Articles about Windows Phone – Page 10 of 12

Worldwide smartphone sales surge, driven by Android

More and more people are buying smartphones, but fewer of those folks are choosing Windows Phone as their platform of… Read More

New survey: Interest in Windows Phone outpaces BlackBerry among app developers

Software developers are becoming more interested in building mobile apps for Windows Phone, particularly in Europe and Asia, where Microsoft’s… Read More

Chart: Samsung rides Android past Apple, Nokia and RIM

To appreciate the roller-coaster ride that is the global smartphone market these days, look no further than this chart, created… Read More

Spotify hits Windows Phone, Microsoft claims critical mass with more than 35,000 apps

Spotify is now available on Windows Phone, letting premium Spotify subscribers access the popular music service on the Microsoft device.… Read More

Microsoft recruits Samsung VP to help supercharge Windows Phone

Microsoft has recruited former Samsung Vice President Gavin Kim as general manager of the Windows Phone unit, a move to… Read More

Gigantic Windows Phone is a piece of performance art

Post updated below with video of the marriage proposal that took place inside the giant phone. Microsoft grabbed some attention… Read More

Video: Microsoft builds six-story Windows Phone in NYC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nunL6ghJZnQ Microsoft says it will be “bringing Windows Phone to life in a big, big, way” in New York’s Herald Square… Read More

Latest Windows Phone data: Nowhere to go but up … right?

The latest numbers from comScore Networks show Microsoft’s share of U.S. smartphone subscribers slipping again, to 5.6 percent for the… Read More

Poll: Are you tempted by Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5?

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update has already been distributed as an update for existing Windows Phone devices, but now… Read More

Sounders kick off Windows Phone app amid awful playoff showing

This has got to be one of the more depressing product launches in Seattle tech and sports history. The Seattle… Read More

Nokia wants to make 25-year-olds ‘lust’ after Windows Phone

Windows Phone is already a huge hit with the over-30 crowd in Redmond, Wash. Now Nokia is hoping to boost… Read More

Nokia shows first Windows Phones, starting Microsoft’s new comeback bid

Nokia this morning unveiled the first two Windows Phones to result from the partnership it struck with Microsoft earlier this… Read More

News flash: Google, Microsoft don’t like each other’s phones

Speaking at the Web 2.0 conference yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn’t hold back when asked for his take on… Read More

TechNW: Can Windows Phone become a legitimate No. 3?

Microsoft’s Windows Phone has been a recurring theme at the Washington Technology Industry Association’s TechNW conference this morning in Seattle.… Read More

Zune HD post mortem and fond memories from inside Microsoft

Microsoft has been sending mixed messages about the future of its standalone Zune music hardware over the past several months,… Read More

Microsoft: Android chaos, iPhone 4S bode well for Windows Phone

Microsoft’s top mobile executive, Andy Lees, is talking up the prospects for a Windows Phone comeback in a series of… Read More

AppStoreHQ expands to include Windows Phone apps

AppStoreHQ said today that it has added Windows Phone apps to its web-based search and recommendation engine for mobile apps. Microsoft’s… Read More

Microsoft vets launch Buddy to provide the ‘plumbing’ for mobile app development

About three years ago, Jeffrey MacDuff and Dave McLauchlan designed an iPhone application called Buddy which allowed users to locate running, study… Read More

Windows Phone manager who tweeted inside info about Nokia device is out at Microsoft

A Windows Phone principal program manager has left the company two weeks after making headlines for tweeting his impressions of… Read More

Study: Windows Phone on the radar, at least, for some smartphone buyers

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 still needs to dig itself out of a big hole in the smartphone market, after sinking… Read More

What Microsoft is saying about Windows Phone location data — and what it’s not saying

Microsoft today said it’s investigating allegations that Windows Phone 7’s camera collects data about the locations of users against their… Read More

Gigantic new HTC Titan makes us long for a Windows Phone tablet

With a 4.7-inch screen, the “Titan” announced today by HTC and Microsoft has the largest screen of any Windows Phone… Read More

Microsoft accused of secretly collecting geolocation data on Windows Phone 7

Apple found itself in a bit of hot water back in April when researchers discovered that iPhones and 3G-enabled iPads… Read More

Nokia asks: What should we call our Windows Phones?

Here’s an unusual one: The head of developer marketing for Nokia in North America has put up a poll asking,… Read More

Claim: Windows Phone 7 beats iPhone, Android for stability

Very interesting piece by Matthew Miller on ZDNet this morning, making the case that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 is the… Read More

Windows Phone clues point to support for Internet sharing and front-facing cameras

Windows Phone 7.5, the upcoming “Mango” update for Microsoft’s mobile operating system, will let phones double as wifi hotspots, sharing… Read More

Podcast

Rewind: Why the iPhone still beats Android in mobile apps

Mobile apps were the topic on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast, with our guests, app developer Mike Schneider… Read More

Microsoft app coordinates meetups on a map — stepping on Glympse’s toes?

[Updated below with comments from Glympse and Microsoft] A new Windows Phone app released by Microsoft Bing this week —… Read More

Dilbert creator likes Windows Phone, ‘hipster credibility’ aside

Scott Adams, the guy behind the Dilbert cartoons, turns tech reviewer on his blog today, offering his take after testing… Read More

Windows Phone games: Details on Microsoft’s ‘Fast Async’ service

As part of an update about upcoming Windows Phone gaming features, Microsoft this week offered a teaser about a new service… Read More