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Google’s Eric Schmidt says to ignore Microsoft’s statements about Google

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [4]

Earlier today, at All Thing's D's conference, D: Dive Into Mobile, the head of the Windows Phone division at Microsoft, Terry Myerson, took a few shots at Google and its Android operating system. He made assumptions that Samsung and Google had a strained relationship and that Samsung is the only smartphone manufacturer to benefit from Android. He also stated that Google may have an entire team working on blocking Facebook Home from the Android operating system. Google chairman Eric Schmidt offered his response to the comments. Read The Full Story

Microsoft’s Myerson: Android “still kind of a mess”, Windows Phone “a well-funded start-up”

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [7]

According to the head of the Windows Phone division at Microsoft, Terry Myerson, Android is "still kind of a mess". Myerson spoke at All Thing's D conference, D: Dive Into Mobile about the progress of Windows's mobile devices and how Windows Phone compares to the competition, mainly Google. Myserson believes that the only entity benefiting from Google's Android OS is Samsung, and that there is "clearly mutiny in the Starship Android..." Read The Full Story

Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour now available for Windows Phone 8

, Apr 10th 2013 Discuss [1]

Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour was first released back in December for iOS and Android, but Windows Phone 8 ended up getting the shaft. However, Gameloft has announced that the game is now available on Windows Phone 8, allowing users of Microsoft's new platform to play one of the most intense mobile first-person shooter games out there. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile-exclusive Nokia Lumia 521 arrives in May

, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile has announced that it will be partnering up with Nokia to bring the Nokia Lumia 521 to the United States around May. It's aimed at the entry-level market, meaning it will most likely be extremely affordable for those who want to take advantage of T-Mobile's brand new, contract-free value plans and its monthly phone payment options. While T-Mobile hasn't released the pricing for the Nokia Lumia 521, we imagine the monthly payments to be very cheap. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone 8 to support 1080p and quad-core chips by 2014

, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [7]

Windows Phone 8 is a pretty slick operating system, but it only supports up to 720p resolutions, as well as lower-quality WVGA and WXGA resolutions. However, it's said that Microsoft will be adding 1080p support to Windows Phone 8 by the end of this year, as well as planning larger devices with 5-inch-and-higher displays. Read The Full Story

Netflix app hits 720p on Windows Phone 8

, Apr 5th 2013 Discuss [4]

It's been far too long since Netflix was fullscreen on all Windows Phone devices - this week the app has been updated to include 720p displays for Windows Phone 8. As an added bonus, this update will work for not just Windows Phone 8, but Windows Phone 7.8 devices as well. As Microsoft's push for a fully-stocked app store continues, big names like Netflix kicks like this are a bit of a high-five on the way up. Read The Full Story

Microsoft announces weekly “Red Stripe Deals” on apps and games

, Apr 4th 2013 Discuss [3]

We know you can never get enough of app deals, and Microsoft seems to be pretty adamant about that too, which is why they have announced what they're calling "Red Stripe Deals," where they'll be putting a select number of apps and games on sale every Thursday. And no, they aren't talking about the cheap Jamaican beer. Read The Full Story

Temple Run hits Windows Phone today!

, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [2]

This week at the Game Developer's Conference 2013 it's been announced that a variety of new titles will be coming to Windows Phone 8, including the highly popular Temple Run. When it comes to the mobile app ecosystem, there are a few kings and queens and a whole lot of lesser titles - Temple Run is one of the gods. When the original Temple Run was pushed to Android, it'd already been one of the hottest-selling games on iOS for several months, exploding then onto Google's mobile OS like a flash of lightning. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile Uncarrier event: 5 devices they might reveal

, Mar 25th 2013 Discuss [6]

With the T-Mobile UNcarrier pricing list and details revealed one day early, the 4th-largest carrier in the country may very well be showing off not the plan, but the devices that'll attach to the plan at their big event! March 26th is the day that we're going to see the full show - that's tomorrow or today, depending on when you're having a peek at this post - but what we know before the fact is quite telling. Several FCC listings and the tease of several machines is what we've got right now. Read The Full Story

Pandora arrives on Windows Phone 8, ad-free until 2014

, Mar 21st 2013 Discuss [3]

Pandora, the ever-popular internet radio service, is now available for Windows Phone 8 devices. It took a while for the app to reach Microsoft's new platform, but nonetheless, WP8 users can get in on the music-streaming action right now. Plus, Pandora is making their WP8 app ad-free until 2014, as well as tacking on a couple of exclusive features. Read The Full Story

Microsoft bringing back Windows Phone Challenge with new TV ads

, Mar 20th 2013 Discuss [10]

Remember the marketing campaign called the "Windows Phone Challenge" (also known as "Smoked by Windows Phone") that put Windows Phone devices up against other smartphones in a series of challenges that ultimately gave Windows Phone the advantage? Yeah, Microsoft is bringing it all back with some new television ads that will air this month during NCAA March Madness. Read The Full Story

Microsoft offers Windows developers $100 for their apps

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [9]

Microsoft is offering new incentives to get more developers to create apps for its struggling Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 platforms. Microsoft says that for every app that you develop (and that gets approved), you will get $100. You can make up to 10 apps for Windows 8, and 10 apps for Windows Phone 8 for a grand total of $2000. You won't be paid with direct deposit, or by paper check, but instead with a virtual Visa card. Read The Full Story
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