 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…
Nokia Lumia 900 has software glitch, exchanges and credits offered
- Finnish phone maker Nokia launched their new range topping Lumia 900 smartphone on US shores Easter Sunday, but almost immediately problems began surfacing involving connectivity issues. The company has now addressed these and promises a software update to resolve the…
Skype beta finally arrives for Windows Phone platform
- It has been a very long time coming, but Skype has finally announced via their blog that the popular video chat client is now available as a beta release for Windows Phone 7 users. The wait might just have been…
Windows Phone Marketplace reaches 50,000 apps
- Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace has now surpassed the 50,000 app milestone. While that number still pales compared to both Android and iOS app stores, the Redmond-based software giant has every right to be impressed given its taken just over 14…
Windows Phone leadership changed, Windows 8 integration hinted
- 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…
Full update and round-up of Carrier IQ tracking software scandal
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On Wednesday, news broke about a hidden application installed on most popular smartphone handsets that logs nearly everything the user does. Accompanying the news article was a 17-minute long video of developer Trevor Eckhart demonstrating how his HTC Evo 3D was tracking his key presses and even the content of his text messages.
Microsoft: We've had Siri-like technology for over a year
- 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.
Nokia to release two Lumia 800 updates to fix battery woes
- Nokia just recently released its new, make-or-break Windows Phone 7 powered Lumia 800 smartphone, and it's already becoming apparent that many users are suffering battery-related problems.
Microsoft has 40,000 apps, offers $25 gift card with WP7
- 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…
Microsoft posts earnings, announces Windows Phone giveaways
- Microsoft has posted its latest quarterly results, revealing a record revenue of $17.37 billion, a 7% increase over the year-ago period and ahead of market expectations. Net income was $5.74 billion, up 6%. Redmond expects to close the present quarter…
Neowin: HTC Radar smartphone review
- The second wave of Windows Phones for the Western world, preloaded with WP7.5 Mango, are being launched right now. We go hands-on with HTC's newest Windows Phone device: the HTC Radar.
A year later, Microsoft shares some WP7 stats
- Microsoft has shared some statistics on how the Windows Phone 7 ecosystem has performed during its first year of availability. Unfortunately, the software giant has still not shared how many devices have been actually sold to consumers.
Microsoft confirms small delay for next WP7 update
- Following reports that Microsoft would push back the first major Windows Phone 7 update to make sure it gets it right this time, the company has come forward with an official update on the current state of affairs. Writing on…
Microsoft shows off WP7 integration with Xbox Kinect
- At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft not only unveiled what was coming for Windows Phone 7 this year, but Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer decided it was time to lift the curtain on a Technology Preview featuring WP7 and…
WP7 roadmap: CDMA support, IE9, SkyDrive, Twitter, multitasking
- The big news last week was that Nokia was switching to Windows Phone as its primary smartphone platform. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, however, Microsoft had a lot more to share regarding WP7's future. Here are several new…
Last.fm to require monthly subscription, except on Xbox, WP7
- Last.fm has announced that the radio service built into its mobile apps and on home entertainment devices will become a subscriber-only feature on February 15, 2011. While this means the service will lose its ads, it will no longer be…
Microsoft updates WP7 developer tools, adds copy and paste
- Microsoft has updated its developer tools for Windows Phone 7, adding copy and paste functionality, improving app performance, and implementing other enhancements. The update includes reference assemblies, a new version of the Windows Phone OS emulator image, several minor bug…
Microsoft, ChevronWP7 developing WP7 homebrew support
- Last week, the ChevronWP7 team met for two full days with various members of the Windows Phone 7 team. They discussed homebrew support for the platform, why it's important, the groups of people it affects, its direct and indirect benefits,…
GeoHot shows interest in WP7, Microsoft offers him a device
- Hacker George Hotz, also known as GeoHot, is known for helping crack the iPhone and for releasing the PlayStation 3 root key and custom firmware. Understandably, he is fed up with both Apple's and Sony's stances on jailbreaking (Apple wants…
Rumor: Microsoft working on FaceTime competitor for WP7
- Microsoft is working on a competitor to Apple’s FaceTime mobile video chat feature, according to Neowin. The site claims to have gotten tip from a key Windows Phone 7 employee in an “off comment fashion,” but digging into the mobile…
AT&T brings U-verse TV to Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7
- AT&T has announced that you will be able to use your Xbox 360 as a U-verse receiver and that U-verse Mobile will be heading to Windows Phone 7 this fall. For the former, you'll have to be a U-verse customer…
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