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Microsoft planning to gift 'next release' of Windows Phone during holiday season

News There's been quite a bit of talk about Windows Phone updates as of late, including a rumor about some upcoming minor "GDR" maintenance updates that are expected to be pushed out throughout 2013. Now we've got an idea of when the Windows...

Mar 3rd by Alex Wagner 0

New comScore report shows gains for iOS, Apple and Samsung, small loss for Android

Android Research firm comScore today released its report on the U.S. smartphone market as it appeared at the end of January 2013. The group studied the industry for a three-month period ending in January and measured just how each manufacturer and...

Mar 6th by Alex Wagner 0

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Mobile View: A growing trend on desktops?

Lifestyle At one point it was less desirable to visit a website using a mobile device. With advancements in our smartphones and technology, the number of mobile website viewers continue to grow and now we are starting to see a steady decline of...

Mar 8th by Anna Scantlin 0

Nokia acknowledges possibility of Microsoft smartphone as a risk to its business

News Last year, Microsoft took the wraps off of the Surface tablets, its own Windows RT and Windows 8-powered slabs that would be released later in 2012. The move surprised many in the tech industry because Microsoft isn't really known for...

Mar 9th by Alex Wagner 0

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Nokia admits concern over a Microsoft phone, and why I'm rooting for one

Business And Money Microsoft has a shoddy track record of admitting they would build their own smartphone, but that could change according to an SEC filing by Nokia outlined by our own Alex Wagner. Though a Surface phone has always been a sort of "Plan B"...

Mar 9th by Chase Bonar 0

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Windows Phone 8: The people’s choice, or biased reviews?

Android Windows Phone 8 is a small but mighty contender in the platform wars, and apparently it’s not doing too terribly when it comes to customer satisfaction of the overall operating system. PCMag recently released their Readers’ Choice Awards...

Mar 13th by Anna Scantlin 0

New Windows Phone 7.8 update rolling out with Live Tile bug fix

News Microsoft first began rolling out its Windows Phone 7.8 update to devices back in January 2013, but after discovering an issue earlier this month that would cause Live Tiles to stop updating as they should, the Redmond firm put a stop to...

Mar 14th by Alex Wagner 0

Microsoft to support Windows Phone 7.8, Windows Phone 8 with updates for 18 months

News It's not often that a company reveals how long it plans to officially support different versions of its mobile operating systems, but that's precisely what Microsoft has done on its website. The Redmond firm has posted up some product...

Mar 18th by Alex Wagner 0

Pandora app officially arrives on Windows Phone 8, complete with ad-free streaming through 2013

Cell Phone Apps One of the most common complaints of Windows Phone is its app selection, which while growing, is still missing some big names that are present on competing platforms. Today Microsoft can cross one of those names off of its list, as the...

Mar 21st by Alex Wagner 0

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The problem with Google

Android There’s hardly a place you can go where you don’t see some gadget or computer that runs on Google or features Google programs. Despite the amount of influence that the company now holds, the company still displays a huge flaw that I think...

Mar 21st by Anna Scantlin 0

Microsoft demo of improved Windows Phone speech recognition leaks out

News How would you Windows Phone users like an upgraded speech recognition experience that's faster and offers a new streaming mode? According to a newly-leaked video, you couldl soon be getting just that. A clip from Microsoft's TechFest event...

Mar 21st by Alex Wagner 0

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Mobile security in 2013: two-step verification or security questions?

Lifestyle If the thought of a hacker compromising your Apple account keeps you up at night, you're in luck. Logging into your Apple account is about to be a two-step affair. The Cupertino-based company just announced two-step account verification....

Mar 22nd by Chase Bonar 0

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Nokia is being held back by Microsoft

Business And Money It's no secret that Finnish company Nokia is fully vested in Microsoft's Windows Phone venture, but just how much of their design is their credit is now being questioned by Microsoft. Nokia has prided itself in design and simplicity in the...

Mar 23rd by Chase Bonar 0

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Despite cynicism, each platform has their good parts

Android Every day I sit down at my desk and brainstorm three topics that I could write an article about for the website for that day. Today was no different as I wrote down three different article ideas that, for the most part, circulated around...

Mar 23rd by Anna Scantlin 0

Upcoming Windows Phone 8 update tipped to include FM radio support, new Nokia-specific features

News Last month, a report claimed that Microsoft is cooking up two more Portico-like General Distribution Release (GDR) updates for Windows Phone 8 that will be released later in 2013. Now the first details of the next update, dubbed GDR2, have...

Mar 26th by Alex Wagner 0