Microsoft is planning to improve Windows Phone backup, migrate and restore functionality in the next version of Windows Phone. The software giant is currently hiring system engineers to help create the new backup system, according … read more
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Windows Phone Marketplace reaches 50,000 apps
27th Dec 11 5:11 pm with 81 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace has now reached 50,000 applications. The Marketplace has grown by 10,000 applications in just over a month. Microsoft previously reached 40,000 apps in mid-November and jumped up to 45,000 apps earlier … read more
Microsoft Research releases new Face Swap Windows Phone app
20th Dec 11 5:30 pm with 10 CommentsMicrosoft’s Research unit released a new Windows Phone app on Monday. The Face Swap application does what it says on the tin. Windows Phone users can simply take pictures of themselves and others and swap … read more
Nokia announces CES press conference, hints at Lumia plans
19th Dec 11 10:08 pm with 23 CommentsNokia announced its plans on Monday to hold a CES 2012 press conference in January. The Finnish handset maker is planning to announce the latest and greatest U.S. devices at a press conference on the … read more
T-Mobile Nokia Lumia 710 launching on January 11 for $49
15th Dec 11 11:04 am with 24 CommentsNokia and T-Mobile unveiled the U.S. variant of the Lumia 710 at a press event on Wednesday evening. The Lumia 710 will be made available on January 11 priced at $49 for U.S. T-Mobile customers. … read more
Nokia unveils Batman Dark Knight Rises limited edition Lumia 800
14th Dec 11 1:22 pm with 16 CommentsNokia unveiled a limited edition Lumia 800 on Wednesday. The latest Lumia 800 features a laser-etched Batman logo on the rear of the device. Nokia is producing just 40 of the handsets as part of … read more
Microsoft confirms Windows Phone messaging flaw, promises to protect customers
14th Dec 11 2:04 am with 23 CommentsMicrosoft confirmed the existence of a Windows Phone messaging flaw on Tuesday. WinRumors exclusively revealed on Monday that Windows Phone 7.5 suffers from a flaw that could allow potential attackers to send a malicious SMS … read more
Microsoft releases SkyDrive app for Windows Phone and iPhone
13th Dec 11 5:58 pm with 90 CommentsMicrosoft announced the availability of a new SkyDrive app for Windows Phone and iPhone on Tuesday. The SkyDrive application follows a recent overhaul of Microsoft’s SkyDrive cloud storage service. Microsoft introduced HTML5 upload, improved sharing … read more
Windows Phone SMS attack discovered, reboots device and disables messaging hub
13th Dec 11 1:04 am with 108 CommentsMicrosoft’s range of Windows Phone devices suffer from a denial-of-service attack that allows attackers to disable the messaging functionality on a device. The flaw works simply by sending an SMS to a Windows Phone user. … read more
Ballmer shifts Windows Phone chief to a new Windows 8 related role
12th Dec 11 9:38 pm with 51 CommentsMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer has asked Andy Lees, president of Microsoft’s Windows Phone division, to move to a new role at the company. Lees will continue to report to Ballmer in a new role related … read more