Today at its Windows Phone Summit, Microsoft showed off its vision for the future of its mobile platform with a glimpse of IE 10, a shared core with Windows 8, NFC technologies, and more.

Windows Phone 8 is on the way. The handsets have been introduced, the networks are lining up the deals... yet Microsoft's new mobile operating system has still not stepped out of the shadows.

No, for real this time.” That’s what I thought when I started hearing about Windows Phone 8 a few months ago. Just like Windows Phone 7, it represents yet another clean break for Microsoft’s ...

I have wondered about Microsoft's precarious balancing act between Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Initially, long before Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 8, I actually thought that Windows 8 would ...

The latest version of Windows Phone, version number 8.1, brings a slew of new features to Microsoft's smartphone operating system. We get home screen wallpapers, an extra column of live tiles ...

She holds an MA with Distinction from the University of Warwick in the UK. Windows Phone 8 makes significant changes while remaining true to its core. It's sharp, colorful, clean, and simple ...

Windows Phone 8 added even more Live Tile colors to choose from. It wasn’t until last year with Windows Phone 8.1 that users could choose a background, and that background only showed up inside ...

When Microsoft introduced Windows Phone 7, users had to work with the company’s Zune software to sync their media files. These days, however, the Zune software is discontinued (though it’s ...

David was keen to point out that it’s no more a problem of Windows Phone 8 than any other mobile OS. Only in the last few months has the project reached the level where they are confident they ...

Windows Phone 8.1 is the follow up to Windows Phone 8, which rolled out to devices rather quickly. Despite it’s strengths, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 platform is not without its flaws.

Let’s be clear about something: Windows Phone 7 was simply a warm up act for Windows Phone 8. It was the start of something big and different for Microsoft, a way for them to take a distinctive ...

A major update to Windows Phone introduced in late 2012. Windows Phone 8 replaced the Windows CE operating system with a version of the Windows 8 OS. Although Windows Phones were very innovative ...