Things are looking for the Windows Phone 8 operating system. According to The Wall Street Journal, ASUS is the latest manufacturer to be considering making devices powered by Microsoft’s mobile operating system. Benson Lin, corporate vice president of mobile communication products confirmed that ASUS is currently engaged in licensing discussions with Microsoft. “There is no target timeline… but we are […]
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Microsoft Surface RT sales only reach 1 million last quarter?
Microsoft’s tablet business may be off to a slow start. Rumours back in November suggested that Microsoft had reduced its 2012 orders from 4 million to 2 million units. UBS analyst Brent Thill now expects that Microsoft may have only sold about 1 million Surface RT tablets in Q4 2012. Thill cites two reasons for the low sales: “Surface RT […]
Sprint to offer two Windows Phone 8 smartphones this summer
After teasing that Windows Phone 8 devices were coming soon, Sprint earlier this week shed more light on the launch. The company revealed that it would launch with two Windows Phone 8 devices, one from HTC and one from Samsung, sometime this summer. “Sprint has had a strong relationship with Microsoft for many years so we are excited to reinforce […]
Microsoft releases Surface With Windows RT firmware update
As part of its regular “Patch Tuesday,” Microsoft yesterday released an update for the Surface RT. It’s a maintenance release that provides System Firmware (UEFI) improvements including: Improvements to audio playback when in Connected Standby Additional capabilities for handling firmware updates during low battery situations While many were hoping for some pesky Wi-Fi issue fixes, Microsoft is still “working on […]
Google to restore Google Maps access for Windows Phone devices
Windows Phone users started reporting yesterday that they could no longer access Google Maps. They were instead redirected to Google’s mobile search page. Initial suspicions ranged from some sort of technical issue to Google willfully blocking access. When Google initially responded, it explained that Google Maps was optimized for WebKit browsers and that other browsers such as Internet Explorer would […]
Microsoft ‘disappointed’ by Google’s Exchange ActiveSync decision
In a statement to The Verge, Microsoft said today that it is “surprised and disappointed” with Google’s decision to stop offering its Google Sync service to new devices as of January 30th, 2013. Like many, we are surprised and disappointed that Google wants to make it more difficult for customers to connect their accounts to their devices. If you want […]
HTC working on Windows RT tablets for 2013?
After being rebuffed by Microsoft earlier this year, it now appears that HTC will launch some Windows RT tablets next year. Citing “people familiar with the matter,” Bloomberg reports today that HTC is working on both a 12-inch model as well as a 7-inch one with phone capabilities. Both will be powered by Qualcomm chipsets. HTC could be among the […]
Google dropping Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support for new devices
Google today announced that its Google Sync service would no longer be available to new devices as of January 30th, 2013. The service allowed users to access Gmail, Calendar and Contacts through the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol. With the recent launch of CardDAV, Google now offers similar access via IMAP, CalDAV and CardDAV, making it possible to build a seamless […]