Tag Archives: Microsoft

Feb
03

Win Phone 8 promises deep integration

Windows Phone Logo The future of Windows Phone has just become a lot clearer. We already knew that Microsoft is already aiming for uniform operating systems across its platforms, from smartphones to tablets, through.. more
Jan
25

Xbox 720 slated for autumn 2013

xbox The next Xbox – yes, we’re still calling it the Xbox 720 for the time being – could be arriving in not much more than a year and a half. At.. more
Jan
23

WP7 to best iOS smartphones by 2015?

Windows Phone Logo Windows Phone 7 will overtake Apple’s iOS in terms of smartphone market share by the year 2015. That’s the latest prediction from IHS iSuppli, which reckons that Nokia‘s backing of Microsoft’s.. more
Jan
17

Skype due for Windows Phone at MWC?

Microsoft bought up Skype late last year, at considerable cost, and since then MS device owners have been expecting the fruits of that particular agreement to start showing up. Indeed, Skype for Windows Phone was expected to pitch up before the end of last year,.. more
Jan
05

Nokia Ace WP7 marketing push

Something obviously needs to be done to kick-start Windows Phone 7. Its market share has remained at very low levels, and it’s unclear how much impact Mango (Windows Phone 7.5) and the new Nokia devices running it have made. Thus far early indicators are running.. more
Jan
04

Microsoft targets Comet over recovery CDs

Microsoft has set its lawyers on Comet in the UK over the alleged production of counterfeit recovery CDs for Windows PCs. The software giant filed a complaint against Comet, accusing the retailer of illegally producing and selling copied Windows Vista and XP recovery discs. The.. more
Jan
02

IE slides, Chrome gains in browser wars

Once again, when it comes to the month of December in terms of web browsers, there was one clear winner and one clear loser. According to Net Applications, Internet Explorer slid 0.8% last month down to a market share of 51.9%. It’ll likely only be.. more
Dec
30

Windows Phone roadmap leaked

Microsoft has seen its plans for coming upgrades to the Windows Phone 7 mobile platform leaked online. WM Poweruser broke this story, with the leaked roadmap showing Microsoft’s broad intentions for rolling out upgrades next year. This year, Windows Phone 7 saw the introduction of.. more
Dec
28

Windows Phone hits 50,000 app milestone

Windows Phone marketplace has just reached a milestone in terms of the number of apps now available on the platform. There are now 50,000 applications ready for download on the marketplace, which is an impressive achievement when it comes to the speed that Microsoft has.. more
Dec
21

Microsoft and Amazon mull Rim deal

Things haven’t been going well at all well for Rim lately, with 2011 bringing forth something of a catalogue of disasters. The company’s smartphone market share has seriously dwindled, its new PlayBook tablet fallen flat, a major service outage back in October caused considerable embarrassment,.. more