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Images of Nokia Lumia 601 leaked?

Remember that Windows Phone device that was accidentally leaked in an official promotional video from Nokia just a few days ago? Well images of that device has just leaked to the web again, this time by Pocketnow.com. The website …

Rumour: Amazon to launch Windows Phone in 2012?

Amazon Windows PhoneThis seems to be a nice surprise, but today an article on Forbes reported that Amazon is currently eyeing the mobile market, with plans to launch a Windows-based smartphone device in Q4 2012. Here’s an excerpt from the article:

Taipei-based

Microsoft releases minor Windows Phone update to fix Exchange and voicemail bugs

Windows Phone 7740 UpdateSo the Windows Phone “Mango” update (Build 7720) was released not long ago to the public, and today reports are coming in that Microsoft is already rolling out a minor update to its Windows Phone OS, bumping the version number …

New Nokia Windows Phone accidently revealed in promotional video

Just as we reported that Nokia is planning to produce more higher-end phones in 2012, an official promotional video on Nokia’s YouTube channel (now removed) was spotted by MyNokiaBlog which showed a yet to be revealed Windows Phone device. …

Windows 8 tablets coming to Nokia by June 2012, and more higher-end handsets in the making

Nokia TabletNokia and Microsoft’s relationship might get even closer in 2012, expanding beyond the collaboration with Windows Phone and Bing, but towards Windows 8-based tablets as well. According to French newspaper Les Echos (via WMPU), Paul Amsellem, head of Nokia …

Bing Australia drops beta tag, get new homepage video but still lacks features

Bing AustraliaWe reported back in May this year that Bing Australia (http://www.bing.com.au) is planned to come out of beta “soon”. Well it had been almost 6 months and today Microsoft finally decides to drop the beta tag for its …

Microsoft Translator launches Language Labs – Contextual Thesaurus, Bookmarklet, and Universal Text Input

Language LabsThe Microsoft Translator team, which powers the translation service behind Bing, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, and recently Facebook and other global services like eBay and Trip Advisor, recently launched a new portal called Language Labs. The new portal …

Xbox 360 Fall 2011 Dashboard update now available to beta testers, Xbox.com updated

First revealed during E3 in June 2011, Microsoft had been preparing the new Xbox 360 dashboard update for a while now. And just a few days ago, the company also announced that they will be launching a makeover of Xbox.com’s

New Hotmail begins rolling out, coming to all customers in “next few weeks”

Windows Live HotmailJust over a month ago, Microsoft revealed several new features coming to the next Hotmail update, asking users to “give Hotmail another look”. Last week, our friend Michael Gillett was also able to get in touch with the …

Bing Maps gets new sharing features and route planning improvements

BingOn the official Bing blog today, Microsoft announced two new features rolling out this week to its Bing Maps service which lets you share your Bing Maps results easier than ever – regardless of whether you’re sharing it with friends, …