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…
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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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Office Coming to iOS, Android This November - Report
According to a story on Boy Genius Report (BGR), Microsoft is preparing to release versions of its popular Office productivity suite for both iOS and Android tablets this November. Its data,…
Confirmed: MSFT top of Data Sorting Castle
Just the other day, TNW reported that Microsoft had laid claim to a new record in the MinuteSort test, a competition in which a system is used to sort as…
Ad Outs Coming Windows Phone Features
If you head to this post over on PCAdvisor, you’ll notice a big, bright ad for the Nokia Lumia 900 handset. Go ahead and watch the ad, and then replay…
MSN China Looks to Grow
According to a report in the Marbridge Daily, Microsoft’s MSN China group has large plans for its business in the country. As part of a three-prong growth push, the group…
Microsoft to Open Second Incubator
Microsoft has doubled the size of its stable of incubators, making it known that it intends to open a second location in India, giving its original location in Israel a…
Microsoft Pushes Data Sorting to the Next Level
Microsoft Research is claiming victory in the MinuteSort test, posting a score that they say essentially triples the previous title-holder, a 2009 Yahoo team. MinuteSort is just that, a test…
This Windows Phone 8 mockup has our Windows 8 radar buzzing
As Microsoft works to unify its platforms, exactly what we can expect in the future in regards to a device-agnostic user experience from a software perspective remains stubbornly covered in mist. Or, in…
