BlackBerry and Windows Phone Gaining Second Winds

By Ed Hardy | 2/9/2013

Just as the smartphone market was looking like a two-horse race, Windows Phone and BlackBerry have gotten second winds and are making the market competitive again.

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Google Extends Exchange ActiveSync Support for Gmail

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/31/2013

Google recently announced that it is extending support for Exchange ActiveSync until July 31. This is important for Windows Phone jusers, as it's necessary for accessing some Google service on Windows Phone.

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Nokia Says Windows Phone 7.8 Coming to All Handsets in February

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/30/2013

Nokia announced via blog post that the Windows Phone 7.8 update will begin rolling out to all of its handsets starting today and should reach everyone in the month of February.

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Windows Phone 7.8 Update Arriving on Lumia 900 Next Week

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/25/2013

The long-awaited Windows Phone 7.8 is finally making its debut on its first handset, the Nokia Lumia 900, next week on January 30.

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Nokia Rakes in $585.7 Million in Q4 2012, Only Profitable Quarter on Year

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/24/2013

Nokia has released its most recent financial report, revealing that it earned a profit of $585.7 million in the final quarter of 2012 and shipped 4.4 million Lumia handsets.

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Verizon's Samsung ATIV Odyssey Priced and Given a Release Date

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/23/2013

Samsung's Verizon-exclusive Windows Phone 8 handset, the ATIV Odyssey, has just been given an official release date and price.

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Inside Source Claims Nokia PureView Windows Phone On the Way

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/23/2013

According to an inside source, Nokia has a true PureView Windows Phone 8 device planned for later this year, codenamed "EOS".

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Asus Exec Says a Windows Phone Could Be in the Works

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/17/2013

An executive from Asus recently told the Wall Street Journal that the company is currently in talks with Microsoft to license Windows Phone 8. This could lead to a PadFone running this operating system.

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CES 2013: Windows Phone 8 Coming to Sprint This Summer

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/8/2013

Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform will finally be making its way to Sprint, the last of the four major US carriers, come this summer.

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CES 2013: Samsung Gives Windows Phone 8 ATIV Odyssey Official Reveal at CES

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/7/2013

Samsung finally provided us with hard-and-fast specs at CES today for its upcoming Windows Phone 8 device, the ATIV Odyssey, which will launch "in the coming weeks."

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Nokia Waiting on Microsoft to Give Go-Ahead on Windows Phone 7.8

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/6/2013

Nokia claims that it has the Windows Phone 7.8 update ready to be rolled out to its handsets at a moment's notice...it just needs the OK from Microsoft first.

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Portico Update Hitting T-Mobile HTC 8X Phones in the US

By Grant Hatchimonji | 12/21/2012

The first Windows Phone 8 update, codenamed "Portico," is now available as an OTA download in the US on the T-Mobile version of the HTC 8X.

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