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Microsoft updates YouTube app for Windows Phone, addresses some of Google’s concerns
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Sarah Silbert. Under: Uncategorized.
Last week, Microsoft's YouTube app for Windows Phone came under fire for not adhering to some of Google's requirements. The result was an ultimatum from Mountain View, requesting that Microsoft make the necessary tweaks by May 22nd or pull the app...
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Nokia brings Lumia 925 for T-Mobile to CTIA 2013, we go hands-on
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Myriam Joire. Under: Uncategorized.
We've already spent some quality time with Nokia's handsome Lumia 925 and while it's no secret the company's Windows Phone flagship is coming to the US courtesy of T-Mobile, we'd never actually seen the carrier-branded model -- until now, that is....
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Google asks Microsoft to remove YouTube app for WP8, takes issue with lack of ads (update: Microsoft responds)
Posted On 15 May 2013 By Sarah Silbert. Under: Uncategorized.
YouTube only recently came to Windows Phone 8 as a full-fledged app, but its availability may be short-lived. According to documents obtained by The Verge, Google has requested that Microsoft remove the app from it Windows Phone Store -- and disab...
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Huawei W1, the company’s first Windows Phone 8 device, comes to the US in prepaid form
Posted On 09 May 2013 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
Huawei and the United States government may have their differences, but here's something we can all agree on: Walmart's going to sell whatever it darn well pleases. Including, mind you, Huawei's first Windows Phone 8 smartphone. The W1 -- which ha...
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Windows Phone gets an official Tumblr app
Posted On 23 Apr 2013 By Donald Melanson. Under: Uncategorized.
You can now scratch one more big name off the list of apps not available on Windows Phone. Tumblr has just released its official app for Microsoft's mobile platform (the latest version of it, at least), offering all the key features found in its i...
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Microsoft reiterates that Windows 8 could see small(er) devices soon
Posted On 18 Apr 2013 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
What's an outgoing Microsoft executive to do on his last earnings call as CFO? Utter something that'd probably get the incoming CFO fired. Kidding aside, the outfit's own Peter Klein saw fit to reiterate something we'd heard back in March -- that Win...
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Microsoft’s Terry Myerson senses no urgency with iOS, calls Android ‘a mess,’ says WP8 is most successful in non-subsidized markets
Posted On 16 Apr 2013 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
Terry Myerson, who took over as corporate vice president of Microsoft's Windows Phone division following Andy Lees' departure in 2011, is helping to kick off the second day of D: Dive Into Mobile here in New York City. Right out of the gate, host Ina...
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Microsoft showcases Windows Phone middleware partnerships at GDC, we go hands-on (video)
Posted On 28 Mar 2013 By Myriam Joire. Under: Uncategorized.
Building on yesterday's announcement that Temple Run and several other games are coming to Windows Phone, Microsoft's been actively courting developers at GDC 2013. To that end, the company's booth showcases several games that highlight cross-platfor...
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The Daily Roundup for 03.18.2013
Posted On 18 Mar 2013 By David Fishman. Under: Uncategorized.
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpi...
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Samsung’s JK Shin: there’s ‘lackluster demand’ for Windows-based phones, tablets
Posted On 15 Mar 2013 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
You don't need to be Captain Subtext to understand that a few manufacturers (and developers) aren't best pleased with Microsoft's latest mobile products. The latest to damn Redmond with faint praise is Samsung's newly-minted Co-CEO, JK Shin, who told...
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