Developers are mostly thrilled with the chance to make money with Windows 8...
Arkadium, a maker and publisher of more than 300 casual games on the web, isn’t usually an early adopter of new platforms. But the New York-based company made a huge bet on Windows 8 back in November,...
View ArticleDevelopers wary about investing in Windows Phone 8 games
Microsoft promised that awesome games will run on Windows Phone 8 smartphones, and it will be interesting to see more and more titles with eye-popping 3D graphics that you normally see only on PCs or...
View ArticlePandora finally hits Windows Phone in early 2013
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Good news, streaming music fans. Pandora is finally making its way to Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. The Pandora app will land early...
View ArticleFirst Windows Phone 8 handsets land in stores ‘this weekend’
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced today that the first smartphones running the new Windows Phone 8 OS will begin hitting...
View Article9 unexpectedly cool features in Windows Phone 8
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft executive Joe Belfiore showed off the company’s latest mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8, in front of a...
View ArticleGameloft doesn’t hesitate to support Windows Phone 8 with 12 optimized games
Batman and space marines now have a home on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 platform for mobile devices. While some developers are a little reluctant about supporting Windows Phone 8, Gameloft is jumping...
View ArticleMicrosoft demos simple cloud-enabling of mobile apps with Azure Mobile Services
Sept. 9 - 10, 2013San Francisco, CAEarly Bird Tickets on SaleLooking to cloud-enable your mobile app? Looks like Microsoft can help make that a lot easier. Microsoft just demoed some very slick new...
View ArticleNow Google is the patent bad boy? FTC staff want to sue Android maker
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Federal Trade Commission staff are recommending the agency file a lawsuit against Google because of its efforts to block U.S. imports of...
View ArticleAs Android hits 75% market share, can anyone tell me why this is not Mac vs...
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale The latest IDC numbers are out, and Android is by far the undisputed heavyweight champion of the smartphone world. If Android was Mike...
View ArticleSorry, Nokia: Microsoft’s already testing its own smartphone
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Microsoft’s smartphone plans are starting to take shape. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company has already begun testing its own...
View ArticleWatch all of Microsoft’s Build 2012 sessions online
Missed Microsoft’s Build conference this year? Now you can watch all of the sessions online at Microsoft’s Channel 9 website. Non-developers should stick to the two keynotes, which offer a glimpse at...
View ArticleBallmer expects Windows Phone sales to ‘ramp quickly’— still aiming for third...
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer is daring to dream when it comes to beleaguered Windows Phone sales. “We’re still relatively small...
View ArticleWindows Phone 8 is a bargain: Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X both $100 on AT&T
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale AT&T has finally announced pricing and availability for the flagship Windows Phone 8 devices, and compared to other smartphones, they...
View ArticleDylan’s Desk: Windows Phone, you’ve let me down for the last time
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View ArticleAndroid cofounder looks back on 5 years of triumph
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale SAN FRANCISCO — Android hit its fifth birthday earlier this week, and for Android cofounder Rich Miner, the past half-decade has been...
View ArticleMicrosoft features Jessica Alba and Gwen Stefani in new Windows Phone 8 ads
Microsoft’s newest Windows Phone 8 ads will start airing tonight, featuring Jessica Alba and Gwen Stefani. The ads are fun and focused on people … which incidentally highlights Windows Phone’s core...
View ArticleSteve Ballmer makes case for total Windows domination
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Steve Ballmer has all his troops lined up, and he’s ready for a massive, multi-pronged attack on the entire tech universe. Consumer services, devices, software, enterprise...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s new Meet Your Match viral videos target iPhone and Android head-on
Microsoft has found new moxie, and its just-announced Meet Your Match YouTube viral video campaigns are taking on competitors Apple and Google. Right now, however, the campaign seems mostly focused on...
View ArticleWindows Phone 8 rebooting issue will get fixed next month — Microsoft stays...
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale The last thing Microsoft needed with Windows Phone 8 was a widespread software issue — so of course that’s exactly what it got. Many...
View ArticleDylan’s Desk: How Microsoft can break the logjam of carrier anti-innovation
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Carrier subsidies are increasingly standing in the way of innovation. “We’re drunk off the subsidy model,” IDC analyst Ramon Llamas told...
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