Alex Wilhelm

Alex Wilhelm is a Chicago-based writer. You should follow Alex on Twitter, and on Facebook. You can reach Alex via email at alex@thenextweb.com

Stories by Alex Wilhelm

2012-05-25_16h59_57

How Long can Windows Phone Stay Obscure?

The numbers out today from IDC, in regards to European smartphone sales appear to contain good news: Windows Phone grew by more than double in the last year, with shipment…

2012-05-25_12h02_18

BBC's iPlayer Coming to Windows Phone

Buck up Windows Phone fans, BBC’s iPlayer is coming after all, and shortly. In fact, according to the Inquirer, it will land on Microsoft’s smartphone platfrom in a matter of…

2012-05-25_11h10_24

This Week at Microsoft

Good morning hoi polloi, I do trust that your week has been a good one. If not, skip this post, hit the beach, and call me in a fortnight. For…

2012-05-24_18h52_27

The Future of Silicon Valley

There’s been some excellent commentary on the subject of technological innovation in the past few days, and where and how it occurs. As you might expect, Silicon Valley has been…

2012-05-24_16h17_37

Microsoft: We're Not Selling 500M Windows 8 machines in 2013

Did you catch that story the other day, that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer stated that Microsoft was going to have a Windows 8 install base of 500 million, or so,…

2012-05-24_14h20_44

Bing Taps Nokia for Mapping Upgrades

In a move that is certain to raise eyebrows and acquisition rumors (again), Bing today announced that Nokia will power the Traffic feature of its Maps product. Also, Nokia geocoding…

2012-05-24_14h43_04

Bad Ads, Big Returns

The higher-quality the ad, the better its impact? Maybe not, in today’s saturated market. In April, the Plenty of Fish Ad Blog put out a post that quickly made waves among…

2012-05-24_12h38_52

Meet Dell's Windows 8 Tablet

The fine folks over at NeoWin managed to secure a slide detailing the specifications for Dells’ forthcoming Windows 8 tablet. Of course, Dell may issue several other models, but this…

2012-05-24_12h09_26

Meet Google's New NFC Payment Card, Beba

Google, in a bid to boost its presence in the payments market, has launched Beba in Kenya, a pre-paid card enabled with Near Field Communication (NFC) to allow people to pay their…

2012-05-24_11h16_50

MIT Can Tell if Your Smile is Fake

Lie no more, my friends, as new technology can tell if that grin on your face is more grimace than pure delight. Even more, the patterns that the algorithm has…

2012-05-24_10h15_49

Facebook for Windows Phone Goes 2.5

Today Microsoft made available a new version of the Facebook for Windows Phone application, bringing with it a slew of new features. It can be downloaded here. In February of…

2012-05-24_09h36_33

First Look: Microsoft Accounts

According to a set of four screenshots received and published by NeoWin, the great Microsoft Account rebranding that will overcome the aging, and flailing, Live brand may be little more than a…

2012-05-23_15h40_07

Pandora Reports Earnings

Today Pandora reported its first quarter earnings of its fiscal 2013 year, with revenues of $80.8 million, and a GAAP net loss per share of $0.12. Compared to the same quarter…

2012-05-23_15h24_03

Facebook Posts Gain

Facebook ($FB) managed to scrape together a day’s gain in normal hours NASDAQ trading today, up some 3.23%. The company ended the day worth under $70 billion, a market slide…

2012-05-23_14h08_34

Microsoft Announces Imagine Cup Finalists

It’s always pleasant to see major corporations working to engage youths and students, spurring them to learn more, try new things, and of course, excel. Microsoft’s Imagine Cup, a global…