Rhapsody app arrives for Windows Phone 8 Less than a week after Spotify jumped onto Windows Phone 8, Rhapsody is doing the same. Seattle-based Rhapsody just debuted… Read More
Windows Phone 7.8 update: Users reporting Live Tile glitch At long last, Microsoft has started rolling out its Windows Phone 7.8 update for users of older Windows Phones, giving… Read More
Windows Phone 8 gets Spotify, still waiting on Pandora Spotify, the popular streaming music service, was released this morning for Windows Phone 8, adding an important music app to… Read More
Microsoft’s U.S. smartphone market share slips below 3% Where’s Windows Phone? Despite a push to get its mobile platform into the hands of more consumers, Microsoft’s share of… Read More
17-BIT’s new ‘Skulls of the Shogun’ bridges Windows 8, Windows Phone, Xbox 360 More than three years in the making, the new Skulls of the Shogun video game from Seattle-based indie game developer… Read More
Report: Nokia bringing 41MP camera to Windows Phone Nokia will take a new step to differentiate itself with high-end photography on Microsoft’s Windows Phones, according to a new… Read More
The top 10 posts of the week: A Windows Phone app developer tells his story and more It’s been a busy week here at GeekWire. We launched our new annual membership program and unveiled Tableau CEO Christian Chabot as… Read More
Why this app maker targeted Windows Phone first, and what happened after that Christopher Ross views the mobile world a little differently than most entrepreneurs. He worked at Microsoft for the better part… Read More
Windows Phone Diary: So long Lumia 920, hello HTC 8X A couple weeks after switching from an iPhone to a Lumia 920 Windows Phone, I was struggling to explain why… Read More
Attention developers: Here’s a chance to have your Windows app appear on primetime TV If you have incredible talent, there are lots of well-known competitions to help showcase your skills. American Idol, Top Chef… Read More
The Decision: Why I picked the Samsung S3 over iPhone and Windows I am a little disappointed the GeekWire team did not set up a live televised special for my smartphone announcement… Read More
Microsoft vs. Google: Closer look at Windows Phone’s ‘subpar’ YouTube experience Casual users of YouTube on Windows Phone probably won’t notice a big difference from the YouTube app on iPhone. They… Read More
Skype updates Windows Phone app, temporarily nixes People Hub integration Microsoft’s Skype Division is temporarily removing integration with Windows Phone’s People Hub in the latest update to its app for… Read More
Windows Phone fans petition Square, Instagram, Google for apps Are you using Windows Phone but missing a favorite app? Maybe an online petition will do the trick. That’s the… Read More
Farewell, iPhone: A new year, with my new Windows Phone If my old iPhone 4S is a mid-sized sedan, the device I’ve been using for the past day is more… Read More
Windows Phone adds 75,000 apps and games in 2012 Microsoft’s Windows Phone more than doubled the size of its app catalog in 2012, adding more than 75,000 new apps… Read More
Mark Cuban: Nokia’s Windows Phone ‘crushes’ iPhone 5 High-profile investor and entrepreneur Mark Cuban gave Microsoft and Nokia a nice little holiday gift in the form of a… Read More
iPhone dominates in the U.S. this holiday with 53% share: Windows Phone inches up I’m not the only one spending some of my holiday shopping time picking up the new iPhone. A study out… Read More
Help from abroad: Microsoft teaming with China Unicom to boost Windows Phone sales The Windows Phone is getting a little help from abroad. The China Daily reports today that China Unicom, the world’s third-largest… Read More
Windows Phone on a budget: Nokia unveils Lumia 620 Nokia unveiled its third Windows Phone 8 today, the cheapest model yet. Joining the Lumia 920 and 820, the Lumia… Read More
IDC cuts Windows Phone forecast, now sees Microsoft in third place in 2016 Long-term forecasting in the technology industry isn’t easy, as we’ve documented in the past, and it’s especially difficult in a… Read More
Comments of the Week: Oprah ‘loves’ the Surface; Hastings’ Microsoft analysis; and more The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “[Microsoft has] many great assets and many great challenges.… Read More
Sorry Microsoft, but my mom isn’t buying Windows Phone I spent yesterday afternoon immersed in a modern-day holiday tradition — helping my parents shop for their first smartphones. Three… Read More
Microsoft marketing wizards tap Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf to tout new Windows Phones OK, this may be entering an entirely new realm of geekdom. The marketing wizards at Microsoft have struck a deal… Read More
Smartphone score: Android sells 122M, iPhone 24M, Windows Phone 4M Mobile phone makers sold more than 4 million Windows Phones in the third quarter, up from 1.7 million in the… Read More
Report: Yep, Microsoft is testing its own smartphone Microsoft is testing its own smartphone design, preparing for the possibility of developing its own device, but the company hasn’t… Read More
Why Microsoft is building one of North America’s largest tents on its campus Earlier this week, Microsoft fenced off a large swath of the original ballfields at its Redmond headquarters. Construction crews covered… Read More
Nokia CEO: A Microsoft device could boost Windows Phone ecosystem overall Microsoft is poised to release its first Surface tablet, so of course, speculation in the tech industry is turning once… Read More
HTC profits getting battered by Apple and Samsung Mobile phone maker HTC is attempting a comeback with its HTC One lineup of Android phones, and some eye-catching Windows… Read More
HTC aims for ‘iconic’ Windows Phones with 8X and 8S HTC this morning unveiled two new Windows Phones, the HTC 8S and 8X, that look as if they were actually… Read More
