Mango shows Microsoft still has the taste for smartphone success

The only worry is that Microsoft has delivered this lovely Windows operating system a little too late.

Microsoft to Follow Apple's Example for App Store

Metro apps for Windows 8 will be available only through Microsoft's own store, the company said at its BUILD Windows conference last week.

Echoing Apple, Microsoft bans Flash from Metro IE10 in Windows 8

Microsoft will not support browser plug-ins, including Adobe's Flash, in one of the two versions of Internet Explorer to be bundled with Windows 8, a company executive said today.

Nokia Developer Site Hacked

Smartphone maker Nokia, which is on the verge of porting its entire U.S. product line to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform, suffered an embarrassing security breach over the weekend that exposed personal information belonging to members of its development community.

RIM on the Edge: Without Innovation, BlackBerry Will Soon Be Irrelevant

Last week was an eventful one in the smartphone world: Google purchased Motorola Mobility, HP dropped WebOS, and--oh yeah!--Research in Motion announced the availability of its latest BlackBerry smartphones, all running the new BlackBerry 7 OS.

Microsoft To Reveal Windows 8 Details

Microsoft plans to disclose new details about the architecture and capabilities of its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system in the coming weeks to prepare developers and users for what it calls the most significant overhaul of its OS since it released Windows 95 -- which introduced the Task Bar, Start menu, and other iconic features -- more than 15 years ago. 

Amazon Wins Right To Call Application Store "App Store"

Back in March, Amazon launched its own version of the Android app store. Dubbed Amazon Appstore, the company's launch celebrations were cut short a week later when Apple filed a lawsuit against the company. Apple had already filed for a trademark on the term 'App Store' earlier in the year and though that application was being contested by Microsoft (Redmond says it's too generic a term to trademark), the Cupertino-based iPhone maker didn't want Amazon using the 'App Store' term. Apple said at the time that attempts to contact Apple regarding its use of the term did not result in a "substantive response." Perhaps Amazon was right not to respond to Apple, though, as this week a judge ruled in the etailer's favor.

Microsoft Earns More from Android than Windows Phone 7

It turns out that a lot of people haven't been paying attention. Over the weekend, a story about how Microsoft is earning more from HTC's Android devices than from its own Windows Phone 7 sales spread all across the web, with surprised reactions everywhere. Anyone who has been paying attention to Microsoft's recent patent trolling regarding Android could've seen this coming.

The Windows Phone will get the software equivalent of a pinkie ring Tuesday, when Microsoft shows new features at an event in New York. The new features will be coming to Windows Phone 7 operating system in an update called Mango.

10 Thing Microsoft Must do Now to Save Windows Phone

Windows Phone 7 is having an exceptionally hard time catching on in the marketplace. Not only is its market share far behind that of Android and iOS, but Microsoft has yet to prove that it can rebuild its ailing mobile division, which continues to appear slow to adapt to the changing demands of today’s consumers and enterprise customers.

Verizon's first Windows Phone: the HTC Trophy

Verizon Wireless's first Windows Phone 7 smartphone, the HTC Trophy, will go on sale online May 26 for $149.99, after rebate.

Windows Phone At Bottom Of Global Smartphone Rankings

Google's Android and Apple's iOS continue to dominate the smartphone space, says Gartner, as competitors Symbian, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone jockey for the leftovers. 

Skype: Three Ways Microsoft Can Blow It

Microsoft's stunning $8.5 billion offer for Skype has the industry talking.

This Has Been a Bad Week for WP7

It wasn’t a great week to be a Windows Phone 7 user.

Microsoft Upstages RIM at BlackBerry World

I don't know whose idea it was to bring Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to Research In Motion's big BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, but I'd be looking for a new job if I were him or her.

Android Passes iPhone as most desirable phone

Android has been outselling the iPhone recently but Apple’s iPhone was still the most desired smartphone in the U.S., according to the Nielsen Co.

Microsoft Reveals Details of Windows Phone 'MANGO'

Joe Belfiore, head of Windows Phone Program Management, said at the MIX11 developer conference on Wednesday that Microsoft is working to create a platform that will help them sell more applications to more engaged users, with new features to enable better applications.

Android Wins is Smartphone Surge

Smartphone shipments were up 71 percent in 2010 from the previous year, says a new tally, which estimates 302 million smartphones shipped last year.