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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 Daniel Rubino
May 12, 2012
YouTube Pro in disguise as SuperTube for Windows Phone
We reported last week that with Microsoft's new Marketplace policy enforcement, trademark complaints will be acted upon more quickly than...
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by Daniel Rubino
May 04, 2012
Recently, Microsoft announced some recent changes to the Windows Phone Marketplace for developers that would also affect consumers. The changes were divided into four areas, including trademarks,...
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by Rich Edmonds
Apr 24, 2012
Google has no immediate plans to release an official Google Voice app for Windows Phone, according to reports. CNET received an official statement from the search giant detailing a development focus...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 07, 2012
We always like clever things around these parts at WPCentral. We also like free. So we gave "LaunchPad" a go and happen to think it's worthy enough of your attention.
LaunchPad is a...
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by Daniel Rubino
Mar 18, 2012
It's been awhile since we've seen GoVoice, an unofficial Google Voice client, get update so it's nice to see the developer Nick Yu still supporting the free app for Windows Phone.
The...
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by Rich Edmonds
Mar 17, 2012
This news will please those who use the social network, as a PR Spokesperson from Google Germany, Stefan Keuchel, has revealed that an official Google+ app is on the way to Windows Phone....
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by Daniel Rubino
Mar 10, 2012
For those of you who have Nextgen Reader (quite a few of you won a free license recently), you should be getting your version 2.5 update right about now. If not, you'll want to go check as it...
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by Rich Edmonds
Mar 07, 2012
Google has just published a new post on the official mobile blog detailing a redesigned Google Search app that is available on the Marketplace, which sports the following features:
Google...
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by Daniel Rubino
Feb 16, 2012
Although we're fans of Zune (or LastFM) on our Windows Phone, on occasion we get the request for a Google Music (music.google.com/) client. While we're not holding our breath for an official...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jan 26, 2012
And after ripping on Google for the last two posts, we decided it would be fun and ironic to mention that Google is now allowing multiple calendars to sync to your Windows Phone:
"We launched...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jan 26, 2012
With the recent news of Google "streamlining" their privacy policies (Translation: data collected from their various Google services will now be pooled together for better advertising),...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jan 26, 2012
The Windows Live team have published an article on the official blog that'll help readers who are possibly considering to switch from Gmail to Hotmail for email and other cloud services. Should...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jan 14, 2012
Google Analytics is now effectively detecting (and reporting) Windows Phone as a separate operating system to Windows. A few months back (August to be exact) we looked into how Google Analytics was...
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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 01, 2011
Though we give Google a lot of flak around here, after all, their "apps" for Windows Phone are basically non-existent (save one lame one), we'll give credit where it is due. Evidently...
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by Rich Edmonds
Nov 22, 2011
You may not be aware of Joe Marini and why this article is being published here when the news is he's at Google, but there's a small story behind it all. Marini used to be at Microsoft as...
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by Daniel Rubino
Nov 04, 2011
We may occasionally riff on Google around here due to their Android OS, but there's no doubt many use their search services. And while they have not been the most friendly to our OS, it's still...
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by Daniel Rubino
Nov 03, 2011
We know a few things about about Android: they're ubiquitous, have fragmentation, range from super cheaper to top of the line and now evidently they cost carriers a lot of money in service calls...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 28, 2011
gMaps Pro is our go-to app when we want some Google services on our Windows Phone (since Google is evidently too busy fixing Android to make WP7 apps). We've been waiting on a Mango update for a...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 30, 2011
T-Mobile, for some reason (we bet they signed something), evidently insists on making Google the default search engine for their phones, including the HTC HD7. It's sort of annoying for many...
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by Rich Edmonds
Sep 15, 2011
It's a war out there. Whether it be Apple relentlessly kicking HTC and Samsung into the ground, Microsoft going after royalty fees or Nokia taking on the half-eaten Apple it's a kill zone and...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 08, 2011
Microsoft today secured a deal from Acer and ViewSonic for licensing patents related to Android IP on both companies' phone offerings as well as ViewSonic's Chrome tablets. Continuing the trend of...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 06, 2011
In what is becoming almost routine (see INQ), another OEM has come out and said that the Google-Motorola deal works out better for Microsoft than Google's Android. This time it was Walter Deppeler...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 04, 2011
One thing that is lacking on Microsoft's Windows Phone is some solid Google apps. Sure we have IM+, but not everyone is in love with that IM system nor the price. Gchat, which supports Google Talk...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 22, 2011
A lot has been discussed about what the Google-Motorola deal means to the smaller Android OEMs on the market. Om Malik of GigaOm has noted that several "mobile industry insiders" have expressed...
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by George Ponder
Aug 17, 2011
As we know, just about everyone in the smartphone industry is suing everyone else. Microsoft is suing Motorola (which has been bought by Google) over patent issues involving Motorola's Android...
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by George Ponder
Aug 15, 2011
While the long term impact of Google's acquisition of Motorola (Googarola?) is still anyone's guess, one short term effect appears be to Microsoft and Nokia's benefit. Microsoft's stock rose 1.63...
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by Seth Brodeur
Aug 15, 2011
According to a Gigaom "exclusive," Motorola Mobility was in talks with Microsoft, as well as other parties, to discuss acquisition. Their sources tell them that Microsoft was primarily interested...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 15, 2011
Just as we were lamenting Motorola Mobility's position on using Windows Phone (and their stock situation), Google comes out of nowhere and buys them up out for $12.5 billion. From the press...
