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Nokia Is Working on “Hybrid” Mobile Devices—Whatever the Hell That Means

Nokia lost its spot as the world’s top phone manufacturer to Samsung last week, but according to an interview with the Financial Times, it’s got a plan to get back on track: Hybrids. The obvious question is, well, just what the hell does that mean? Former Nokia Chairman Jorma Ollila, who spoke with FT, didn’t…

Tech News Kyle Wagner May 3

Microsoft Will Sell Xbox 360 AND Kinect for Only $100 (…With a Contract?)

The convoluted world of cell contracts and cable subscriptions just hit the awesome world of console gaming, and spit out a very exciting baby: an Xbox 360 and Kinect bundle that costs only $100, says the Verge. But there’s a catch. According to The Verge’s unnamed “sources,” the package will include a 4GB 360 and…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 2

The Future of Nook: NFC and Deep Windows Integration

Following Microsoft’s investment in a Nook spin-off and the continued success of Barnes & Noble’s e-reading empire, we can expect to see some serious changes in the future. In fact, William Lynch, who heads up Nook, has already let a few of them slip. Talking to Fortune, Lynch has been explaining how the Microsoft deal…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 2

LG and Windows Phone Are on a Break

LG is putting the breaks on new Windows Phone devices in order to focus most of its energy on Android. It’s quite the shift from just three years ago, when LG made a huge verbal commitment to the platform, promising 26 phones by 2012. But Windows Phone just hasn’t caught on with consumers. LG said…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 30

Microsoft Ponies Up $300 Million Investment in Nook Spinoff

In what some may consider an odd move, Microsoft has just announced that it’s investing $300 million into a “strategic partnership” with Barnes & Noble to develop the future of e-reading. It’s a huge investment—thanks to the fact that Microsoft has paid based on a huge valuation—into a spin-off from a product which, um, basically…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Apr 30

Report: Microsoft Will Have a Spotify Competitor at E3

According to the Verge, Microsoft will have a sneak peak of its new music service—codename Woodstock—at this year’s E3. Early details suggest the browser-based service will let users share tracks and build group playlists. It will also apparently have a “scan and match” component similar to iTunes Match. That feature in iTunes Match finds songs…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Apr 25

Microsoft Is Losing Mobile Subscribers Faster Than It Can Gain Them

When you run the numbers on Microsoft’s mobile platform, it doesn’t look good. Despite the debut of Windows Phone 7 about a year and a half ago, the company is losing mobile users faster than it can add them. For a three month period ending in February, Microsoft nabbed a paltry 3.9 percent of the…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 23

Microsoft’s New SkyDrive Apps Include a Preview for Mac OS X Lion

Microsoft is launching a couple of new SkyDrive apps making the cloud storage service available to more users on more platforms. Starting today, a preview version is available for the desktop, so if you’re running Windows Vista, Windows 7, the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, and even Windows for Mac (OS X Lion), you can access…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 23

Skype For Windows Phone Is Now Official

It was a long time coming, but back in February Skype made it onto Windows Phone… in beta. Now, testing is over, and you can get your hands on the full, official version from the WinPho Marketplace. https://gizmodo.com/skype-for-windows-phone-available-in-beta-5888510 Unlike the beta, which recommended that the app would work best with particular phones, no such caveats…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Apr 23

This Girl Quit Her Job at Microsoft By Singing a Song on YouTube

Set to the tune of Don McLean’s American Pie, Karen Chang sang an epic song announcing her resignation from Microsoft that included quips about making “cells and numbers dance”, “long lines of code” and where she’s going next. Everyone who resigns from their job should be forced to do a song and dance number like…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 22

Kinects Could Get 3D Audio

That swanky surround-sound system might have eight point one channels, but you’ve got to be sitting at their precise focal point to get the full effect. This newly-filed Microsoft patent application will track listeners throughout the room and provide 3D audio regardless of their position. The 3D sound system relies on a “depth camera system”…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Apr 20

Windows Loyalists, Rejoice! You Too Can Now Make Cinemagraphs

Until recently, apps for cinemagraphs—the GIF’s less-active cousin—were only available for iOS, leaving a whole cinemagraph-loving, Windows operating-system using group in the lurch. No longer! Microsoft has just released Cliplets, their own cinemagraph-crafting app, which is completely free and can be downloaded straight from their website. Cliplets allows you to capture a moment in time—blowing…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Apr 20

Current Windows Phones May Not Be Getting Upgraded After All

Earlier this week, a Microsoft spokesman announced that all Windows Phone 7 devices would be getting the upgrade to Windows Phone 8. Today developer evangelist Nino Silva acknowledged that he, uh, misspoke. Apparently he was confusing application compatibility with device upgrades and cleared things up on his blog today. The point I was attempting to…

Tech News Kif Leswing Apr 19

AT&T Stores Are Almost Completely Out of Lumia 900 Stock

Both Nokia and Microsoft need the Lumia 900 to succeed. Windows Phone is struggling. So is the once-top handset maker. But while they and AT&T has been pushing the Lumia 900 hard it looks like the carrier just doesn’t have enough to go around. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-lumia-900-review-this-might-save-windows-phone-5898783 Nokia won’t talk hard Lumia 900 sales numbers until its…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 18

Every Windows Phone Ever Will Get the Windows Phone 8 Upgrade (Updated)

If your phone is running Windows Phone 7, you’ll be able to upgrade to Windows Phone 8 when it comes out. Yes, even if your handset was among the first to market. Hey Android, are you listening? That’s how you do upgrades. Update: The Verge is reporting that the upgrade path might not be quite…

Tech News Kif Leswing Apr 17

European Carriers: Lumia Can’t Compete With iPhone and Android

We like Nokia’s Lumia range. We even like Windows Phone, even if we do wish it would get its shit together. Unlike Europe, which seems to think that Nokia’s latest Windows-based offerings suck ass. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-lumia-900-review-this-might-save-windows-phone-5898783 Reuters reports that European carriers are coming down hard on Nokia’s Lumia range, claiming that they’re completely dissatisfied with the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Apr 17

Windows 8 To Come in Three Editions (You Want The Last One)

Microsoft just announced what its Windows 8 lineup will look like. You’re going to have three options to choose from: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT. But only two of those will be available as upgrades. Windows 8 will be for most people. It runs on both 32 and 64 bit x86 machines—which…

Tech News Mat Honan Apr 16

Dear Windows Phone: Get Your Shit Together

We love Windows Phone. It was a hugely important step forward for how people think about phones. It promised to be a true, thoughtful, original alternative to the iPhone. But it still kinda sucks. It shouldn’t be like this. Nokia’s Lumia 800 and 900 Windows Phones are plum delightful hunks of hardware. And the OS…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Apr 16

Intel Windows 8 Tablets Details: Two Sizes, Atom Guts, and 4G Goodness To Come

At a conference in Beijing earlier today, Intel released some new details on what its Windows 8 tablets will look like when they finally launch either later this year or early next. Turns out there are actually going to be two different lines: a traditional 10-inch model, and an 11-inch hybrid with a physical keyboard.…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Apr 13

Leaked Microsoft Roadmap Shows IE 10 Will Probably Launch Soon

A copy of a Microsoft roadmap has been leaked online, showing what’s in store for some key products, most notably, that an Internet Explorer 10 launch could be imminent. A screenshot of the document was posted on Twitter by Maarten Visser, the CEO of Microsoft cohort Meetroo. The document, dated Dec. 22, 2011, was not…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 12

Nokia Is Working on “Hybrid” Mobile Devices—Whatever the Hell That Means

Microsoft Will Sell Xbox 360 AND Kinect for Only $100 (…With a Contract?)

The Future of Nook: NFC and Deep Windows Integration

LG and Windows Phone Are on a Break

Microsoft Ponies Up $300 Million Investment in Nook Spinoff

Report: Microsoft Will Have a Spotify Competitor at E3

Microsoft Is Losing Mobile Subscribers Faster Than It Can Gain Them

Microsoft’s New SkyDrive Apps Include a Preview for Mac OS X Lion

Skype For Windows Phone Is Now Official

This Girl Quit Her Job at Microsoft By Singing a Song on YouTube

Kinects Could Get 3D Audio

Windows Loyalists, Rejoice! You Too Can Now Make Cinemagraphs

Current Windows Phones May Not Be Getting Upgraded After All

AT&T Stores Are Almost Completely Out of Lumia 900 Stock

Every Windows Phone Ever Will Get the Windows Phone 8 Upgrade (Updated)

European Carriers: Lumia Can’t Compete With iPhone and Android

Windows 8 To Come in Three Editions (You Want The Last One)

Dear Windows Phone: Get Your Shit Together

Intel Windows 8 Tablets Details: Two Sizes, Atom Guts, and 4G Goodness To Come

Leaked Microsoft Roadmap Shows IE 10 Will Probably Launch Soon

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