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Windows 8 sales reportedly miss expectations as Lumia 920 soars

, Nov 19th 2012 Discuss [35]

Here's a new report that might not be very surprising to some folks: apparently Windows 8 is missing Microsoft's internal sales projections. Paul Thurott's Supersite for Windows has apparently talked to a Microsoft employee who says that sales numbers for the new OS are ultimately disappointing. Another thing that's rather unsurprising? Microsoft has reportedly started the finger pointing, blaming its manufacturing partners for introducing a number of unexciting machines. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone 8 users report battery problems and random reboots

, Nov 19th 2012 Discuss [20]

Windows Phone 8 smartphones went on sale not too long ago. Microsoft has big hopes for Windows Phone 8 to help it grab a bigger slice of the smartphone market. Owners of some devices on the market already are reporting issues with both HTC and Nokia handsets running Windows Phone 8. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 920 sells out in Germany

, Nov 17th 2012 Discuss [66]

It's time to get serious about Windows Phone 8 in Deutschland it would seem as the folks at Germany Nokia have made it clear that stores across the country have sold out of the Lumia 920. This report is joined by an on-ground report by a reporter from WMPowersuser in Germany who made a mad dash across his city to find a 920 after a bit of a repair issue. Amazon and mobile device sales website GetGoods also sold out earlier this week in addition to massive amounts of carriers across the country - if not every single one of them Deutsch-wide. Read The Full Story

Sinofsky: I wasn’t building a Windows and Windows Phone fiefdom

, Nov 15th 2012 Discuss [7]

Ex-Windows chief Steven Sinofsky has weighed in on rumors that his abrupt departure from Microsoft came after foiled plans of merging the Windows and Windows Phone teams, denying any such attempt at power consolidation. Speaking in the comments with former Microsoftie Hal Berenson, Sinofsky countered suggestions that he had been bruised by the company's refusal to give him control over key parts of Microsoft's computing business. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile HTC Windows Phone 8X Review

, Nov 14th 2012 Discuss [5]

The HTC Windows Phone 8X is without a doubt the finest Windows Phone machine HTC has ever produced, and certainly one of the most beautiful devices they’ve ever created regardless of operating system. Because we’ve already done a full HTC Windows Phone 8X review as the device exists on AT&T, the following look a the T-Mobile version will be shorter than your average SlashGear review – especially here since the differences between the devices are so incredibly few. Just as Samsung got wise with the Galaxy S III and having the same hardware and software build, for the most part, for carriers across the earth, so too has HTC kept the fighting “one design for all” spirit here with the 8X, a strong device from all angles.

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T-Mobile HTC Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 810 in stores today

, Nov 14th 2012 Discuss [1]

Get your Windows Phone 8 rally caps on for a trip to T-Mobile today as both the HTC Windows Phone 8X and the Nokia Lumia 810 have been made available to the public just this morning. We've had a full review of the Lumia 810 earlier this week and have had our hands on the Windows Phone 8X in a full review before it made its way to T-Mobile as well. Now it's time to check out how the two compare to one another - especially since we've just gotten the T-Mobile Windows Phone 8X in the mail! Read The Full Story

Remember bada? Well, it’s giving Windows Phone a kicking

, Nov 14th 2012 Discuss [6]

Samsung's bada platform may be less well known than Windows Phone, but it's still outselling Microsoft platform in worldwide smartphone sales. While the big movement may be up at the iOS and Android end, bada's 3-percent of the worldwide market share in Q3 2012 is, according to the latest clutch of stats from analysts Gartner, enough to eclipse Microsoft's OS at 2.4-percent. However, that could well change as Windows Phone 8 sales begin. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 810 Review

, Nov 12th 2012 Discuss [14]

With the Nokia Lumia 810 comes T-Mobile’s chance to jump aboard the Windows Phone 8 / Nokia train to victory with a slightly powered-down version of the hero Lumia line introduced earlier this year. We’ve got our review of the Nokia Lumia 920, a beast of a machine with its own set of top-tier features, now we see the lower end of the spectrum with the 810 and its slightly less daring smartphone body. As it turns out, much of the experience here is the same, with not a whole lot of apparent difference to be seen between this and any other high-powered Windows Phone 8 smartphone on the market thus far.

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Skype for Windows Phone 8 preview available today

, Nov 12th 2012 Discuss [1]

Skype announced several weeks ago that it was working on Skype for Windows Phone 8. Skype promised that the application would be fast, modern, and beautiful while delivering what users expect from Skype. Today Skype has announced the availability of an early preview version of Skype for Windows Phone 8. Read The Full Story

Verizon’s Samsung ATIV Odyssey leaks with Windows Phone 8

, Nov 12th 2012 Discuss [1]

Samsung's new Windows Phone 8 device for Verizon's network, the ATIV Odyssey, has been spotted pre-announcement, with a press image of the LTE smartphone creeping into the wild. The official looking shot emerged via evleaks - which also help spoil Verizon's surprise with the HTC DROID DNA over the weekend - though we've heard whispers of the name and specifications since early in 2012. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC Windows Phone 8X smartphone war

, Nov 9th 2012 Discuss [30]

It’s time to get on board with Windows Phone 8, and what better way to do it than with one of the two first devices on the market with the mobile operating system? We’ve had a look at both the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC Windows Phone 8X – now it’s time to pit them against one another in an all-out race to the finish. The finish in this case being your hand – and your pocket, of course.

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Nokia Lumia Free Wireless Charger page up but not out

, Nov 9th 2012 Discuss [12]

Those of you hoping to take part on the deal Nokia is offering up with some of their new Lumia models, that being a free wireless charger with purchase, will be glad to know that the official claim page is up now. It's not quite active, but it certainly is up - letting you know that on the 16th of November you'll be able to come back and grab that charger with a fist full of free. This offer is available here in the USA to AT&T owners of the Lumia 920 and may very well be spreading to more customers soon. Read The Full Story
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