Windows Phone Diary: 5 things for Microsoft to fix, and 1 for Apple to steal

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First things first: Yes, I’m still using my Windows Phone. Regular readers may remember that I gave up my iPhone and switched to Windows Phone 8 at the beginning of the year — first a Lumia 920 and then an HTC 8X — as a challenge to myself and an experiment to understand Microsoft’s mobile platform… Read More…

Windows Phone Diary: So long Lumia 920, hello HTC 8X

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A couple weeks after switching from an iPhone to a Lumia 920 Windows Phone, I was struggling to explain why I was having such a hard time handling the Nokia device, until another Lumia 920 user put it in perspective for me: It feels like holding a Pop-Tart. The combination of thickness, width and weight… Read More…

Farewell, iPhone: A new year, with my new Windows Phone

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If my old iPhone 4S is a mid-sized sedan, the device I’ve been using for the past day is more like an SUV. This thing is a beast. And I’m getting more and more comfortable with it. Yes, it’s true: With the New Year approaching, I decided to try something new in my life. This… Read More…