Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 24, 2012
Flo Rida is no stranger to Nokia Windows Phones. Back in February in the video for 'Wild Ones' the popular artist was seen using the Lumia 710 and Twitter. Though it was just in passing...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 24, 2012
As you may or may not recall, Skype for Windows Phone officially does not run on Windows Phone "Tango" hardware--devices with 256MB of RAM or less--like the Lumia 610 and ZTE Orbit. But...
Review
by George Ponder
May 24, 2012
Windows Phone Central's Review of the AT&T Samsung Focus 2
AT&T continues to build an impressive Windows Phone lineup. The Samsung Focus 2 is the latest to find its way to store...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 24, 2012
Although we're not expecting too much more in terms of new Windows Phones for the next few months, Nokia is just getting the Lumia 610 into people's hands in various countries or...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 24, 2012
Two days ago we ran a fun little piece on a Nokia Lumia 900 ad showing up on some sites. The ad featured a rendered 900, spinning around with Live Tiles in motion. Nothing odd there except that two...
Article
by George Ponder
May 23, 2012
There seems to be a fascination with baking cakes that look like Windows Phones. So much so that Microsoft is hosting a cake contest where you could bake your way into a new Windows Phone.
Entering...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 23, 2012
We've chatted up TalkBox for Windows Phone now for a few weeks. The popular messaging app is already on iOS and Android and now thanks to an excellent beta program, the tried and tested version...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 21, 2012
Since Windows Phone users can't spend a lot of time customizing their OS (instead we live our lives), there's much focus on the lock-screen. We know we change ours every few days (we use...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 21, 2012
File this under "vague but encouraging". T-Mobile's CEO Philipp Humm gave an interview with the Seattle Times where he talked about the transitions that company is going through...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 19, 2012
Looks like that push for more official apps on Microsoft's mobile OS is still rolling forth which is good news for all of us. SmugMug (www.smugmug.com) is where those too good for Flickr flock...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 19, 2012
On an interesting podcast over at Platform Biased, Daniel Smith who's a CX-XBLA Producer at Microsoft, reveals some interesting numbers about those first generation handsets. Out of the three...
Article
by George Ponder
May 18, 2012
In our latest how-to guide, we show you how to make the most of your Windows Phone and SkyDrive cloud storage
We've touched on the basics with Microsoft's SkyDrive services and the...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 17, 2012
Early this morning we reported on the mini song "Metro" by Matt Oglesby created on nothing but free Windows Phones apps. The tune has a chill yet vibrant feel to it and as a few of you...
Article
by Rich Edmonds
May 17, 2012
The Windows Phone UK team are set to host a memorable evening in London at the end of the month. The into Live Session is a planned music event, which will feature artist performances including the...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 17, 2012
One of the main reasons so many of us like Windows Phone is because the UI design is not only unique but equally mesmerizing. From Windows Media Center to Zune HD to Windows Phone, the Metro UI...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 17, 2012
Canada has sort of been slow on getting into Windows Phone not due of course to the consumers but rather carrier reluctance. While the Lumia 900 is available on Rogers there hasn't been too much...
Article
by George Ponder
May 11, 2012
We ran across something interesting this afternoon where Romit Mehta over at Techie-Buzz noticed a Visual Voicemail prompt appear on his Nokia Lumia 800. Keep in mind that Visual Voicemail is...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 09, 2012
Here's a funny problem we all have with smartphones regardless of OS choice: how to quickly share websites and inks between phones.
Sure, you can email, text or type out the address but it's...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 09, 2012
For those of you who like Tina Brown (and now Newsweek) in mobile form, you'll want to check out the official The Daily Beast app based off of the popular news/opinion site www.thedailybeast.com...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 09, 2012
Nokia has made moves to gain some big titles (and leverage) for their hardware. Who does it hurt? Who does it benefit and is it a good thing?
With yesterday’s announcement from Nokia...
Article
by George Ponder
May 08, 2012
Microsoft's Smoked by Windows Phone began way back in January at the 2012 CES conference. Since, it's grown by leaps and bounds traveling to various Microsoft Stores across the nation and...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
May 07, 2012
First out of the gate from CTIA 2012 in New Orleans is the Samsung Focus 2. The follow-up to the (wait for it ...) Samsung Focus brings a 4-inch Super AMOLED display with a 5-megapixel rear-facing...
Article
by George Ponder
May 07, 2012
Early today AT&T announced the latest 4G LTE Windows Phone to their line-up, the Samsung Focus 2. There wasn't much on specs available with the announcement but the Focus 2 is now up on...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 07, 2012
Want to get a whole new Live ID and start fresh with Microsoft? Here's how to transfer your account.
Microsoft's Live ID (soon to be renamed "Microsoft Account") is the key to...
Article
by George Ponder
May 07, 2012
AT&T has announced yet another 4G LTE Windows Phone, the Samsung Focus 2 which looks exactly like the SGH-i667 "Mandel" we saw this weekend.. The Focus 2 will be available May 20th in...
Article
by Daniel Rubino
May 05, 2012
We just got a report in that the venerable (and underrated) HTC Mozart is receiving a Windows Phone "Tango" update. The news comes form the personal blog of Aviraj...
Article
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,...
Article
by Rich Edmonds
May 02, 2012
Microsoft has announced an upcoming Windows Phone developer summit, which will be held in San Francisco on June 20-21. The company is set to activate plans to attract more developers and big-name...
Article
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...
Article
by George Ponder
Apr 30, 2012
We all want to see quality apps and games in the Windows Phone Marketplace. With that in mind Microsoft is working to beef up the enforcement of existing policies to keep the "quality bar...
