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Windows Phone 8

New Windows Phone app lets Lumia users answer a call by picking up their phone

Microsoft wants to make it easier for people to control their phones without having to touch the screen. The company launched… Read More

Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant, to take on Siri

Virtual assistants are the name of the game in the mobile space these days. Apple has Siri, Google has Google… Read More

Concert bootleggers rejoice! Lumia ‘Icon’ Windows Phone boasts four mics

As Nokia looks to complete the sale of its devices and services business to Microsoft, the company has released a… Read More

Nokia launches Lumia Black update for its Windows Phones

Nokia launched its Lumia Black update today, and is slowly rolling out the latest changes to various models of its… Read More

Facebook login coming to Windows and Windows Phone apps

Microsoft announced today that it is collaborating with Facebook to bring system-level Facebook login capabilities to Windows and Windows Phone.… Read More

Microsoft Windows Phone 8 update adds support for ‘jumbo-sized’ displays, new storage settings

Just don’t call it Windows Phone 8.1. Microsoft’s new “Update 3” for Windows Phone 8, unveiled this morning, adds support… Read More

Vine, Path, Flipboard — but not Instagram — coming to Windows Phone 8

The just-announced Nokia Lumia 1020 will be able to take some pretty amazing pictures with the 41-MP camera, but users… Read More

Microsoft to release ‘feature pack’ update for Windows Phone 8 in 2014

Microsoft announced today that a “feature pack” update will be arriving to Windows Phone 8 in the first half of… Read More

Microsoft: Bing voice search now faster, more accurate

Thanks to some new technology, Windows Phone 8 is getting a better pair of ears. According to a new blog… Read More

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

First things first: Yes, I’m still using my Windows Phone. Regular readers may remember that I gave up my iPhone… Read More

Sprint, Verizon expanding Windows Phone lineup

Sprint will launch its first Windows Phone 8 smartphones by this summer, from HTC and Samsung, the wireless carrier announced… Read More

From iOS and Android to Windows 8: Bsquare launches app porting service

Calling Windows 8 “probably the biggest porting opportunity in the history of the industry,” Bellevue-based Bsquare this morning launched a… Read More

On the trail of the elusive cyan Nokia Lumia 920

Earlier this month, Nokia officially unveiled the Lumia 920 Windows Phone. During the event, while the company was busy showing… Read More

Microsoft employees getting free Surface tablets, new work PCs, Windows Phone 8

Microsoft employees are just getting out of their big company meeting at KeyArena in Seattle, and if you hear any… Read More

Analyst: Microsoft might make its own Windows Phone, too

[Follow-up: Report: Microsoft is not making its own Windows Phone] Earlier this week, Microsoft jumped into the computer hardware business,… Read More

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