Samsung to pay Microsoft royalties on Android device sales
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has signed a cross-licensing agreement with Samsung. As a result, will pay Microsoft royalties for its Android-powered smartphones and tablets. …
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Developer says Microsoft lied to government about Windows Phone location tracking
A developer has revealed evidence that Windows Phone devices collect and transmit user location data before users have given the phones permission to do so. …
T-Mobile to offer HTC Radar 4G Windows Phone in time for holidays
T-Mobile announced on Tuesday that it will offer the HTC Radar 4G in time for the holidays. The HTC Radar 4G is a Windows Phone …
Samsung announces GALAXY S II LTE, GALAXY S II HD LTE and Omnia W smartphones
Samsung on Monday unveiled three new smartphones in South Korea, the GALAXY S II LTE and GALAXY S II HD LTE Android phones, and the …
Future Windows Phones to have swappable accessories, Microsoft patent suggests
A patent filing by Microsoft titled “Mobile Communication Device Having Multiple, Interchangeable Second Devices” was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on …
Microsoft: Windows Phone Mango rolling out ‘in next week or two’
Microsoft general manager Eric Hautala wrote a blog post on Microsoft’s official Windows Team Blog on Wednesday in which he confirmed the Windows Phone Mango …
Microsoft’s Windows Phone poised to strip share from Android
Android’s continued dominance in the smartphone space is anything but guaranteed according to a recent survey conducted by market research firm The NPD Group. And …
Steve Ballmer addresses weak Windows Phone sales: ‘I am very optimistic’
As Microsoft works overtime this week to get developers and consumers behind its next-generation Windows operating system, focus shifted back to the company’s emerging mobile …
AT&T’s first Windows Phone Mango devices: HTC TITAN, Samsung Focus S, Samsung Focus Flash
AT&T announced on Monday that its first Windows Phone Mango devices will be the Samsung Focus S, the HTC TITAN and the Samsung Focus Flash. …
Microsoft continues to profit off Android
While sales of Microsoft’s burgeoning Windows Phone platform lag, the company continues to find significant revenue streams elsewhere in the mobile industry. Specifically, Google’s Android partners …
Microsoft Zune exec leaves for startup
Microsoft’s Zune senior business development manager Dave McLauchlan recently said he is leaving the company to create his own startup. McLauchlan announced his resignation to …
Microsoft to finally educate retail partners on Windows Phone
When Microsoft’s vendor partners shipped their first Windows Phone 7 devices last year, they hardly seemed to back up the launches with the kind of …
Windows Phone will be No. 2 smartphone OS by 2015 according to Gartner, IDC
According to research reports from Gartner and IDC, Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system will grab about 20% of the smartphone market by 2015, enough to …
HTC Radar and HTC Titan get official, we go hands on
BGR exclusively reported that HTC would be introducing two Windows Phone 7 smartphones at the company’s European event today, codenamed the HTC Omega and HTC …
Windows Phone Mango rollout could begin September 15th
Multiple signs have pointed to September 15th as the possible date when Windows Phone devices will begin receiving Microsoft’s Mango update. First, Microsoft’s own team …
Microsoft gets its own ‘Locationgate’ scandal with accompanying class action lawsuit
Apple has repeatedly accused Samsung of “copying” its products, but it looks like Microsoft is now the one following Apple’s lead. A class action lawsuit …
Nokia 703 Windows Phone image leaks; may reveal specs, launch date
A purported marketing image of an upcoming Nokia Windows Phone has been published by WMPoweruser, and it could confirm several specs surrounding one of Nokia’s …
Windows Phone Marketplace now home to more than 30,000 apps
The Windows Marketplace for Mobile is now home to more than 30,000 applications according to app tracking website WindowsPhoneAppList. On July 2nd, the Windows Marketplace …
HTC Omega Windows Phone spotted yet again
The first hands-on images of HTC’s upcoming Windows Phone Mango handset, the Omega, have been leaked by Algerian website Oedness.com. BGR exclusively reported that HTC …
HTC Omega Windows Phone further revealed in leaked image
A newly leaked marketing render of HTC’s upcoming Omega Windows Phone shows off one of the popular vendor’s first Mango-powered smartphones. BGR exclusively reported on …
RBC raises Nokia outlook for Q3: 'Not as dire as feared'
Nokia’s situation may not be quite as “dire” as initially anticipated according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue. Despite Nokia’s rough second-quarter earnings, which were called …
AT&T's leaked fall and winter roadmap full of Android, Mango and BlackBerry
AT&T’s purported fall and winter roadmap was recently leaked by Pocketnow and there are a number of devices to get excited about. The Samsung Kupua …
WebOS developers flocking to Windows Phone, Microsoft director says
Microsoft is offering to help published webOS developers create applications for its Windows Phone platform. The response has been very positive so far, according to …
HTC's September 1st event to feature only Windows Phone Mango devices: Eternity, Omega
BGR has exclusively learned that HTC plans to unveil several upcoming Windows Phone Mango devices at the company’s upcoming event taking place on September 1st. …
HTC invites fans to 'see what's next' on September 1st
HTC has issued an invitation to its fans on Facebook, inviting them to “see what’s next” during a London event on September 1st. The company …
Microsoft outs Windows Phone 'We're in' location sharing app
Microsoft’s Bing team took the wraps off of a new location-sharing application for Windows Phone on Thursday called “We’re in.” The application is similar to …
And then there were four
When Hewlett-Packard announced in April of 2010 that it planned to acquire Palm for $1.2 billion, I sent the following email to a friend on …
Samsung's next Android, Windows Phone and bada devices leaked
Several of Samsung’s forthcoming Android, Windows Phone and bada devices have been leaked by telefonino.net. If the leak is indeed legitimate, Samsung will surely have …
Nokia CEO wary of Motorola/Google deal, warns Google's Android partners
Speaking during a seminar in Helsinki, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop gave a gloomy response to Google’s planned $12.5 billion takeover of Motorola Mobility. “If I …
Microsoft's Windows Phone Mango Games Hub changes revealed
On Tuesday, Microsoft noted several of the Games Hub changes that will go into effect when Windows Phone Mango launches this fall. Mango’s Games Hub …
