Windows Phone

Will Mango Help Windows Phone Challenge Android?

The Windows Phone "Mango" update adds new features, but can it help Microsoft challenge Android and the iPhone, asks Nicholas…

13 years ago

Windows Phone 7 Mango: New Partners, No New Phones

Multitasking tops the 500 new features, and three new partners join Nokia in the Windows Phone 7 club

13 years ago

Windows Phone Sales Hit 1.6m Units in Q1

Gartner has estimated that 1.6 million Windows Phone 7 handsets were sold in the first quarter of 2011

14 years ago

Is Microsoft’s Skype Deal Too Big To Handle?

Microsoft's acquisition of Skype will give it access to a 170 million-strong user base. But did Microsoft overpay, asks Nicholas…

14 years ago

Windows Phone Mango Update Adds Bing features

Windows Phone's "Mango" update will offer Bing Audio, augmented reality, text dictation and audio navigation

14 years ago

Microsoft’s Bing To Power BlackBerry Search

Microsoft and Research In Motion said Bing will become the preferred search application for BlackBerry

14 years ago

Microsoft’s Earnings Call Suggests Trouble Ahead

Microsoft reported strong quarterly earnings, but a bit of softness in numbers hints at potential future difficulties, says Nicholas Kolakowski

14 years ago

Microsoft Hit With More Win Phone 7 Update Woes

Microsoft has once again stopped issuing Windows Phone 7 updates to some Samsung handsets

14 years ago

Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone: Review

With its sliding keyboard, Dell's Windows Phone 5 device is clearly aimed at Blackberry users

14 years ago

Microsoft: Windows Phone Runs Risk Of Losing Big

Windows Phone is a big gamble, says Brandon Watson, who runs Microsoft's mobile developer relations

14 years ago

Microsoft Demos Next Version Of Windows Phone

Microsoft has demonstrated the next version of its Windows Phone operating system to developers

14 years ago

Microsoft Plays The Long Game With WinPho 7

Windows Phone 7 has experienced some growing pains, but Microsoft continues pushing the platform as a viable one, says Nicholas…

14 years ago

Android To Gain 49 Percent Smartphone Market Slice

Gartner researchers predict Android will dominate the smartphone market with Microsoft rising fast

14 years ago

WinPho Cut And Paste Update Hits UK Next Week

UK operators are pushing out the NoDo update of Windows Phone 7 to users next week

14 years ago

Nokia Tablet Strategy Could Exclude Microsoft

Nokia may opt for MeeGo or Android rather than Windows or Windows Phone for its first tablet

14 years ago

Microsoft To Delay March Windows Phone Update

Problems with a previous Windows Phone update have forced Microsoft to push back its planned March update

14 years ago

Windows Phone 7 Market Share Falls

Microsoft suffered a market-share fall in smartphones despite its launch of Windows Phone 7

14 years ago

Rumour: Microsoft To Pay Nokia $1bn In WinPho Deal

Microsoft will pay Nokia $1 billion as part of its deal to put Windows Phone software on Nokia smartphones

14 years ago

Windows Phone 7 Update Fails for 10 Percent of Users

Microsoft has admitted that its Windows Phone 7 update failed for a staggering 10 percent of users

14 years ago

Microsoft’s Windows Addiction Could Cripple Tablet Strategy

Microsoft seems determined to port Windows onto tablets, but with the tablet market growing rapidly, the company needs a stronger…

14 years ago

Nokia: From A Burning Platform To A Moving Platform

Nokia developers don't like the move to Windows Phone 7, says Nicholas Kolakoswki, but there are signs that WinPho is…

14 years ago

Nokia Reshuffle Will Cut Jobs and Research

Nokia's change to Windows Phone will be painful, but operators and employees are supporting it, said CEO Stephen Elop.

14 years ago

Nokia’s Jump To Microsoft Could Be A Death Leap

Nokia has opted for Windows Phone over Android to lead its new smartphone strategy. Sophie Curtis asks, could this be…

14 years ago

Nokia Adopts Microsoft Windows Phone

Microsoft gets big backing for Windows Phone 7, Nokia gets a fire extinguisher

14 years ago

Microsoft Passes Blame For Windows Phone 7 ‘Phantom Data’

Windows Phone 7 data bills are bloated by a third party "Phantom Menace", says Microsoft

14 years ago

Improved App Performance Touted For Phone 7 Update

The forthcoming updates for Windows Phone 7 are said to include better app performance and other tweaks

14 years ago

Windows Phone 7: Review

Microsoft had to do something pretty special with Windows Phone 7, to match iPhone and Android. It looks to us…

14 years ago

Developer Tools For Windows Phone 7 Are Final

The Windows Phone Developer Tools have been finalised by Microsoft, but Windows Phone 7 still faces an uphill struggle against…

14 years ago

iPhone 4 Is Apple’s Vista, Says Microsoft

A top Microsoft exec likened Apple's iPhone 4 to Windows Vista - but Microsoft's Windows 7 could be an equally…

14 years ago

Microsoft’s Ten Errors Of Judgement

Microsoft is laying off staff, despite having plenty of money in the bank. Has the company just run out of…

14 years ago