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Looks like HTC is moving away from Windows Phone 8, the Taiwanese media is reporting. The company has been struggling to compete with Nokia, which has put all of its resources in making phones that run Microsoft’s mobile platform. As I’m writing this, HTC holds less than 5% of the Windows Phone mobile market and…
Nokia is apparently working on a Windows RT-based tablet. Yup, according to UnwiredView, the Finns want to invest in the platform that didn’t bring a dime to Microsoft, quite the contrary. Rumored specs of this device are top-notch and include a 10.1-inch 1080p Full HD touchscreen, 2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, and 32 GB of…
With today’s release of Jobs blowing up the theaters, it’s important to remember that Steve Jobs wasn’t the only titan of tech with an inspirational story. The folks at Official Comedy have released a trailer for a new biopic on the times of the great Bill Gates. It’s an intimate portrayal of the man and his…
Earlier today we reported that Google had blocked the new YouTube app for Windows Phone. Now Microsoft Corporate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, David Howard has released a scathing rebuke to Google’s actions in a blog posted on Technet. Entitled, The Limits of Google’s Openness, Howard’s post accuses Google of demanding Windows Phone release…
Google has blocked the YouTube app Microsoft released for Windows Phone once again. This news comes after the two companies had already said they were going to work together, since Google blocked the app previously too. Apparently, they didn’t work together very well. Microsoft released the updated app two days ago presumably with the intent…
Some time ago we’ve told you that Nokia is working on the Lumia 825. Now we have a new rumor to add to the pile, suggesting that similar to the recently unveiled Lumia 625, this phone will also come with a big display while (presumingly) leaving top-notch specs for some 9xx model. It is said…
Samsung ATIV S Neo will hit Sprint’s portfolio tomorrow, August 16th. The carrier’s first Windows Phone 8 device will be available online, as well as through Sprint Stores, Business Sales, Web Sales and Telesales for $149.99 with a new line or eligible upgrade, two-year contract and $50 mail-in rebate. Specs wise, the ATIV S Neo…
Nokia will start rolling out GDR2-based Amber updates for its existing Lumia smartphones in late August/early September. According to Taiwanese website ePrice, Lumia 920 will be the first to get the latest bells and whistles, which will not only include Microsoft’s update to the Windows Phone 8 platform, but also some of Nokia’s own software,…
T-Mobile has released three new JUMP commercials starring Bill Hader, which are as funny and witty as the first JUMP commercials which debuted in early July. T-Mobile’s JUMP program, which stands for Just Upgrade My Phone, allows customers to trade in their handsets more frequently than before. Customers who enroll in the JUMP program pay…
Nokia is bringing its latest flagship the Lumia 1020 to China on August 15th. The 1020 has been available for $299 on contract in the States on AT&T for a few weeks now. So the word is folks in China will have to shell out 5,990 CNY (about $980) to China Unicom, according to ePrice.…