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Verizon gives Microsoft Windows Phone LTE ultimatum

, Dec 6th 2011 Discuss [24]

Verizon has thrown down the gauntlet to Microsoft and demanded LTE smartphones, arguing that 4G is essential if the carrier is to continue to offer Windows Phone devices on its network. "We've communicated to Microsoft that LTE is critical to us," Verizon CMO Marni Walden told CNET, suggesting that time was of the essence if Windows Phone wanted the continued support of the big CDMA carrier. Read The Full Story

Xbox LIVE app turns Windows Phone into 360 remote

, Dec 5th 2011 Discuss [3]

Microsoft's December 6 Xbox 360 Dashboard update will also bring a new smartphone app, Xbox LIVE for Windows Phone, turning your handset into a remote control and info terminal. Bing-powered content search will browse through movies, TV shows, music, games and apps, Microsoft's Major Nelson confirms, all from the smartphone screen, as well as showing your own recent activities. Read The Full Story

iPhone Siri vs. Windows Phone TellMe in fair comparison video

, Dec 2nd 2011 Discuss [28]

Apple's Siri voice-driven intelligent assistant app called Siri faces off with Microsoft's similarly capable Windows Phone TellMe app in a new YouTube video that claims to be a more fair comparison of the two. A video had previously compared Siri and TellMe but had mainly featured commands that TellMe does not yet understand. Read The Full Story

Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7 devices do not support Carrier IQ

, Dec 1st 2011 Discuss [9]

Following statements from several handset manufacturers and network operators addressing the Carrier IQ controversy, Microsoft has confirmed that its Windows Phone devices do not use Carrier IQ. The software, intended for diagnostic purposes, is now under fire for privacy issues after claims that it can track users' keystrokes, including SMS history. Read The Full Story

Nokia denies Carrier IQ tracking; iPhone code spotted but Nexus clean

, Dec 1st 2011 Discuss [7]

Nokia has denied reports that its cellphones and smartphones contain code from Carrier IQ, the mobile analytics company accused of logging keypresses, text entry and other use across a huge number of handsets. “CarrierIQ does not ship products for any Nokia devices” a Nokia spokesperson told SlashGear, describing reports otherwise as “inaccurate.” However, evidence of at least some potential Carrier IQ tracking has been identified in Apple iOS devices, while Google’s Nexus range is believed to be code-free.

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Lenovo confirms Windows Phone device for second half of 2012

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [3]

Lenovo confirmed today that it has plans to release a Windows Phone device during the second half of 2012. It's not too surprising since rumors had persisted about a Lenovo Windows Phone and an image had leaked last month purported to be of such a device. The authenticity of the leaked image was confirmed today by Lenovo's LePhone Product Manager, Yue Chen, during an interview with iMobile. Read The Full Story

Evernote updates Windows Phone app with note pinning, templates, and more

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [1]

Evernote has updated the Windows Phone 7 version of its popular note-taking app to version 2.1, introducing several new features and improvements that are uniquely designed for Microsoft's Metro interface. They include the ability to pin any note to the homescreen, use note templates, and new language support. Read The Full Story

Nielsen Q3 data shows Android leading at 43%

, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

Market research firm Nielsen has released its Q3 report for the US smartphone market, revealing that the Android mobile platform continues to dominate and grow, now reaching 42.8 percent share, up from 39 percent last quarter. Apple's iOS platform comes in second place at 28.3 percent with more modest growth, but takes the lead among smartphone manufacturers. Read The Full Story

Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 demo for iPhone and Android users

, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [12]

If you've been curious about Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 Mango platform, you can now try it out directly on your iPhone or Android device without having to download or install anything. Microsoft launched an HTML5 website that simulates the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango interface, allowing you to take a test drive by simply navigating to the site via your mobile browser. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone 7 Facebook app usage spike suggests strong holiday sales

, Nov 28th 2011 Discuss [6]

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 sales may finally be seeing a stronger performance as we approach the holiday season. The number of people using Microsoft's Facebook Integration for Windows Phone 7 has shot up in the past two weeks from 1,000,000 on November 11 to 1,100,000 on November 25. According to previous calculations by the WMPU blog, this could mean a gain of over 600,000 new Windows Phone users this holiday. Read The Full Story

Nokia to ship just 500k Windows Phones in 2011

, Nov 22nd 2011 Discuss [35]

Nokia's Lumia 800 Windows Phone 7 Mango handset made a big flashy debut, but analysts offer a disappointing shipment forecast for the device. Bernstein Research analyst Pierre Ferragu notes that the buzz level on the Lumia 800 is just about level as the Nokia N8, which was also a top-of-the-line item for the company but turned out to be a dud. Read The Full Story

Retired Windows Phone manager lands a job with Google

, Nov 22nd 2011 Discuss [1]

Google has another employee to add to their popular and ever-growing list as they've recently hired one of the head managers from the Microsoft Windows Phone crew -- Joe Marini. Joe was "retired" or resigned follwoing some troubled waters after tweeting information regarding the then unannounced Nokia Lumia 800 Mango handset. Read The Full Story
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