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HTC Omega to come with front facing camera, coming September 1?

Following the recent leak on HTC Eternity – rumored to be sporting a front facing camera and a large 4.7” screen, details about another lower-end HTC Windows Phone 7.5 device had surfaced today. The new device is said to be …

Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” supports WiFi internet sharing/tethering

It seems like Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” still has a few surprises for us. Today the guys at WPCentral posted a photo showing a Samsung Focus running the RTM version of “Mango” (Build 7720.68) with internet sharing/tethering enabled. Here’s the …

Rumor: Official SkyDrive app for Windows Phone coming soon – supports music streaming?

It had been an on and off story with music streaming on Windows Phone using SkyDrive. Back in May this year, we first reported that Windows Phone “Mango” might support music streaming from SkyDrive, however later Microsoft outright denied that

MSN China announces partnership with Chinese social network Renren

RenrenMicrosoft’s joint venture firm MSN China announced today that they had just inked a partnership with China’s social-networking site Renren.com, often referred to as the Facebook of China, to cooperate in areas of instant messaging and social networking using …

Microsoft confirms Windows Phone “Tango” to be the next update

Windows Phone TangoWe first heard about the existence of Windows Phone “Tango”, said to be the interim update between Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” and Windows Phone 8 “Apollo”, back in June this year when Compal CEO Ray Chen let slip of the

Skype coming soon to Xbox 360, new dashboard hints at “companion devices”

Back during the E3 expo this year, Microsoft announced a new Xbox 360 dashboard update will be coming soon, which greatly resembles the “Metro” UI on the Window Phone and Windows 8 Start screen. Today, a YouTube video leaked out …

Gamescom: New Xbox LIVE games and features coming to Windows Phone

During the Gamescom conference in Germany this week, Microsoft announced several new features to the Windows Phone Games Hub in its upcoming “Mango” release – one of which we haven’t heard about before. Here’s the list of new features, according …

Google to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion

Motorola MobilityIn a rather surprising move today, Google and Motorola Mobility jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Google will acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in cash. Below is an excerpt from the official press

Official Windows Phone “Mango” Build 7720 leaked

Windows Phone 7.5Microsoft only just announced the RTM (Release To Manufacturing) two weeks ago, pending OEM and carrier testing before it gets to the hands of consumers. However, for Microsoft employees, they had been quite lucky as Microsoft started offering their employees …

A recap of all the news and rumors on Nokia Windows Phones

News have been popping out from all over the internet today about Nokia, Windows Phones, and how the two will work together in the near future. First we have news coming from AllThingsD.com who recently had an interview with Chris …