Windows Phone

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows Phone platform is giving Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) a run for its money -- in seven nations. The Windows maker quietly announced this little tidbit earlier this week. Microsoft also revealed that its mobile OS had outsold BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) in 26 different...

With only a couple weeks to go before BlackBerry 10 arrives, Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is doing everything it can to ensure that consumers are excited for its arrival. Unfortunately, a BlackBerry outage should not have been one of them. According to Reuters, BlackBerry users have been...

New data shows that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) dominates the worldwide Windows Phone segment with a 59 percent share of the market. According to The Next Web, HTC leads the United States market with a 36 percent share. This achievement is no small feat. Nokia's nearest competitor is Samsung, the same...

With new features and the promise of a shared core, Windows Phone 8 is Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) latest attempt at dominating the smartphone market. Currently, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) maintain a near duopoly, with only a handful of phones running Windows Phone 7. Microsoft...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is gearing up for a major event on Monday. From acquisitions and tablet talk to Xbox branding and Windows Phone rumors, there are a lot of things that the Windows maker could announce next week. Let's dissect three of them. Nokia Finds a New Owner Next to Apple (NASDAQ:...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), the maker of the Windows operating system, is getting a lot of press today after a series of low-resolution images hit the Web, claiming to be from the upcoming Windows Phone 8. In short, the website Nokia Innovation reports that the images (which it received from an...

What does Apple get for working with Verizon, the nation's number-two cellular carrier? Complaints, betrayal, and a lifetime of headaches. At this time last year, you couldn't escape the hype for the iPhone 4's long-awaited debut on Verizon (NYSE: VZ). After all, the iPhone was the world's single-...

When a colleague told me to check out the “top news” on Nokia (NYSE: NOK), I was pleasantly surprised by his urgency “The company must be making a move,” I thought. “A new product…maybe a new service… Whatever it is, I'm sure it's better than everything else Nokia has done this year.” Sadly, I...