Microsoft has a hit with low end phone

While software giant Microsoft has been touting its software at the top end of smartphone land, it is actually Steve Ballmers' considerable bottom end where the money is likely to be made.

Amazon smartphone rumours re-emerge

Rumours that online bookseller Amazon might be developing its own smartphone gathered momentum after it announced that it had hired a a 20-year Microsoft veteran who most recently worked in its Windows Phone unit.

Windows Phone grows at the expense of BlackBerry and Symbian

In the smartphone world, the Windows Phone operating system has traditionally been in third place in many countries.
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Apple iPhones are easy to hack

For years, Mac lovers could smugly poke fun at Windows users and their disease ridden PCs. Apple was much safer they claimed, and they were right. However, Apple gear wasn't safer because it was designed to be safer, it just wasn't as popular and hackers couldn't be bothered coming up with exploits for a platform used by a handful of enthusiasts.

Report: Redmond wants a Microsoft-branded smartphone

Microsoft is reportedly testing an indigenously designed Windows 8 smartphone with a number of Asian hardware suppliers.

Nokia reveals Lumia 510, a basic smartphone

The latest entry in Nokia's brand-redifining Lumia brand has been introduced.

Microsoft backpedals on mobile Office

Microsoft is rejecting statements made by one of its own employees.

HTC's 8X Windows Phone price reportedly leaked

HTC's latest and greatest Windows Phone device could carry an unsubsidized price of around $560.

Windows Phone 8 will officially launch 10/29

The next iteration of Microsoft's mobile operating system has been granted an official release date.

Microsoft Surface-branded smartphone rumors surface

It's believed that Microsoft will launch its own branded smartphone in the early part of 2013.

Nokia launches music streaming service

Nokia Music has just gone live in the US.

Verizon to offer Windows 8 Phones this year

Verizon is fully in support of Microsoft's new mobile operating system.

25 years later, a new Microsoft logo

For a significant amount of its customer base, Microsoft is unveiling a new logo for the first time in their lifetime.

Windows Phone apps go live again

Microsoft has turned the proverbial faucet back on for its mobile app storefront.

New Windows Phone apps go dark, Microsoft scrambles

Microsoft has stopped publishing new apps to the Windows Phone Marketplace due to crippling issues with the platform's digital certificate system.

Box turns to Windows Phone

Second-fiddle cloud platform Box has launched a new app for Windows Phone.

Nokia Lumia 900 goes down to $50

Even at $100, Nokia is having trouble moving its Lumia 900 phone.

Nokia Lumia 900 phone goes pink

Nokia's Lumia 900 smartphone is now targeting a different segment.

Nokia Windows Phones receiving Tango update

The newest version of Windows Phone, known as "Tango," is rolling out to Nokia's Lumia-branded phones.

Microsoft will not make its own Windows Phone

Microsoft has confirmed that it is not working on a Microsoft-branded smartphone.