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Launch of Kik on WP7 Causes Spike in Users on iOS and Android

August 30, 2011 No Comments

Kik’s release on Windows Phone 7 was an exciting time for users. It marked the first reliable messaging service to be available for the platform. It also caused something very unexpected to happen. It caused an increase in Kik registrations from iOS and Android. The chart above clearly demonstrates how the increase in users on the […]

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Ever Wondered How Rovio Creates an Angry Birds Level?

August 24, 2011 2 Comments

Angry Birds has become a must have on mobile platforms these days. People just can’t seem to resist knocking around those green pigs using different birds, ehich is why Rovio is constantly updating the game to include new content and keep players interested. Some levels of Angry Bird seem so complex that you have to […]

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Windows Phone to Benefit From Google’s Purchase of Motorola (MS and Nokia Stocks Rising From News)

August 15, 2011 No Comments

Google finally makes a move to try and protect the manufacturers the create devices using their Android OS. With the pending purchase of Motorola for 12.5 Billion dollars they gain a much needed hefty amount of mobile patents. It is unclear though at this point if it will be enough to stop lawsuits by companies claiming […]

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Breaking News: Google Set to Purchase Motorola for $12.5 billion

August 15, 2011 1 Comment

In a move to fight Microsoft and Apple for that matter. Google is set to purchase Motorola Mobility for a whopping $12.5 Billion dollars. This move is clearly to buy up all the great patents Motorola has picked up over the years. It will be interesting how other manufacturers like Samsung and HTC will react […]

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Motorola Receptive to Manufacturing Windows Phones

August 10, 2011 No Comments

Though Motorola is mainly focused on building Android devices, CEO Sanjay Jha has said that he is open to working with Microsoft to make Windows Phone devices. Jha’s interest in Windows Phone does come with stipulations. He is apparently interested if they could get a deal similar to the one Microsoft struck with Nokia. “I […]

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Molly Wood Faces Her First Week in the Windows Phone Challenge (updated)

August 9, 2011 No Comments

Cnet reporter, Molly Wood has accepted and began her Windows Phone Challenge. Brandon Watson challenged Molly Woods to try a Windows Phone 7 device running Mango and see if Windows Phone gives her everything she was looking for in a smartphone but had never found. If she isn’t satisfied with Windows Phone then Brandon Watson will donate […]

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Microsoft and Google Continue to Butt Heads

August 5, 2011 No Comments

Google waged an all out war against Microsoft when David Drummond, Google’s Chief Legal Officer and Senior VP, made claims that Microsoft joined forces with Apple and other companies to purchase patents from Novell in order to work against Google. Microsoft employees fired back at Drummond that Google was in fact asked to join in on […]

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Windows Phone Continues to Dominate in Marketplace Growth

July 28, 2011 1 Comment

We all know that the road to mobile domination victory for Windows Phone will be a long one. They are fighting a constant war against many things like Windows Mobile leaving a bad taste in consumers mouths to Apple and Android market-share dominance. One huge weapon that Microsoft does have in its arsenal against its […]

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Creator of Dilbert Accepts Brandon Watson’s Challenge

July 28, 2011 No Comments

Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert recently vented on his blog about his experiences with smartphones. In a bold move, Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone commented on his blog post with a little challenge. He challenged Scott Adams to try a Windows Phone 7 device running Mango and see if Windows […]

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ITC judgment of HTC infringement of Apple patents Help Windows Phone

July 19, 2011 No Comments

Android has been under fire recently after HTC lost its battle against Apple as the The US International Trade Commission (ITC) made it’s ruling that HTC infringes on 2 Apple patents via Android. We have already seen many companies run to Microsoft to make mobile patent deals but we might see companies start to choose […]

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AT&T HTC TITAN Now Available!

The HTC TITAN , the largest of the Windows Phones is now available. AT&T’s newest addition to the Windows...

Leaked: Images of Nokia Lumia 601? (EDoF Camera?)

Is this Nokia’s newest Windows Phone? pocketnow has just uncovered these leaked images of what appears to be the...