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ITC Rules Motorola Infringed Upon Microsoft Patents – RedOrbit
05/20/2012
RedOrbitITC Rules Motorola Infringed Upon Microsoft PatentsRedOrbitAccording to Diane Bartz of Reuters, Microsoft first filed the complaint with the ITC in October 2010, accusing the Illinois-based telecommunications company of infringing upon nine patents for Windows Mobile and Windows Phone.Microsoft Gains ITC Victory Via Motorola Android Import Ban, Motorola to …PhoneNews.comUS says will bar some Motorola Mobility phonesReutersall 114 news articles »

App Week: Facebook revamped, new 'Instagram of Video' outed – T3
05/19/2012
T3App Week: Facebook revamped, new 'Instagram of Video' outedT3We've also got reviews of 500px for iPad and Hot UK Deals for Windows Phone The battle to create the de fact app for sharing video took a new twist this week with the launch of the UK-exclusive Vyclone for iPhone allows users to connect with other and …and more »

Samsung unveils Windows phone, Omnia M – Hindustan Times
05/14/2012
Hindustan TimesSamsung unveils Windows phone, Omnia MHindustan TimesWhile the buzz around Galaxy S III is yet to subside, Samsung has released Omnia M, its next Windows Phone handset. Powered by 1GHz single-core processor, the Omnia M comes with a 5-megapixel rear-mounted camera, 4-inch Super AMOLED, 4GB of internal …Now 1.9 million Windows Phone Facebook users, around 12 million devices in the …WMPoweruser.comSamsung unveils Omnia M Windows PhonePC AdvisorSamsung Omnia M: New Windows PhoneDigitalVersusPluggedIn -Digit -Hardware.Infoall 18 news articles »

Only Way For Windows Phone Is Up Now, Say Analysts – Mobile bloom News
05/19/2012
Only Way For Windows Phone Is Up Now, Say AnalystsMobile bloom NewsTaking into account the first three months of 2012, according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech which employs panels of users for analysis, market share for the Windows Phone platform has risen from 2% in nine countries to 3-4 % in Britain, US, …

Microsoft plots to bring Android apps to Windows Phone – Fiercemobilecontent
05/18/2012
Microsoft plots to bring Android apps to Windows PhoneFiercemobilecontentMicrosoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has applied to patent technology that enables users to migrate applications from rival operating systems like Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android and Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS to its Windows Phone platform.

Windows Phone marketshare has reportedly overtaken the iPhone in China – Ubergizmo
05/18/2012
UbergizmoWindows Phone marketshare has reportedly overtaken the iPhone in ChinaUbergizmoMicrosoft is one of them and they have since launched their Windows Phone platform, along with the accompanying hardware, back in March. Given that Windows Phone does not have that big a marketshare that iOS and Android has in the US market, …

Windows Phone Defeats the iPhone in China and Russia – Zunited
05/18/2012
Windows Phone Defeats the iPhone in China and RussiaZunitedBy Cristian Reyes Microsoft has taken the spot ahead of the iPhone just two month after the Windows Phone Launch in China. HTC, ZTE and Nokia have all made their Windows Phone presence felt at the expense of Apple's own iPhone. Michel van der Bel, …

Keeping Steve Jobs alive with iPhone 5 – MarketWatch
05/18/2012
Keeping Steve Jobs alive with iPhone 5MarketWatch(US:NOK) Windows phone is outselling the iPhone. This to me sounds unlikely, but cannot be helping the stock price. Making the iPhone 5 “Steve's last phone” will surely create a huge seller, despite the fact that the screen will be too small for the …

Windows phones outsell iPhone during Q1 in China and Russia – HEXUS
05/18/2012
HEXUSWindows phones outsell iPhone during Q1 in China and RussiaHEXUSby Mark Tyson on 18 May 2012, 12:21 Microsoft's Windows Phones are outselling iPhones in the Chinese and Russian markets. Though Windows Phone was only launched in China 2 months ago it has surged to 7 per cent market share compared to 6 per cent for …

Marketplace Can Only Be Accessed By Windows Phone 7.5 Devices Soon – Social Barrel
05/19/2012
Marketplace Can Only Be Accessed By Windows Phone 7.5 Devices SoonSocial BarrelMicrosoft is reminding everyone that in the near future, only devices updated to Windows Phone 7.5 Mango and above will be able to use the Windows Phone Marketplace. The notice was given by Microsoft through its Windows Phone blog in which Microsoft's …

Smartphones Reignite the OS Wars – OS News
05/19/2012
Smartphones Reignite the OS WarsOS NewsIn response, in February 2011 Microsoft inked a deal with Nokia, which agreed to replace its popular Symbian OS with Windows Phone. The duo debuted their first Windows Phone 7 devices in 2011. Analysts were generally positive about the products.

Windows Phone App of the Week: Take Your Pinterest with You With Pinspiration – Chip Chick
05/19/2012
Windows Phone App of the Week: Take Your Pinterest with You With PinspirationChip ChickPinspiration is as close as Windows Phone users are getting for now to an official Pinterest app, which is currently an exclusive for iOS. Regardless of whether or not you have a Pinterest account, you can use Pinspiration to browse and share pins, …

Microsoft patents tech to bring Android apps to Windows Phone – Android Apps Appolicious
05/19/2012
Microsoft patents tech to bring Android apps to Windows PhoneAndroid Apps AppoliciousThen, Microsoft's tech would search through the Windows Phone app store, find the apps' Windows equivalent, and make them available to purchase. It seems likely that in places where the app didn't have a direct, official Windows version, …

Nokia: Windows Phone Success In China Should Not Be Ignored – Seeking Alpha
05/18/2012
Nokia: Windows Phone Success In China Should Not Be IgnoredSeeking AlphaMichel van der Bel, COO of the Greater China Region for Microsoft (MSFT) recently announced that Windows phones reached a market share of 7% in the country where Apple's (AAPL) iPhone only enjoys a market share of 6%. Considering that Nokia's Lumia was …

Windows Phone beating out iPhone in China
05/19/2012
Afterdawn.comWindows Phone beating out iPhone in ChinaAfterdawn.comAccording to Microsoft themselves, Windows Phone has just surpassed the iPhone in the world's largest market. The software giant says the mobile operating system has taken 7 percent market share in the nation, beating out Apple's popular device at 6 …

Nokia TV app now available for Lumia Windows Phones – The Verge
05/17/2012
Nokia TV app now available for Lumia Windows PhonesThe VergeThe application, available exclusively on Lumia Windows Phones, provides access to several TV catch-up services in the region. Although the service is designed for viewers in Finland, it's possible to install the app using a Windows Phone Marketplace …

AT&T thinks Windows 8 will be released at the end of the year, will boost … – WinBeta
05/18/2012
WinBetaAT&T thinks Windows 8 will be released at the end of the year, will boost …WinBetaby Ron on May 18, 2012 – 02:51pm During the JP Morgan technology conference today, AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega spoke about the Nokia Lumia 900 and how the launch of the Windows Phone powered smartphone has exceeded expectations and momentum will build …AT&T's de la Vega: We want to minimize phone subsidiesFierceWirelessDe la Vega Talks Shared Data, SubsidiesWireless Weekall 8 news articles »

No Longer Negative On Nokia – Seeking Alpha
05/18/2012
No Longer Negative On NokiaSeeking AlphaBefore the last Nokia (NOK) earnings report, I wrote I was turning negative on Nokia because the fast implosion of Symbian could not possibly be compensated by the rise of the Microsoft (MSFT) Windows Phone-based Lumia smart phones.

GEICO Mobile Cycle offers convenience to buy a policy from your smartphone – EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
05/19/2012
AutochannelGEICO Mobile Cycle offers convenience to buy a policy from your smartphoneEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)GEICO Mobile Cycle, a new mobile web app can run on any smartphone device with a browser, but has been optimized for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7 platforms. “GEICO Mobile Cycle adds the convenience of purchasing cycle insurance on your …GEICO Launches Mobile Quoting for Motorcycle InsuranceInsurance & TechnologyGEICO launches new mobile applicationInsurance Business Reviewall 16 news articles »

Samsung Focus 2 for AT&T review – Mobile Burn
05/18/2012
Mobile BurnSamsung Focus 2 for AT&T reviewMobile BurnLike every other Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone, the Samsung Focus 2 features the Internet Explorer 9 Mobile browser. The browser is fast – impressively so – and it is smooth when zooming and scrolling. It has good support for HTML5 video, but, …

GEICO Launches Mobile Quoting for Motorcycle Insurance – Insurance & Technology
05/18/2012
AutochannelGEICO Launches Mobile Quoting for Motorcycle InsuranceInsurance & TechnologyOptimized for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 7, policies can be purchased through a mobile web site. By Nathan Golia Washington, DC-based GEICO has launched a mobile-optimized site through which motorcycle and ATV owners can purchase policies.GEICO Mobile Cycle offers convenience to buy a policy from your smartphoneEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)GEICO launches new mobile applicationInsurance Business Reviewall 16 news articles »

Weekend Tech Scan: KING 5 TV gets useful new mobile app – Crosscut
05/19/2012
CrosscutWeekend Tech Scan: KING 5 TV gets useful new mobile appCrosscutI tested apps from all four Seattle commercial stations with major local news operations on my own mobile arsenal: the new-generation iPad, a 3Gs iPhone, an Android Droid Bionic, and a Windows Phone Lumia 900. All the tests were conducted on a fast …

Now 1.9 million Windows Phone Facebook users, around 12 million devices in the …
05/15/2012
Hindustan TimesNow 1.9 million Windows Phone Facebook users, around 12 million devices in the …WMPoweruser.comThe number of monthly active users of the native Windows Phone Facebook integration has taken another tick up, crossing 1.9 million users today. It took 20 days since 1.8 million, slightly faster than the 21 day average but slower than the 15 days it …Samsung unveils Windows phone, Omnia MHindustan TimesSamsung unveils Omnia M Windows PhonePC AdvisorSamsung Omnia M: New Windows PhoneDigitalVersusPluggedIn -Digit -Hardware.Infoall 18 news articles »

Samsung Focus 2 review: Great value Windows Phone – CNET
05/18/2012
ZDNet (blog)Samsung Focus 2 review: Great value Windows PhoneCNETAT&T's Samsung Focus 2 is the carrier and phone-maker's LTE answer to T-Mobile's Nokia Lumia 710. by Jessica Dolcourt May 18, 2012 3:09 PM PDT Follow @jdolcourt The way I see it, there are three major draws to AT&T's Samsung Focus 2, a Windows phone …Another ZDNet Great Debate lost, still not giving up on Windows PhoneZDNet (blog)Windows Phone reaches for the bottomBetaNewsNokia: Windows Phone Success In China Should Not Be IgnoredSeeking AlphaGeek -ITProPortal -InformationWeekall 158 news articles »

Battle of the Betas: Windows 8 vs. OS X Mountain Lion – Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows
05/19/2012
Battle of the Betas: Windows 8 vs. OS X Mountain LionPaul Thurrott’s SuperSite for WindowsThese include a ton of software development research related to Windows 8, Windows Phone, and Apple's iOS, but also some general competitive analysis comparing Windows 8 with only real desktop alternative, OS X. The next version of this system, …

Summoner Call : trading card game for Windows Phone – BestWP7Games (blog)
05/18/2012
Summoner Call : trading card game for Windows PhoneBestWP7Games (blog)by Saijo George on May 18, 2012 Summoner Call is a new trading card game for Windows Phone much like Astral Battles. Press release for the game below Are you ready for the final battle to defend your reign? In an ancient era, the most feared fighter …and more »

Data problems for our smartphone news apps – The Guardian
05/18/2012
Macleans.caData problems for our smartphone news appsThe GuardianIf you're a regular user of our Android, iPhone or Windows Phone 7 news apps you may have had trouble accessing content between 18.30 and 01.30 BST last night (Thursday 17 May – Friday 18 May). First off, I'd like to apologise about this – especially …How technology can help you in managing financial expensesEconomic Times5 apps to help you save moneyDigit'Mobile Spy' app may be open to, yep, spyingmsnbc.comCMSWire -iSource -Rediffall 202 news articles »

Tube Map review [Windows Phone] – Know Your Mobile
05/18/2012
Tube Map review [Windows Phone]Know Your MobileThat's where Tube Map from mxData saves the day, a free app on Windows Phone and just about every other platform going that is designed to get you from one location to another, as quickly as possible. When you open the app, you are presented with a …and more »

This week at Microsoft: Windows Phone, Bing, and NUads – The Next Web (blog)
05/18/2012
The Next Web (blog)This week at Microsoft: Windows Phone, Bing, and NUadsThe Next Web (blog)Windows Phone has picked up a fair 7% of the Chinese market. Android continues to dominate the market, but Microsoft has snagged a toehold. Apple's iPhone has about 6% of the same market, but as it isn't officially for sale in the country, …Microsoft Garage finds other uses for KinectHindu Business LineMicrosoft India employees display innovative skillsTwoCircles.netMicrosoft's hi-tech 'Kinectacles' to help the blind navigate betterTimes of IndiaBusiness Standard -Gamenguideall 56 news articles »

Review: Belkin In Car Tunecast 6 Universal FM Transmitter – All About Symbian
05/18/2012
All About SymbianReview: Belkin In Car Tunecast 6 Universal FM TransmitterAll About SymbianFrustrated that a lot of the Symbian and Windows phones I wanted to try day to day didn't have a built-in FM transmitter (I'll explain why that's important to me below), I opted to grab the Belkin In Car Tunecast 6 Universal FM Transmitter and try it …

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Claims that Windows Phone Beats Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL … – eStocksDaily
05/18/2012
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Claims that Windows Phone Beats Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL …eStocksDailyMaking its first appearance among Chinese clients just two months earlier, Windows Phone has previously grabbed a market share of 7%, in accordance with Microsoft. That's a bit greater than the 6% share held by Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s iPhone.and more »

Windows Phone edging out iPhone in China, says Microsoft – CNET
05/18/2012
GeekWindows Phone edging out iPhone in China, says MicrosoftCNETWindows Phone has inched past the iPhone at ekeing out market share in the lucrative Chinese market. by Lance Whitney May 18, 2012 6:49 AM PDT Follow @lancewhit Windows Phone is making a dent in China after only two months. Is Windows Phone starting to …Windows Phone reaches for the bottomBetaNewsWindows Phone finally gaining tractionGeekWindows Phone shows signs of lifeBGRUbergizmo -HEXUSall 42 news articles »

TAT Collaborates with Nokia Thailand to Launch Mobile Application on Windows Phone – Pattaya Mail
05/18/2012
TAT Collaborates with Nokia Thailand to Launch Mobile Application on Windows PhonePattaya MailThe conference introduced 'The New Amazing Thailand' mobile application and a new game 'Thailand Racing by Smile Land' for Nokia smartphones that run the Windows Phone operating system, following its success on other mobile platforms.and more »

The Register is rocking on Windows Phone 7 – Register
05/18/2012
The Register is rocking on Windows Phone 7RegisterAnd it's completely free. Before you ask, yes. We did listen to you – this one comes fully primed for comments. So you can read and write opinion to your heart's content. So, if you're rolling with Windows Phone 7, you can get rocking with El Reg.

Microsoft's shifting priorities: It's about time – ZDNet (blog)
05/18/2012
PDF DevicesMicrosoft's shifting priorities: It's about timeZDNet (blog)I've asked a few illustrious members of the worldwide Microsoft community to share their insights via guest posts on a variety of topics — from Windows Phone, to Hyper-V. Today's entry is all about Microsoft's increasing consumer focus and is authored …Windows 8 tablet PC makers: We can't compete with the iPad's priceExtremeTechWhat I Use: May 2012Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windowsall 29 news articles »

Microsoft reminds users to update to Windows Phone 7.5 before it's too late – Ubergizmo
05/18/2012
UbergizmoMicrosoft reminds users to update to Windows Phone 7.5 before it's too lateUbergizmoBy Gene Ryan Briones on 05/18/2012 00:05 PDT Today, Microsoft is reminding its Windows Phone users to update to Windows Phone 7.5. Microsoft said that users might soon need Windows Phone 7.5 in order to update, download, and buy apps from its …Microsoft developers' conference begins in Thiruvanthapuram tomorrowHindu Business Lineall 4 news articles »

MMDA rolls out traffic app for Windows Phone smartphones – GMA News
05/18/2012
MMDA rolls out traffic app for Windows Phone smartphonesGMA NewsAfter weeks of testing, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority released this week its traffic app for smartphones running Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system. The MMDA for WP app, which runs on Windows Phone 7.5 and higher, was released …and more »

Deal: Tweet It! Free For 48 Hours On Windows Phone Marketplace – everythingWM
05/18/2012
Deal: Tweet It! Free For 48 Hours On Windows Phone MarketplaceeverythingWMFor 48 hours only, one of the fastest and feature rich Twitter applications – Tweet It! – on the Windows Phone is absolutely free! With a current average marketplace rating of 4 out of 5 stars, Tweet It! being offered absolutely free is a bargain you …

What app problem? Microsoft is developing a service to migrate all your … – Unwired View
05/17/2012
What app problem? Microsoft is developing a service to migrate all your …Unwired ViewSo the famous 'app problem' that Windows Phone is confronted with (not enough quality apps, not enough apps in general compared to the 'big two' platforms, iOS and Android) may soon become irrelevant. Or close to that. Microsoft wants to patent an app …