By Brandon Russell |
Reception for handsets running Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 8 OS has been good thus far, translating into four times as many sales compared to this time last year. According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the company’s renewed mobile approach “is off to a great start”…
By Brandon Russell |
Microsoft on Tuesday said it’s identified that pesky reboot issue tormenting Windows Phone 8 users. The company didn’t say why, or even what, is causing the devices to act the way they do, but a fix should be forthcoming in December. We’ve been using both…
By Brandon Russell |
According to Microsoft’s Vice President of Greater China, the company is planning to roll out Windows Phone 7.8 to the region in the “coming weeks.” It’s unclear what affect this will have regarding potential timeframes here in the U.S. or the rest of the world,…
By Brandon Russell |
Microsoft on Monday unleashed a new Windows Phone campaign called “Meet Your Match,” which aims to convince everyday users that the company’s bright new mobile OS is a better alternative to iOS and Android. It’s a little like this year’s “Smoked by Windows Phone,” only…
By Brandon Russell |
In response to numerous user complaints of random reboots and email-sync issues in Windows Phone 8, Microsoft said it is currently searching for a fix. It’s not unusual for small problems to arise after an OS launches — the company’s latest mobile hero has only…
By Brandon Russell |
Verizon is reportedly looking to fill out its Windows Phone 8 lineup with a device free on contract before the year is up, The Verge said on Tuesday. In addition to the HTC Windows Phone 8X, which is $199, and the Nokia Lumia 822, which…
By Brandon Russell |
Verizon, on Thursday, announced the HTC Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 822 will be available for pre-order on Nov. 9, promptly at 1 a.m. EST. Sounds like it’s gonna be an all-nighter for those who want to secure their purchase as soon as possible.…
By Brandon Russell |
Microsoft on Wednesday launched a Windows Phone 8 compatible SkyDrive app, and it comes with some very welcome features. In addition to being able to simply access SkyDrive content, the new version 3.0 gives users greater control while on the go. Now you can do…
By Jon Rettinger |
We’ve already given you our final impressions of HTC’s Windows Phone 8X. But I was so excited to use the device myself that I decided to make a short video talking about what I thought of the flagship WP8 handset. I’ve been anxious to use…
By Brandon Russell |
Microsoft’s revamped Windows onslaught is in full swing, with the company once again detailing every little feature during an (at times) awkward presentation on Monday. The meat of the event focused on some stats, new Windows Phone 8 features, and Ballmer highlighting which phones are…
By Brandon Russell |
Remember chat rooms? AOL? They were integral parts of the Internet’s early ecosystem, and where a lot of us probably learned how to type in the first place. Microsoft is revamping that adolescent idea and integrating it right into Windows Phone 8. Rooms is now…
By Brandon Russell |
HTC’s Windows Phone 8 journey will begin on Nov. 2 in the U.K. Prominent retailer Clove has outed information regarding availability of the Windows Phone 8X and Windows Phone 8S, the latter of which will launch on Nov. 15, a few weeks after its heftier…
By Brandon Russell |
Here is a pretty attractive looking press shot of Huawei’s upcoming Ascend W1, which we learned all about earlier this morning. It’s blue. And it’s not a Lumia 920, or 900, or HTC Windows Phone 8X. Blue is in, guys. You want to offer a…
By Brandon Russell |
All of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 secrets will be laid out in front of a San Francisco crowd on Oct. 29. Mere days after the company holds its Windows 8 event in NYC, Microsoft will let consumers and media alike in on everything there is…
By Brandon Russell |
Despite some excellent Windows Phone 8 handsets slated for early November, Microsoft is reportedly preparing a smartphone of its own. The Redmond company has given manufacturers ample opportunity to popularize its mobile baby, but the uptake just hasn’t been there. So Microsoft is reportedly stepping…
By Brandon Russell |
It’s finally October, meaning the release of Windows Phone 8 (and Windows 8!) is near. And to gear up for launch day, companies such as Nokia, HTC and Samsung will be ramping up marketing initiatives to raise awareness for upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices. In…
By Brandon Russell |
The success of the upcoming Lumia 920 (and, to a lesser extent, the 820) doesn’t just mean a lot to Microsoft and its mobile platform, but to Nokia as well. The once great Finnish company has floundered recently, and its partnership with Microsoft has yet…
By Brandon Russell |
Nokia set the bar for Windows Phone 7, and did so again with Windows Phone 8 earlier this month. Now that all the Finnish company’s cards are on the table, HTC is taking it upon itself to challenge the excellent Lumia 920 by bringing its…
By Brandon Russell |
This might be HTC’s new flagship device running Windows Phone 8 (snapped with a Galaxy S III). Widely known as the Accord, or 8X, the device is expected to get an official announcement during the company’s Sept. 19 event in New York City. From all…
By Brandon Russell |
Parental controls are for your own good. With more and more children putting down their LEGO in favor of shiny gadgets, more innocent eyeballs are seeing stuff that can’t be unseen. The Internet is a wild playground full of evil, and violence is served up…
By Brandon Russell |
Nokia’s announcement on Sept. 5 might involve a Windows Phone 8 device with PureView camera tech. An innocuous video popped up on Wednesday of nothing more than a cute blonde on a bike. But if you read into the clues — brevity of the teaser…
By Brandon Russell |
Google is reportedly preparing to take its Wallet application into the same territory as Apple and Microsoft. Instead of merely providing a platform that allows users to pay with their mobile device, the search giant wants to make Google Wallet a hub for boarding passes,…
