Images of Nokia “Catwalk” leaked, reveals first Lumia with aluminum body

NokiaDetails of Nokia’s upcoming Lumia range of phones are hot in the news lately. Back in January, rumors of a new device codenamed Nokia “Catwalk” was reported to be in the works. The rumor claimed that the device will come …

By damaster in Featured Mobile
April 18th, 2013 at 4:08 am

Outlook.com updates Android app

Another day, another updated app coming from Microsoft.  This could get exciting if it keeps up!  This time, it’s a newly updated Android app for Outlook.com, an app that Program Manager Steve Kafka admits “has been behind” in his …

By Kip Kniskern in Mobile
April 16th, 2013 at 8:45 am

Bing News App a Google Reader replacement? Not yet, but it’s a start

bing news app logoThis morning Bing released a set of updates to their Windows 8 apps, including a new feature in News that lets you set RSS content as news sources to create your own customized News app.

Of course we had …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
April 15th, 2013 at 11:58 am

Bing Apps for Windows 8 Refresh: “a significant set of updates”

bing apps updateThe folks in Redmond must be feeling relieved about getting their taxes done (today, April 15th, is the deadline for paying your federal income taxes here in the US), as not only has Skype for Windows Phone 8 updated, …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing Featured
April 15th, 2013 at 9:50 am

Skype for Windows Phone updated: version 2.5 available now

skype windows phone logoAnother Skype update (is this becoming a thing? regular updates from a Microsoft product?) for Windows Phone just hit the Windows Phone Store, this one coming hot on the heels of last month’s update, which brought back People …

By Kip Kniskern in Mobile
April 15th, 2013 at 9:18 am

Bing Image Search adds “Pin to Pinterest”

Pinterest_LogoAre you a Pinterest user?  Pinterest, “a tool for collecting and organizing things you love”, launched in March, 2010, and has grown to be the 3rd largest social networking site in the US (behind only Facebook and Twitter) according …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
April 12th, 2013 at 11:14 am

Are you a Microsoft enthusiast, or just Scroogled?

scroogledHere we go again, another day, and another negative ad campaign coming from Microsoft, this time attacking supposed privacy problems with Android phones.  Carrying on with the “Scroogled” theme, where Microsoft, apparently unable to make much of a …

By Kip Kniskern in Featured Opinion
April 10th, 2013 at 11:03 am

All in with Xbox: Microsoft sells Mediaroom

Mediaroom-logoMicrosoft and Ericsson announced today that Microsoft is selling its Mediaroom IPTV platform to Ericsson, a deal to be completed in the second half of this year.  Mediaroom currently powers 22 million set-top boxes in 11 million households, and …

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 8th, 2013 at 9:40 am