Images of Nokia Lumia 928 leaked, coming to Verizon this month

NokiaIt seems like Nokia is hot in the news again. Yesterday we reported a leak of the specifications of the Nokia “Catwalk” device, said to be coming in May this year with a significantly slimmer and lighter aluminium body. Today …

By damaster in Mobile
April 6th, 2013 at 3:06 am

Are these the specs for the Nokia Catwalk?

nokia catwalk galleryWe first heard rumors of a couple of new, lighter Nokia devices back in January, and now, according to a set of tweets (noted by WMPowerUser) by Italian mobile phones guy @flapic (“Flavio”), we can now add …

By Kip Kniskern in Mobile
April 5th, 2013 at 12:20 pm

Is the World Ready for an Always On Xbox?

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Despite the fact that Sony has already announced their next-generation console, the Playstation 4, Microsoft remains as tight-lipped about the new Xbox as ever. Outside of the acquisition of the (as of this writing) still unpopulated XboxEvent.com domain, virtually nothing …

By Chris Poirier in News
April 5th, 2013 at 5:21 am

Late and lame again: why the Outlook.com Calendar is too little, too late

calendar-iconYesterday Microsoft released their new updated version of an online calendar, offering a clean new interface and a basic set of features as part of Outlook.com. We called it a “nice little calendar”, and it is. What it is, …

By Kip Kniskern in Opinion
April 4th, 2013 at 10:42 am

SkyDrive for iOS updated

skydrive-logoIf you’re using SkyDrive on an iOS device, there’s good news for you as Microsoft announced today in a blog post on the Inside SkyDrive blog that SkyDrive for iOS has hit version 3.0.  The new version, which is …

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 3rd, 2013 at 9:11 am

After a long wait, a nice little Calendar

calendar dayBeing stuck in the real world has its advantages, sometimes.  You sit down in front of the computer after dealing with day to day life, and whaddya know, a new Calendar!  And from the looks of it, while it carries …

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 2nd, 2013 at 9:06 pm

Build 2013 opens registration

One week ago, Microsoft announced that the 2013 version of Build, their developer focused conference that’s sure to feature lots of Windows 8, Windows Phone, and maybe even some Xbox news, will be held June 26-28 in San Francisco.…

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 2nd, 2013 at 9:52 am

Microsoft sells two special Surface Pro versions in China

Microsoft China today updated its Surface website with detailed pricing info of Surface Pro in China mainland market. As I reported over at LiveSino, Microsoft sells two special Surface Pro versions, with one Surface Pro 128GB normal version in …

By Picturepan2 in Featured News
April 2nd, 2013 at 7:59 am

Messenger phases out, Skype updates, and messaging on Microsoft is still a bit of a mess

msgr iconsNext week, Microsoft will begin the process of moving users off of their Windows Live Messenger clients and onto Skype, something that Messenger users are well aware of due to a barrage of recent email messages informing us of …

By Kip Kniskern in Opinion
April 1st, 2013 at 12:53 pm

April, and still no Calendar. This isn’t funny anymore

If you haven’t been following along at home, we’re still waiting for a new Calendar to go along with the shiny new Outlook.com that was released last July 31st, making it 8 months and counting without a companion Calendar.…

By Kip Kniskern in News
April 1st, 2013 at 8:50 am