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AT&T to launch Samsung Focus 2 LTE Windows Phone on May 20

SamsungFocus2Leaks about the Samsung “Mandel” or SGH-i667 had been floating around for quite a while, and in a somewhat surprising move today, Samsung and AT&T unveiled the latest addition to the Windows Phone family today – the Samsung Focus 2

Windows Phone “Tango” starts rolling out, HTC Mozart gets it first

Windows Phone TangoReports are coming in that Microsoft has begun rolling out the Windows Phone “Tango” update, or officially it is Windows Phone 7.5 Commercial Release 3 (CR3). WPCentral reports that Aviraj Ajgekar, Technology Evangelist at Microsoft, has received the update on …

Windows Phone Developer Summit: Will we see Windows Phone 8 in June?

wpdevsummitBack around one year ago at MIX 2011, Microsoft officially unveiled the developer features of the then-new Windows Phone “Mango” platform. With Microsoft’s cancellation of the MIX conference this year, there seems to be one less event for Windows …

Screenshots and features of Nokia Drive 3.0 and Nokia Transport 2.0 leaked

NokiaFor those of you who owns a Nokia Lumia Windows Phone handset, you’d have enjoyed the exclusive free transport and navigation apps provided by Nokia. The company only just released Nokia Drive 2.0 and Nokia Transport at Mobile World Congress …

Bing 411 to be discontinued on June 1st

Bing 411For those in the United States, Microsoft operates a toll-free number called Bing 411 (1-800-BING-411 or 1-800-CALL-411), which allows users to conduct voice search using Tellme technologies. The service allow users to conduct local business search, get driving directions, traffic …

The cloud storage race – what can SkyDrive improve on?

SkyDrive LogoLast week had been a busy week in the consumer cloud storage space. First we had Microsoft significantly upgrading their SkyDrive service, adding paid storage plans and desktop sync apps. Then we had Google launching their Google Drive service. …

Facebook for Windows Phone version 2.5 update coming soon

Facebook for Windows PhoneThe Facebook for Windows Phone app only just received an overhaul back in February, and today over at the official Facebook for Windows Phone page the team responsible for developing the app had shared a post revealing what’s coming …

Microsoft updates Skype and SkyDrive apps for Windows Phone

SkyDrive and SkypeMicrosoft released updates to two high-profile apps today on the Windows Phone marketplace. As promised previously, Microsoft released the final version of the Skype for Windows Phone app.  In addition, Microsoft also bumped the version number of their SkyDrive …

So how many upcoming LG Windows Phones are there?

LGEver since LG released their last Windows Phone – the LG Jil Sander E906, the company had almost completely disappeared from the Windows Phone front, with the company making no contribution to the Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” generation of …

Microsoft to bring Skype into the web browser?

SkypeEver since Microsoft and Skype closed the deal in October last year, we haven’t heard much about what the future holds for Skype, and how Microsoft is going to integrate into its products and services. Microsoft did release the Skype