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The Nokia “bunch of phones”: Lumia 710, 800; 900?

In just a few hours from London, Nokia will be taking the wraps off their Windows Phone strategy and what Steve Ballmer referred to as a “bunch of phones”.

You’ll be able to watch the Nokia World keynote live

HTC bringing 5gb free Dropbox accounts to all HTC Android phones

android_logoLast week we wrote about the buzz Dropbox has been getting lately, what with a $4 billion valuation on $250 million in new venture capital, and what that means for SkyDrive.  Today HTC has announced, via its Twitter account, …

Ad Age profiles Nokia’s “Euro first” strategy, no US push this holiday season

nokia-logoAd Age is reporting that Nokia Windows Phones are likely to miss this holiday season in the US, as it pursues a Europe-first strategy for its Windows Phone launch.  Nokia is expected to unveil much of its Windows Phone …

Announcing the LiveSide Windows Phone Device Gallery: tables gone wild!

OK, so Damaster is, well, the master of putting cool and useful tables together, most recently with our list of Windows Phone Mango devices.  Today we’re proud to unveil our LiveSide Windows Phone Device Gallery:

device gallery

In this searchable, …

Microsoft to (possibly) bankroll, but not buy, Yahoo, says WSJ

silverlakeIn an update to yesterday’s post reporting possible interest by Microsoft in a Yahoo acquisition, the Wall Street Journal today reports that rather than an outright purchase of the troubled company, Microsoft is in “advanced discussions” to act as

Microsoft to buy Yahoo!, again?

Yahoo!It’s no secret, after CEO Carol Bartz was fired a few weeks ago, that Yahoo! is actively exploring its options, up to and including putting itself up for sale.  At AsiaD, Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang explained:

“The intent going

Andy Lees at AsiaD: New phones, new OEMs, new market (China), NFC and LTE, and more

prod_HTCTitanATT_webAll Things D is hosting AsiaD from Hong Kong, and Windows Phone President Andy Lees just got off the stage a bit ago, after revealing quite a bit about the future of Windows Phones.

Of course you wouldn’t know it …

What is SkyDrive waiting for?

dropboxToday the headlines are all about Dropbox, and how the fast-rising company turned down an offer from Steve Jobs, who called the file storage and sharing service “a feature, not a product”.  Precisely.

Dropbox has been getting a lot …

Microsoft “It’s great to be a family” spots debut

Microsoft has just posted a couple of its new “It’s great to be a family” ads on YouTube.  The work of ad agency Cripin, Porter + Bogusky, the ads play on the family theme, showing families interacting with the family …

Skype is now officially part of Microsoft

skypeMicrosoft has just officially announced that the deal to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion, first announced on May 10, 2011, has closed.  According to the press release:

Skype CEO Tony Bates will assume the title of president of the