By Brandon Russell |
HTC’s Windows Phone 8X is a great smartphone, one that brilliantly showcases what Microsoft’s new OS is capable of in a nicely designed package. The colors are fun for choice, it’s wonderfully thin and light, and it uses utilizes HTC’s signature soft touch build. The…
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 |
A supplemental update for Windows Phone 8 aimed at fixing bugs and keeping up shop is being prepared by Microsoft. The Verge reports that nothing groundbreaking will be included, though a few new features that Microsoft didn’t have enough time to implement — like a…
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 |
Jon R. is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! The iPad mini with retina display is reportedly coming in March 2013. We’re also hearing rumors about an update to the little black box that is the Apple TV. Additional Apple 2013…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! The iPhone 5 was released a little more than a month ago, and Apple appears to be having trouble keeping their shelves stocked. However, this doesn’t stop the rumor mill from churning…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! It’s only been a couple of weeks since the iPad mini has hit store shelves, and there’s already rumors of an iPad mini 2 – this one packing a full pledged Retina…
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 Todd Haselton |
Hmm.. phablets seem to have been reserved for Android most recently, thanks to the likes of the LG Vu, the Galaxy Note and Note II and several others. But now it appears the genre could spread its wings into the Windows Phone world. ZTE’s marketing…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T just announced the pricing and release dates for the Nokia Lumia 920, Lumia 820 and the HTC Windows Phone 8X. The carrier will offer the Lumia 920 for $99.99, the Lumia 820 for $49.99 and a 16GB model of the Windows Phone 8X for…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon discusses how the recently announced Google Nexus 4 stacks up to it’s competitors. Jon also provides his thoughts and opinions on Windows Phone 8, as…
By Todd Haselton |
We recently received the brand new AT&T Nokia Lumia 920, Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone 8 device. And boy, oh boy is it a beauty. We received the cherry red review unit, along with the wireless charger accessory, and we’re now more excited than ever for…
By Todd Haselton |
We recently reviewed the international version of the HTC Windows Phone 8X, which will launch on Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and AT&T in the United States. Verizon’s model will apparently have a unique feature that isn’t offered by other versions of the device. The Verge said Tuesday…
By Todd Haselton |
We just finished reviewing the HTC Windows Phone 8X and, long story short, we love it. But there are going to be plenty of new devices from Samsung and Nokia, too. Windows Phone 8 is a solid upgrade over Windows Phone 7.5 and it offers…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft’s Windows Phone app ecosystem is growing, but the 120,000 applications available in its Store is still a distance from the 700,000 available from Google Play and Apple’s iTunes App Store. The company today announced something that will help developers create new apps, and enhance…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile announced on Monday that it will offer one of the first Windows Phone 8 devices, the Nokia Lumia 810, on Nov. 14 for $149.99 with a new two-year contract and aftera $50 mail-in rebate. The device will also be available with a value plan…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer just took the stage at the company’s Windows Phone 8 event in San Francisco and announced launch details for the first smartphones running the company’s new OS. Ballmer said the phones will go on sale in Europe this weekend. Windows Phone…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore took the stage during a Windows Phone 8 keynote today and announced that Pandora for Windows Phone 8 will be available in early 2013. The best part? Microsoft will offer a year of free Pandora service, without ads, for anyone who downloads…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore took the stage in San Francisco today, where we’re reporting live, to introduce all of the final new features of Windows Phone 8. During his introduction, Belfiore said the Windows Phone app store is now home to more than 120,000 applications. We’re…
By Brandon Russell |
Not long after Best Buy suddenly started accepting pre-orders for the Nokia Lumia 920, the device has gone MIA from the retailer’s website. It was never going to last. Even without an official carrier release date, it seemed like Best Buy wanted to get the…
By Todd Haselton |
HTC is bullish on Windows Phone and it’s beginning to ink partnerships with dealers around the world. The latest example of that is a new deal with Saudi Telecoms Company (STC) in Saudi Arabia in which HTC will launch its flagship Windows Phone 8X handset.…
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 Todd Haselton |
One might automatically assume that Nokia, HTC, Samsung or any one of Microsoft’s other Windows Phone 8 partners would be upset with the potential idea of Microsoft creating its own smartphone. The company recently introduced its Surface tablets and there’s been plenty of speculation that…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T had an exclusive on Nokia’s first Windows Phone device, the Lumia 900, and now it’s about to have an exclusive on the follow up smartphone. According to WPCentral, Nokia and AT&T have entered into an agreement under which AT&T will offer the Windows Phone…
