After a long stretch of disappointments, shipments of Windows Phone-based devices significantly increased in Q4’11, mostly due to Nokia’s aggressive push into the space with its Lumia line of smartphones.
With Windows 8 and a new Metro-style app, Microsoft’s SkyDrive service will evolve from a basic file storage solution into an integrated data and device cloud targeted at all Windows users.
Many details regarding Windows on ARM, or WOA, are yet to be disclosed, but Microsoft continues to disseminate a plethora of information via its Building Windows 8 blog.
Startup accelerator TechStars and the Microsoft BizSpark Team have joined forces to offer startups up to $60,000 in Cloud Services on Windows Azure.
Student teams from Croatia, Ecuador, Jordan and the U.S. to receive funding and other support services in an effort to create world-changing businesses and nonprofit organizations.
According to the iSuppli Mobile & Wireless Communications Service at information and analyst firm IHS, Windows Phone market share will surpass iOS in a few years, due mostly to Nokia’s support of the mobile OS.
Despite struggling economies worldwide, brisk holiday sales and strong demand push Microsoft’s revenues 5% higher than the same period last year.
With Windows 8, Microsoft aims to eliminate long, tedious OS reinstallations with new Reset and Refresh features that can apparently repair a system in minutes.
With just one day to go, a vulnerability in the .NET Framework has forced Microsoft to release its first out-of-band update of 2011.
A former General Manager on Microsoft’s Windows Phone team blames the company’s approach to the mobile market for Windows Phone’s disappointing sales.
