Mobile

Steve Ballmer confirms that Windows 8 is coming to phones

At today’s Annual Meeting of shareholders, Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer went through the usual spiel on how well the company is doing, despite the stock price (which of course is what shareholders are most interested in).  But then in …

Spotify for Windows Phone available for download now

Yesterday Microsoft held a large Windows Phone event in New York where they unveiled a 6 story high Windows Phone and also announced a much anticipated app for Windows Phone, Spotify. Well good news as Spotify has just been made …

Windows Phone goes big in New York at “launch party”

Microsoft is putting on quite a show today in New York City, complete with a giant Windows Phone with *really* live tiles featuring a live stage in the phone, a marriage proposal (?!), and a chance for New Yorkers …

ChevronWP7 Labs official Windows Phone unlocking service now available

ChevronWP7 LabsThe ChevronWP7 team (Rafael Rivera, Chris Walsh, and Long Zheng) has finally signed off on their “ChevronWP7 Labs” official unlocking service for Windows Phone users. To recap, ChevonWP7 Labs allows hobbyist developers to unlock their personal Windows Phone devices and …

Nokia on the future of Windows Phone: Tango, Apollo and beyond

Windows PhoneLast Wednesday at Nokia World Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia, finally unveiled to the world the first fruits from the Nokia-Microsoft partnership – the Nokia Lumia 800 and 710. However, to those who had been paying close attention to …

Lenovo to become new Windows Phone OEM? New “LePhone S2” images leaked

LenovoEarlier this month, Andy Lees, President of the Windows Phone division, mentioned during the AsiaD conference in Hong Kong that new OEMs will be coming onboard with Windows Phone. Reuters also recently suspected that Microsoft could be in talks …

Microsoft to strip out Xbox LIVE from Games hub in emerging markets? [Updated]

Windows Phone TangoAndy Lees, President of the Windows Phone division, announced during the AsiaD conference in Hong Kong earlier this month that Windows Phone will be launching in mainland China in 2012. Earlier this week Nokia also indicated that it plans …

EA to bring big-name games to Nokia Windows Phones

EA MobileWhile Xbox LIVE games on Windows Phones are probably one of the more popular apps on the marketplace, the range of big-name titles do seem pale when compared to what’s available on rival platforms such as Apple’s App Store. In …

Official Facebook for Windows Phone app to be updated to “Mango” version next week

With Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” update, Microsoft baked the best of Facebook directly into the OS, bringing features like Facebook Chat and Check-ins in addition to the integrated contact list, social feeds, photo albums and more.  You might argue that …

Some tidbits from the Nokia Lumia specs

NWWP-range-1-jpgA couple things some sharp eyes have noticed in the Nokia Lumia specs, now that they’re out:

  • Microsoft Lync included
  • FLAC Audio support
  • Landscape mode in Picture and People Hubs

WP Sauce noted the Lync and FLAC support.  Currently, …