2012

The big news (and impressive showing) from Nokia at MWC

Nokia just concluded its press conference in Barcelona at MWC with the unveiling of 5 new phones (only one of them a Windows Phone), new software experiences, and a pretty amazing new imaging technology called “PureView”.  Also announced were …

Skype for Windows Phone beta now available for download!

PrintJust as Stephen Elop took the stage at Mobile World Congress 2012, Microsoft has released the beta version of the long-awaited Skype for Windows Phone app. According to the official Skype blog:

With Skype for Windows Phone Beta you

Nokia to live webcast MWC press conference

mwc(Countdown clock: [countdown date=2012/02/27/-08:30:00 offset=1] [timer] until the Nokia press conference begins![/countdown])

If you’re like us and want to catch the latest Nokia (and presumably Windows Phone) news from MWC, and are eagerly awaiting their press conference but weren’t quite …

Google is now a connected service to Windows Live

Google plus Windows LiveEver since Wave 3, Windows Live have always had the ability to connect within various social services from across the web, most notably services such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.  By connecting other social services and websites to …

Rumor: Nokia Lumia 610 specifications, pricing and images leaked

NokiaIn just two days, Nokia is set to reveal their new additions to the Lumia line of Windows Phones at Mobile World Congress 2012. It is widely speculated that they will reveal the Nokia Lumia 610, which recently passed certification

Windows Live Wave 5 to support 93 languages, doubling the current count

Microsoft LLPLast Tuesday, February 21, is UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, and on this date Microsoft detailed the upcoming language improvements in Windows 8, and announced 14 additional display languages to be supported in the new operating system. Well it …

Nokia signs deal with Tencent to bring QQ Game Hall to Nokia Windows Phones in China

QQ GameWe reported last week that with Windows Phone “Tango” in China, Microsoft will be removing Xbox LIVE from the Games hub, due to the fact that the service is not available in that region. Today, Chinese newspaper Shanghai Daily

Microsoft Your Account – your one-stop shop for all your billing accounts and payments

With the new Windows Store about to debut as part of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Microsoft has launched a new billing portal named Microsoft Your Account, replacing the old http://billing.microsoft.com, which will allow you to view at once …

Photosynth for Windows Phone app being tested, coming soon?

PhotosynthMicrosoft’s Bing team released the Photosynth app for iOS almost a year ago, and they have long promised to develop the same app for Windows Phone. Despite the promise, the app has yet to surface in the Windows Phone …

No PC to PC sync in new SkyDrive

FileWinLive-syncOne of the questions our commenters asked about the upcoming integration of Windows Live Mesh into SkyDrive was “what about direct Device to Device synchronization?”.  Currently, you can use Windows Live Mesh to sync folders from device to device, …