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by Daniel Rubino
May 17, 2012
Looks like the Nokia Lumia 900 on AT&T is starting to get that second bounce in advertising. Today on Extra (pop news entertainment show), host Mario Lopez and Microsoft's Margaret...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 09, 2012
Today wrapped up a big day for Windows Phone with the launch of two 4G LTE devices on AT&T, the Lumia 900 (review) and Titan II (review). In celebration, Microsoft ran their Free-Time Machine...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 09, 2012
Just as we predicted, Microsoft's Free-Time Machine promotion that coincides with the Nokia Lumia 900 launch on AT&T, has gone live. The site just changed over to reveal that you can win a...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 04, 2012
As we approach the release of the AT&T Lumia 900 this weekend, Nokia and Microsoft have a few tricks up their sleeves for promotions. The first of which is the Times Square event here in New...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 02, 2012
Microsoft has setup a contest using their Bing Rewards to win one of five Nokia Lumia 900's. The contest "costs" 10 credits for some reason to get a chance in the contest, which is...
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by Daniel Rubino
Mar 27, 2012
Sure we talk a lot about Twitter clients for Windows Phone around these parts, but many of you also need a dedicated one for your PC. For that, there really is only one solution: MetroTwit. Yes, it...
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by Rich Edmonds
Mar 21, 2012
If you're not aware of the positive news this week surrounding our Windows Phone app, we've been nominated for Nokia Conversations' March Madness contest. The WPCentral app is in...
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by Rich Edmonds
Mar 15, 2012
Windows Phone UK has announced an exciting competition that celebrates the must-have Xbox Live games of 2012 that have arrived onto the Marketplace - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, BulletAsylum,...
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by Rich Edmonds
Feb 14, 2012
While we're all treating those we love (or are fond of) with expensive gifts, Nokia UK is giving away 5 pairs of their fuchsia Purity headphones in a Twitter contest. How does one enter? It'...
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by Rich Edmonds
Feb 13, 2012
Michael Stroh has published an article on the Windows Phone team blog about a competition they're running for those who are unhappy with their Android handset or who simply desire a Windows...
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by Rich Edmonds
Feb 08, 2012
Attention all those who reside in the UK and wish to get their hands on a Lumia 800, Nokia UK is giving away four to lucky winners. What's unique about these Windows Phones compared to a generic...
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by Rich Edmonds
Feb 07, 2012
Students at the Department of Computer Science and Telecommunications of Larissa Institute of Technology (TEI) in Greece were invited to participate in a Windows Phone app development contest...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jan 11, 2012
Yesterday we covered the $100 challenge happening here at CES 2012. Basically, you can challenge Ben "the PC Guy" Rudolph from Microsoft to a speed test with your current phone versus his...
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by Rich Edmonds
Dec 12, 2011
Core77, an industrial design and development magazine out of New York City, announced their "Fast Track to the Mobile App" contest back in October. Pairing up with the Windows Phone 7 team...
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by George Ponder
Dec 01, 2011
A few weeks ago we mentioned that Nokia was holding a contest to give away five Lumia 800s. It looks as if Nokia isn't through giving away their Windows Phone because another giveaway...
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by Daniel Rubino
Nov 15, 2011
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 20, 2011
For those of you who don't know, Klout (Klout.com) is a new social-network metric for measuring how influential you are on specific topics. The higher the score, the more influential. It's based...
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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 17, 2011
Last week we covered the announced winner of the Nokia ring tone competition, which saw a 24-second dub step mix in line to be shipped onto 100 million Nokia handsets. The reaction from consumers...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 13, 2011
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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 10, 2011
We previously covered the contest Nokia was holding for an updated version of their well known ring tone. It has been altered in the past, but the winning tune for this competition has taken the...
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by Tim S
Oct 05, 2011
Core77, an industrial design and development magazine out of New York City, has teamed up with the Windows Phone 7 people at Microsoft to host a new contest for the WP7 developer community....
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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 03, 2011
We previously covered the first Big Box of Awesome that featured a good load of prizes, now we're back with a second that sports a HTC Titan handset! So how does one enter? Well, visit the...
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by Rich Edmonds
Sep 05, 2011
The above video will take some of us back to some childhood years. The famous Nokia tune has been around since 1994 and has evolved with technology. The phone company is now looking for the...
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by George Ponder
Aug 27, 2011
The time has come to announce the winner of our AT...
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by George Ponder
Aug 22, 2011
The clock is ticking on the WPCentral Windows Phone giveaway. You've got two days left to get your video responses in to have a chance at an AT...
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by George Ponder
Aug 17, 2011
The clock is ticking on the WPCentral Windows Phone giveaway. You've got a week to get your video responses in to have a chance at an AT...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 10, 2011
We've talked about the Microsoft sponsored student contest here and here before. The winners are to be given brand new Mango devices, which of course raised all sorts of questions e.g. what phone...
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by Paul Acevedo
Jul 30, 2011
Last weekend, we asked our readers what mobile games they would like to see ported to Windows Phone as Xbox Live titles. To make things exciting, we promised to award Beards...
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by Paul Acevedo
Jul 24, 2011
Here's a reminder just in case you missed our initial mention of this contest or were unclear on the rules.
We want to know what games you’d like to see ported from another mobile OS to Windows...
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by Paul Acevedo
Jul 23, 2011
We want to know what games you’d like to see ported from another mobile OS to Windows Phone, and we’re giving away Xbox Live Avatar props for your trouble. To enter, visit this forum thread and...
