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by Rich Edmonds
May 24, 2012
Market research firm IDC has released Q1 2012 data that shows fairly large growth for both Android and iOS, while Symbian and BlackBerry continue to fall into gloomy depths. Android stole the show...
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by Rich Edmonds
May 23, 2012
News just in. Tesco Mobile, the mobile virtual network operator (using O2 as its carrier) from the supermarket, has got the Lumia 800 in its arsenal of smartphones. But it's not running Windows...
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by Rich Edmonds
May 18, 2012
Microsoft is developing a cross-platform service that will enable users to migrate from competitor platforms (or Windows Phone) to Windows Phone, according to a patent filed back in 2010. The...
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by Rich Edmonds
May 10, 2012
Microsoft has desires for the much-rumoured certified Facebook Phone to be built on Windows Phone foundations, according to sources familiar with company plans. The social network has been tied to...
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by Daniel Rubino
May 01, 2012
Yesterday we posted a story from the Korea Herald that quoted an LG spokesperson saying that they were backing away from Windows Phone and putting their efforts towards Android instead. LG did say...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 17, 2012
Nearly 60% of those switching to Windows Phone due to the Nokia Lumia 900 or HTC Titan II were former iOS and Android owners. Apple brand-loyalty? We think not.
We ran a poll the other day asking...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 15, 2012
Nokia and AT&T have gone forward with another "Beta Test" commercial. The controversial ad campaign started off my mocking the iPhone (those videos have since been pulled) and have now...
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by Rich Edmonds
Apr 02, 2012
Elan Feingold, co-founder of Plex, has shared his thoughts on the experience the company has had with development on the platform thus far. Plex recently released the official app for Windows Phone...
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by Rich Edmonds
Mar 25, 2012
Don't colour us surprised if this is true to some extent as it's a simple marketing stunt that involves cash, but reports are coming in that the Smoked by Windows Phone challenges are...
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by Rich Edmonds
Mar 13, 2012
Laptop Mag is hosting game two of the 2012 Smartphone Madness competition, which has the Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone up against the Android powered Samsung Galaxy Note. The low-end...
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by Rich Edmonds
Mar 02, 2012
NetMarketShare has published marketshare data for the month for February and we've got some positive news for those who have missed the above image somehow. According to the data provided,...
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by Rich Edmonds
Feb 07, 2012
We've previously covered the odd slip-up from retailers when they refer the platform as Windows Mobile or state that one of the Windows Phone handsets run a version of Android, but we believe it...
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by George Ponder
Feb 01, 2012
The other day @BenThePCGuy (a.k.a. Ben Rudolph) sought out to ease the pain smartphone users suffering from "DroidRage" after what appeared to be a massive adware outbreak on the Android...
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by Seth Brodeur
Jan 30, 2012
Following what looks to be a massive adware outbreak on the Android marketplace, Microsoft's Ben Rudolph is looking to ease the pain of 20 affected users by giving them free Windows phones....
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by Rich Edmonds
Jan 18, 2012
According to the Q4 2011 U.S. data released by Nielsen, Microsoft has caught 1.3% of the "current smartphone consumer" market, whereas they've attracted 1.4% of recent smartphone...
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by Seth Brodeur
Jan 17, 2012
Microsoft has been busy lately hammering out Android licensing deals with manufacturers. A few days after announcing an agreement with LG, word is that they are close to a similar one with...
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by Seth Brodeur
Jan 12, 2012
Korean tech manufacturer LG is the latest company to reach an Android licensing deal with Microsoft. The agreement is similar to those signed with HTC, Samsung and others, but unlike them,...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 09, 2012
A half-dozen Android phones (literally, six Android phones) and the announcement of the HTC Titan II dominated the AT&T Developer Summit this morning at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. But...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jan 09, 2012
E.D. Kain, a contributor over at Forbes, has published an interesting article about why he believes Windows Phone will do well in the competitive smartphone market. The post is perfect to put every...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jan 06, 2012
Two weeks ago we reported how Windows Phone had beaten out Android devices as the top-rated phones on Amazon Wireless. Flash forward today, after the holiday hubbub has died down and we're...
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by George Ponder
Jan 06, 2012
Microsoft has already released Kinectimals and the Xbox Live app for the iPhone and the company may be looking to continue that expansion.
In a recent jobs posting over at Microsoft Careers, there...
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by Rich Edmonds
Dec 23, 2011
Nothing beats more feel good stories for Windows Phone as we countdown to the big day (should you celebrate Christmas of course). We've witnessed the Nokia Lumia 800 taking top spots around the...
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by Daniel Rubino
Dec 13, 2011
Looks like Nokia is doing a little sabre rattling with the folks at Pocket-lint. In an interview with Niels Munksgaard, director of Portfolio, Product Marketing & Sales at Nokia Entertainment...
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by Rich Edmonds
Dec 12, 2011
Microsoft is doing a good job when it comes to light promotion with Brandon Watson offering well known names a free Windows Phone to try out. Now Ben Rudolph is giving away 5 free Windows Phones to...
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by Daniel Rubino
Dec 12, 2011
If you were glad that Windows Phone doesn't have Carrier IQ on board before, you may be even happier now.The software, found on Android phones, has come under scrutiny for allegedly collecting...
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by Daniel Rubino
Dec 11, 2011
Former General Manager of the Windows Phone Developer Ecosystem, Charlie Kindel, who recently left Microsoft, won an Android-based Samsung Galaxy SII--arguably one of the best Android phones...
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by Daniel Rubino
Dec 01, 2011
Computer and mobile device security is a tough business. There's hype and then there are real threats and so far most in mobile have been hype (but see AVG-gate). Still, Android is either an OS...
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by Rich Edmonds
Nov 30, 2011
Windows Phone has been top of the charts when it comes to advertisement CTR (click-through rate) for some time. Smaato has provided Q3 data and the trend remains the same with Windows Phone heading...
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by Daniel Rubino
Nov 29, 2011
If you haven't been following the Carrier IQ saga, let us try to re-cap it for you. Going back to October, it was reported that software on HTC Android phones was recording data and as Android...
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by Rich Edmonds
Nov 29, 2011
Microsoft has set up a demo for iPhone and Android owners to hit up on their mobile web browsers. This demo will allow the visitor to witness what Windows Phone has to offer. The above screenshots...
