Microsoft is taking steps to improve its Windows Phone Marketplace, notifying developers this week that it’s keeping an eye out for trademark abuse and bulk app submissions that reduce the… Read More
Microsoft is trying hard to win fans for Windows Phone. And while the mobile operating system is still way behind rivals such as Android and iOS, the company received an… Read More
Skype took its Windows Phone app out of beta this weekend, releasing a 1.0 version with updates including video calling in portrait mode and new features for adding and managing Skype… Read More
Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division has long been synonymous with the Xbox 360 and video games, which have traditionally represented the vast majority of the division’s business. That’s starting to… Read More
Microsoft and Verizon Wireless have been through some difficult times together over the years. (Anybody remember the Microsoft Kin? No, didn’t think so.) But Microsoft’s Windows Phone got a shout-out… Read More
Reporting its quarterly results this morning, Nokia said sales of its Lumia line of Windows Phones have surpassed its expectations in the U.S., but struggled in other some parts of… Read More
If you’re looking to buy a new Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone this week, it might not be as easy as you’d expect. AT&T’s online store is showing the Nokia… Read More
Did anybody at AT&T, Microsoft or Nokia check the calendar before picking a launch day for the Lumia 900 Windows Phone? That’s the obvious question after the New York Times… Read More
HTC, the mobile phone giant with North American headquarters in Bellevue, posted a decline of 70 percent in profits this morning, after one of its top executives acknowledged that the… Read More
The release of Nokia’s Lumia 900 this weekend is a critical moment for Microsoft’s Windows Phone in its attempt to come back in the mobile phone market. I’ve been trying out… Read More
For the first time in history, a majority of smartphone users in the U.S. now own an Android device, according to a new report out today from comScore. The report… Read More
A mysterious site that emerged over the weekend actually isn’t so mysterious upon closer investigation. It’s a marketing campaign, apparently from Nokia, that counts down to the end of the… Read More
A few weeks ago on the GeekWire podcast, Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph challenged Todd Bishop and I to a speed test, matching our iPhones against his Windows Phone as we performed… Read More
Just last week, Microsoft announced that developers have created some 70,000 applications for the Windows Phone. Not a bad start, but still way behind the likes of Android and Apple’s… Read More
Microsoft’s newest Windows Phone marketing executive, Thom Gruhler, is no stranger to advertising in the mobile industry. In fact, you’ve probably had a hard time avoiding his work. As an… Read More
We brought together some of the top thinkers in the mobile industry Wednesday afternoon for the GeekWire Summit in Seattle. And while much of the chatter on the panel had… Read More
Nokia this morning confirmed plans to release a new Windows Phone called the Lumia 610, taking advantages of changes in the Microsoft operating system to target younger people and those… Read More
At long last, Microsoft just released Skype for Windows Phone, albeit a few months later than originally expected and not yet in finished form. The beta of the Skype for… Read More
The mobile industry will be gathering in Barcelona, Spain, this week for the big Mobile World Congress, providing a glimpse of the phones and other mobile devices that will be… Read More
Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph has been getting lots of attention lately for his “Smoked by Windows Phone” contests, in which he challenges iPhone and Android users to complete everyday tasks faster… Read More
Nokia shipped an estimated 900,000 Windows Phones in the fourth quarter, quickly making it the largest vendor of Microsoft smartphones, according to a report this morning by the Strategy Analytics… Read More
Can the GeekWire guys avoid getting “Smoked by Windows Phone”? That’s the question this week as we welcome Ben Rudolph from Microsoft’s Windows Phone team to the studio to reprise… Read More
Updated below with answer and winner. We’ll tell you right off the bat that this week’s Name that Tech Tune is not easy. We raised the level of difficulty just… Read More
If you’ve ever used Microsoft’s Facebook app for Windows Phone and tried to find out who clicked ‘like’ on one of your status updates or pictures, well, you can be… Read More
Microsoft wants to put an arrow through the heart of Android this Valentine’s Day, and it is turning to a Twitter promotion for help. You can call it tacky or… Read More
Aviary, a photo-editing tech startup backed by investors including Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, is placing a bet on Nokia and Windows Phone with plans to expand its platform to the… Read More
Brandon Watson, who oversaw Windows Phone’s work with third-party app developers, is leaving Microsoft to join Amazon.com’s Kindle team. Watson confirmed the news on Twitter and said in a message… Read More
Earlier this week, a veteran Wall Street analyst said in a note to clients that development of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8, under newly installed Microsoft mobile chief Terry Myerson, was… Read More
We’re still waiting for that official Google+ app for Windows Phone, but the Google Sync team just released some updates that will be welcomed by people using Google services on the… Read More
The Nokia Lumia 900 is being positioned as the flagship Windows Phone in the United States, but a new report suggests it won’t be priced like it. Boy Genius Report,… Read More