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Windows Phone 8.1 hands-on review

August 4, 2014August 5, 2014 John F 3 Comments Featured, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8

Pocketables reader and active forum member JRDEMASKUS just installed the Windows Phone 8.1 update on his personal device, and wanted

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Deal Alert: Microsoft Store selling Nokia Lumia 520 off-contract for $59

December 11, 2013 Calob Horton 2 Comments Deal, Lumia 520, microsoft, Nokia, Windows Phone 8

If you’re still looking to take advantage of a deal from Microsoft after Monday’s disappointing $99 Dell Venue 8 Pro

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Garmin announces a Bluetooth HUD accessory

July 9, 2013 Andreas Ødegård 6 Comments Android, iPhone, Windows Phone 8

I love accessories, and light up every time someone comes up with something new. Garmin definitely fits that bill today,

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The future is bright for Microsoft

April 30, 2013May 1, 2013 William Devereux 4 Comments Microsoft Surface, Office, Outlook.com, SkyDrive, Windows, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8, Windows RT, Xbox

Over the last few years, Microsoft has worked hard to transform itself from a software giant into a devices and

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New Outlook.com update eases the pain of changing your primary Microsoft account on Windows Phone

April 17, 2013April 29, 2013 William Devereux 0 Comments Outlook.com, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8

Yesterday, the Outlook.com team released a big update for the Outlook.com app on Android. Today, users received not one but three relatively

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How to live the Google lifestyle on Windows Phone

April 15, 2013April 15, 2013 Michael Archambault 7 Comments bing, Featured, Google, Nokia, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8

Maybe you’ve just picked up a Windows Phone, or maybe you’ve been using one since Microsoft launched the mobile operating

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When will the big Xbox Music update finally arrive?

April 12, 2013 William Devereux 3 Comments Windows, Windows 8, Windows Apps, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone Apps, Windows RT, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Music

Six months go, Microsoft finally made the transition from Zune to Xbox Music and Xbox Video. But while the initial version

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WordPress for Windows Phone updated with a feature that should have been there from the beginning

April 11, 2013 William Devereux 0 Comments Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone Apps, WordPress

WordPress released an update for its Windows Phone app today, adding a feature that should have been there from the

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Five features that should be added to SkyDrive

April 5, 2013 William Devereux 1 Comment SkyDrive, Windows, Windows 8, Windows Blue, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8, Windows RT

SkyDrive is a fantastic cloud storage service – I use it very heavily – and it’s getting better all the time.

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Review: Galactic Reign for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8

March 29, 2013April 1, 2013 William Devereux 0 Comments Featured, Games, Windows, Windows 8, Windows Apps, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone Apps, Windows RT

A handful of Xbox LIVE-enabled games on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 have supported cross-platform gameplay in the past

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Microsoft and the context-sensitive search problem

March 28, 2013 William Devereux 4 Comments Windows, Windows 8, Windows Blue, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, Windows RT

Microsoft has a problem, and it’s with context-sensitive search. Or, more accurately, it’s with users not understanding context-sensitive features like

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