Transit navigation service HopStop, newly acquired by Apple, has been pulled from Microsoft’s Windows Phone without explanation. Is it a coincidence? HopStop’s well-reviewed app remains available for Android and, of… Read More
Nokia is still losing money, but at a smaller scale, and the smartphone maker this morning reported rising shipments of its Lumia line of Windows Phones — helping Microsoft reach… Read More
Ever since the introduction of the App Store, applications (and by extension, developers) have been key to the success of any mobile platform. While iOS and Android are home to… Read More
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, walking around the stage in his trendy yellow shoes, was clearly having fun at the unveiling of the Lumia 1020 in New York earlier today. Forty-one… Read More
Nokia today officially unveiled its new Lumia 1020, complete with an impressive 41-megapixel — yes, 41-megapixel — camera. The obvious draw for Nokia’s newest device is the PureView 808 camera,… Read More
As part of many big moves being made today, T-Mobile announced details for the Nokia Lumia 925, its first 4G LTE Windows Phone. Available only on T-Mobile’s network, the Lumia 925… Read More
Completing a marathon is problem enough to make you forget the smartphone in your pocket is a model that hasn’t been announced yet. I can’t say I’ve ever been in… Read More
For the past six months, I’ve been using Microsoft’s Windows Phone and documenting the highs and lows here on GeekWire, experiencing first-hand the challenges and opportunities faced by Microsoft in… Read More
Japan-based news outlet Nikkei just reported that Microsoft will bring its first-party Xbox and PC games to the iPhone, as well as Android smartphones. First spotted by Reuters, Nikkei reports… Read More
Thanks to some new technology, Windows Phone 8 is getting a better pair of ears. According to a new blog post from the Windows Phone team, Microsoft is using Deep… Read More
Remember the Kin, the ill-fated phone from Microsoft? Its life was so short — roughly two months in the spring of 2010 — that you can be forgiven if you… Read More
Shazam is rolling out a redesigned Windows Phone app with features including the ability to start identifying songs directly from the Start screen, using the operating system’s Live Tile feature.… Read More
Tired of using a timer to snap a picture? Microsoft has a solution for you. Well, it’s not a particularly original solution, at least not at this point. But the… Read More
Microsoft’s Windows Phone is making modest but steady progress in the smartphone market, according to the latest numbers from the IDC research firm. Shipments of Windows Phone reached 7 million… Read More
Seattle startup Glympse has made its mark with time-based location sharing technology, letting people share their spot on the map with others in real time, for a limited period of… Read More
At least one high-level mobile exec is optimistic about the long-term success of the Windows Phone. Verizon CEO Dan Mead said today that the Windows Phone has received good traction… Read More
Microsoft is releasing a new version of its YouTube app for Windows Phone 8 today, with new capabilities that take advantage of Windows Phone’s core features. It’s part of a… Read More
Windows Phone just can’t catch a break, it seems. The ad above, for the popular TuneIn radio app, is appearing as part of a big transit campaign in the Seattle… Read More
Microsoft today released a new app designed to make it easier for Android users to make the leap to Windows Phone. OK, this probably won’t end up being the most-used… Read More
Can a little humor improve Microsoft’s fortunes in the U.S. smartphone market? The company just released this preview of a new ad that attempts to differentiate Windows Phone from Apple… Read More
The Microsoft executive who leads the company’s Windows Phone group, this morning came very close to outright denying any plans by Microsoft to come out with its own smartphone hardware,… Read More
Nokia’s Lumia 920 is now the most widely used Windows Phone device, reaching 14 percent of usage, and Nokia is by far the biggest maker of Windows Phones, with upwards of… Read More
Microsoft is a longtime Facebook partner and investor, but that isn’t stopping the Redmond company from making some jabs over Facebook’s choice of Android for its new “Home” user interface… Read More
One of the top mobile games is finally coming to Windows Phone. At this week’s Game Developer’s Conference, Microsoft announced that Temple Run will be arriving in the Windows Phone… Read More
One of the difficult parts about shifting from iPhone to Windows Phone has been giving up the (near) real-time speech recognition that Google has been offering as part of its… Read More
At long last, Pandora released its Windows Phone 8 app this morning. Microsoft says the free app will come without ads for the remainder of the year — a benefit… Read More
Microsoft is getting more aggressive in its attempt to drum up attention for Windows Phone. The company announced today that it’s planning to air the “Windows Phone Challenge” ad above… Read More
It has been a rough week for Microsoft’s tablet and devices businesses. First, IDC questioned the company’s tablet strategy and predicted that Microsoft would reach a mere 10 percent of… Read More
Microsoft this morning released an update for its popular Photosynth app, bringing the panoramic photo-stitcher to Windows Phone 8 with an expanded feature set. The app lets users take pictures… Read More
It might seem like a minor thing, but one of the complications for people who switch to Windows Phone is that the interface in the official Twitter app is completely… Read More