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My thoughts on Bill Gates calling Microsoft's presence in mobile a "mistake"

Business And Money In a recent interview with CBS This Morning's Charlie Rose, Bill gates admitted he wasn't happy with Microsoft's strategy in mobile. Gates said "We didn't miss cell phones, but the way that we went about it didn't allow us to get the...

Feb 19th by Chase Bonar 20

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Microsoft job listing contains reference to Windows Phone Blue update

News Earlier this month, a rumor claimed that Microsoft is prepping a substantial "Blue" update for both Windows Phone and Windows 8 that'll include user experience tweaks and possibly help to unify their development platforms. Microsoft has...

Feb 16th by Alex Wagner 11 10 Reactions

Unknown Nokia Lumia device appears in ad for Dutch carrier

News Grab your deerstalker and get ready to do your best Sherlock Holmes impression, friends, because it's time for an early morning mystery. The folks at MyNokiaBlog have spotted an unknown Nokia Lumia device in a new commercial for Dutch...

Feb 15th by Alex Wagner 1

Nokia exec says that phones with physical keyboards 'are not being requested that much'

News It's no secret that physical QWERTY keyboards are a bit of a dying breed in the smartphone world, with store shelves now being populated almost exclusively with full-touch handsets that offer very few actual buttons. While keyboards aren't...

Feb 14th by Alex Wagner 16

Qualcomm details Quick Charge 1.0 tech, says it's already available in over 70 devices

Android Battery life has always a hot topic in mobile, and as phones continue to gain battery-sapping features like large, high-resolution screens and 4G connectivity, that'll continue to be the case. Today Qualcomm touched on the topic a bit in a...

Feb 14th by Alex Wagner 3

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HP needs to stay focused on Windows 8

Lifestyle It’s been a little while since we’ve heard any big news from our friends over at HP. However, recent news has surfaced that HP actually plans to start creating tablets that run on Android, and may even create smartphones in the future...

Feb 13th by Anna Scantlin 28 22 Reactions

Microsoft CFO says that his company is prepared to react to demand for products of all sizes

News Remember that recent Microsoft job listing that suggested that the company is planning to work toward unifying the development platforms of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8? Today that plan got a bit more real, as Microsoft CFO Peter Klein...

Feb 13th by Alex Wagner 1

Leaked Huawei presentation slide hints at plans for different tiers of Windows Phone models

News Huawei has released its fair share of Android phones in the past, but the company only recently got into the Windows Phone game with the Ascend W1. The Ascend W1 may not be Huawei's lone Windows Phone for long, though, as a leaked...

Feb 9th by Alex Wagner 0

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Is Apple their own biggest obstacle?

Android Last year, right around this time, I was starting to get excited about what Apple had coming down the pipe. Last year, around this time, I would have told you that I thought Apple was gearing up to surprise the world with a brand new...

Feb 9th by Evan Selleck 20

Some Windows Phone users being greeted with error code 805a0193 when trying to download apps

News Looks like we've got a bit of bad Windows Phone app-related news to balance out that recent Microsoft job listing that teased the company's plans at a unified app development platform. As noted by Engadget and WPCentral, several Windows...

Feb 9th by Alex Wagner 1

Microsoft wants to make it easier for devs to get Windows Store apps on Windows Phone and vice versa

News There's some good news on the app front today for Windows fans, as a new Microsoft job listing suggests that the company is interested in making it easy for developers to bring their Windows Phone apps to the Windows Store for Windows 8/RT...

Feb 8th by Alex Wagner 2

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Then and now: The perfect smartphone

Android For any of you who have been reading along since the beginning of my time here at PhoneDog, you know my preferences have changed … a lot. I have gone from serious BlackBerry fanboy to an every-OS man. I went from thinking BlackBerry would...

Feb 8th by Taylor Martin 34

Nokia 520 and 720 appear in Indonesian regulatory filing, design patent may tease upcoming Lumia

News Mobile World Congress is inching closer and closer, and it's expected that Nokia will show off a new handset or two at the big show, especially since we didn't see much of anything from the Finnish firm at the Consumer Electronics Show...

Feb 8th by Alex Wagner 1

Microsoft rumored to be prepping 'Blue' update for Windows Phone

News Rumors of a Windows 8 feature update codenamed "Blue" have been floating around for a while now, but according to a new report, the "Blue" name is also being used to identify the next major update for Windows Phone as well. Mary Jo Foley...

Feb 7th by Alex Wagner 6

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Samsung ATIV Odyssey vs. Nokia Lumia 822 Dogfight Part 2

Head To Head Reviews The dogfight video series turns back to Windows Phone 8! Aaron pits the Samsung ATIV Odyssey against the Nokia Lumia 822. Nokia's going all-in with Windows Phone, and as such, they have fantastic apps included like Nokia Drive, Nokia...

Feb 7th by Aaron Baker 2

Dog fight

Samsung ATIV Odyssey vs. Nokia Lumia 822 Dogfight Part 1

Head To Head Reviews It's a Windows Phone 8 shootout battle on Verizon! Aaron takes a look at the Samsung ATIV Odyssey and Nokia Lumia 822. Nokia's betting it all on Windows Phone, and as such, they have fantastic apps included like Nokia Drive, Nokia Maps,...

Feb 7th by Aaron Baker 1

Fresh comScore stats show Android and iOS with most of U.S. market share, Apple and Samsung top OEMs

Android Today research firm comScore released its latest stats for the U.S. smartphone market, which shows how the average market share broke down for both platforms and manufacturers during a 3-month period that ended in December 2012. The report...

Feb 6th by Alex Wagner 3

T-Mobile roadmap leak lists 'Nokia Flame' with April 24 launch date

News Ready for another Nokia device, T-Mobile folk? According to a fresh T-Mobile roadmap leak, you may be getting one in a couple of months. An image posted by TmoNews has revealed a T-Mobile roadmap that lists a device referred to as the...

Feb 6th by Alex Wagner 1

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Does BlackBerry take gaming more seriously than Microsoft?

Blackberry Os Way back in 2010, when Microsoft pulled the curtain off Windows Phone 7, I got excited. Really excited. The truth is, I was already pretty bored with Apple’s iOS, even back then; and Google’s Android just wasn’t where it needed to be quite...

Feb 4th by Evan Selleck 23 15 Reactions

Nokia CEO teases that company is looking 'closely' at tablets as PureView Lumia 'EOS' phone rumored again

News Despite the fact that Nokia executives teased nearly a year ago that their company has a new tablet device in the works, the Finnish firm itself has remained fairly quiet lately on the subject of slates. Today the teasing continues, as...

Feb 4th by Alex Wagner 1

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"Are you someone who has switched from iOS to another platform, or have you simply just refused to use Apple's mobile OS due to a missing piece of functionality?"

valerie Page I use both they both have features I like

Jerale Hoard Samsung :P. If I didn't have a BlackBerry Z10 I would rather be with a iPhone 5. Samsung has good hardware (stolen ideas) and great camera quality but it's software sucks.

Lenn Liggins I do believe the IPhone is a very good phone, however, they haven't made any changes other than add a half inch to it. I'm a Windows phone guy.

Dallas Henry Firstly, it sucks ballsacks for phones. Secondly, I do use it for my iPad Mini. Thirdly, it hasn't changed much since inception. Fourthly, "SAMSUNG"... no need to say more. Fifthly... I wanted to type "fifthly".