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Windows Phone users having problems accessing Google Maps in their device's browser [UPDATED]

News Things between Google and Microsoft have been a bit, erm, strained lately, with Microsoft recently claiming that Google is blocking a fully-featured YouTube app from hitting Windows Phone. Now a new issue has emerged that certainly won't...

Jan 4th by Alex Wagner 0

Google issues new statement concerning Maps on Windows Phone, says it's working to remove redirect

News Rejoice, Google Maps lovers on Windows Phone, because you should be regaining access to the mobile web version of the service soon. One day after Windows Phone users found that they were redirected to Google's home page when trying to...

Jan 5th by Alex Wagner 0

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Should Windows Phone owners feel shunned by Google?

Business And Money If you have a Windows Phone-based device, and you happened to be using Google Maps through Internet Explorer on your phone, then you probably got caught up in a pretty interesting back-and-forth

Jan 6th by Evan Selleck 0

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Will you jump ship to join the Windows Phone 8 party on Sprint?

Windows Phone 8 Usually, the most repetitive piece of news the mobile industry hears every year is focused on Apple’s iPhone. Over, and over again we get to hear about the same rumors.

Jan 7th by Evan Selleck 0

Sprint to offer Samsung and HTC Windows Phone 8 handsets 'by summer'

Ces Las Vegas 2013 Looks like Sprint wasn't kidding about that whole Windows Phone 8 coming soon thing. Sprint just announced that it plans to offer two Windows Phone 8 smartphones "by summer," one of which will be made by Samsung and the other by HTC....

Jan 7th by Alex Wagner 0

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If Android had a hardware requirement, what would you pick?

Android I have to give Google a lot of credit for what they have done with Android. Over the years the mobile operating system hasn’t always been the center of loving affection, and there are still people out there who would love to bash it for...

Jan 8th by Evan Selleck 0

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Is it too late for Sprint and Windows Phone 8?

Lifestyle Sprint finally announced that they will start releasing Windows Phone 8 devices this summer, which is an announcement that I’ve been waiting a long time for. But enough about me; just because I’m interested in a Windows Phone 8 doesn’t...

Jan 9th by Anna Scantlin 0

Device manufacturers weigh in on T-Mobile's decision to ditch subsidies, ZTE exec calls it 'brave'

Business And Money Members of the mobile industry are continuing to weigh in on T-Mobile's decision to cease offering subsidies and go all-in with Value plans in 2013. The latest remarks come from executives of several manufacturers, including RIM and...

Jan 11th by Alex Wagner 0

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What do you think about Android… on a desktop?

Android Android is one of the biggest mobile operating systems on the market today. Two of the four “major” operating systems we have for our mobile phones have their own desktop variants, something that Android has yet to tackle. If Android was...

Jan 13th by Anna Scantlin 0

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For RIM, it has to be about quality and not quantity in app count

Blackberry Os Within the smartphone market, it’s not all about specifications or pricing. If it were, there’s no doubt in my mind that Windows Phone 8 would be doing even better than it is.

Jan 14th by Evan Selleck 0

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To the smartphone haters of the Web

Android Calling all haters: you may have 99 problems, but your smartphone ain’t one. So, what’s the problem? It’s you. I regularly surf YouTube’s popular videos. I have a lengthy subscription of channels that cover a wide variety of subjects, too....

Jan 17th by Chase Bonar 0

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Which OS would you sacrifice to see another succeed?

Android Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems are all the rage. They’ve taken the world by storm, and wiggled their way into the hearts of millions of consumers (literally) all over the globe. Apple, along with the army of Android...

Jan 17th by Evan Selleck 0

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Siri needs a raise

Android Do you ever find yourself using a feature on your phone so much that you think it’s absolutely crucial to its existence? You use it so much that it’s become a learned habit, and you choose to do that one thing over another.

Jan 18th by Evan Selleck 0

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Where is Microsoft's answer to personal assistants?

Windows Phone 8 In my other editorial, To the Smartphone haters of the Web, I touched on certain aspects of each OS in the mobile OS playground. Though Microsoft has perfected graceful day-to-day operation, and harbored a simple in-and-out "git'er'done"...

Jan 20th by Chase Bonar 0

Microsoft said to be prepping CalDAV, CardDAV support for Windows Phone

News Things have been rocky between Google and Microsoft as of late. Just this month, Microsoft complained that Google was blocking it from offering a "fully featured" Windows Phone YouTube app, and then there was some brouhaha surrounding the...

Jan 21st by Alex Wagner 0