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Verizon-exclusive HTC One M8 with Windows Phone is official

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 19 Aug 2014 10:32 am
HTC One M8 Windows Phone
As was widely rumored in recent weeks, HTC and Verizon Wireless have today unveiled the HTC One M8 with Windows Phone 8.1. This new flavor of M8 has Microsoft's mobile OS running the show, with the same specs and all-metal chassis we know from the original Android HTC One M8, and it'll be carried exclusively by Verizon. That means you've got a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 801 processor inside, 2GB of RAM...

Microsoft could bring Android app support to Windows, Windows Phone

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 12 Feb 2014 11:25 am
Windows Phone with Android
Software giant 'seriously considering' Android app support, reports The Verge Future Windows Phone handsets and Windows computers could run Android apps, according to a report from The Verge's Tom Warren. Citing unnamed sources, the outlet says Microsoft is "seriously considering" bringing support for Android applications to its Windows and Windows Phone operating systems. While discussions...

BlackBerry's strategy for survival? Android and iOS, of course (And maybe Windows Phone)

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 13 Jan 2014 12:31 pm
BlackBerry CEO John Chen
BlackBerry is still a mess. That hardly comes as news to anyone. But with a new CEO at the helm, the company is more focused than ever at not only surviving, but thriving. (That is what companies are supposed to do, after all.) And if you had any doubts about whether that strategy will include Android, we'll point you to this passage from CrackBerry's lunch with Chen last week in Las Vegas:  “...

Moto G versus Nokia Lumia 625

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Posted by Richard Devine on 20 Nov 2013 6:15 am
Moto G vs Lumia 625
Nokia stands tall in the budget smartphone space right now, so how does the Moto G stack up? The budget smartphone space is an interesting place right now, and Motorola just made a big splash with the launch of the Moto G. It's a different take on the concept of a cheaper Android phone, where low cost doesn't equate to a sub-par experience. It currently stands pretty much alone in the Android...

Mobile Nations 22: State of the mobile

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Posted by Rene Ritchie on 8 Oct 2013 10:17 am
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Kevin of CrackBerry, Phil of Android Central, Daniel of Windows Phone Central, Derek of Mobile Nations, and Rene of iMore talk about the state of mobile. How many platforms is Android, what's happening with BlackBerry, can Microsoft deliver, and what's next for Apple? Our podcast feed: Audio | Video Download directly: Audio | Video Subscribe in iTunes: Audio | Video...

Microsoft wants HTC's Android phones to dual-boot into Windows Phone

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 4 Oct 2013 4:06 am
HTC One
Software giant reportedly willing to cut licensing fees to get Windows Phone on HTC Android devices as a second OS Microsoft is in talks with HTC to get its Windows Phone operating system loaded onto the manufacturer's Android phones as a second OS, according to reports from Bloomberg. Terry Myerson, head of the software giant's operating systems unit, is reported to have reached out to HTC ...

Follow full coverage of Nokia's Lumia 1020 on Windows Phone Central

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 11 Jul 2013 11:14 am
Lumia 1020
2013 is, among other things, the year of camera-centric smartphones. On the Android side, we've already witnessed the launch of the Galaxy S4 Zoom, and Sony is rumored to be joining the cameraphone party later in the year with the Xperia i1 "Honami." But today all eyes are on Nokia in New York City, with its announcement of the Windows Phone-powered Lumia 1020. Rumors — and a number of reliable...

Nokia takes aim at Android rivals with aluminum-clad Lumia 925

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 14 May 2013 7:48 am
Lumia 925
We're suckers for sleek metal smartphones here at AC, so when Nokia unveiled its new aluminum-shelled beast, the Lumia 925, we had to sneak over to Windows Phone Central for a closer look. Nokia's latest Windows Phone 8 handset boasts an aluminum-framed design and outstanding camera features, like a certain Android handset we could mention. On the camera side, Nokia's packed in a 8.7-megapixel...

How Android and iOS ruined this fake wedding, according to Windows Phone

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 29 Apr 2013 12:09 pm
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We can all stipulate that holding up your phone at a wedding like that is kind of a douche move, right? Could be worse, though -- they could all be carrying annoying safety day-glo nuclear green phones or something. And you gotta love the "Do not attempt" fine print. Meanwhile, Android activated another thousand devices in the time it took you to watch that commercial. 

Mobile Nations podcast: State of the camera art

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Posted by Rene Ritchie on 21 Apr 2013 9:04 am
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Alex Dobie of Android Central joins Rene to talk about mobile camera, from the dumb phone days to the latest iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry glass, plus a look at micro 4/3, high end DSLR, and a RED. Yeah, pretty much pure camera porn! Subscribe via iTunes:Audio | Video Subscribe via RSS: Audio | Video Download directly: Audio | Video

Windows Phone-using Gmailers get a reprieve

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 30 Jan 2013 2:26 pm
Windows Phone 8 Google Sync
Google extends EAS sevice through July; Microsoft says it'll update to CalDav/CardDAV Google is making a nice gesture today by extending the cutoff point for using EAS (Exchange Active Sync) to sync Google services to Windows Phone devices until July 31, 2013. If you'll recall back to December 2012, Google swiftly pulled support for EAS on Windows Phones, with the service set to expire today,...

Windows Phone users to get their broken Google Maps web experience back

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 5 Jan 2013 7:27 pm
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Yesterday it seems that every single Windows Phone user was over at WPCentral lamenting the loss of the Google Maps web app for Windows Phone. It seems that Google made a change that redirected users with a Windows Phone browser UA string to Google search page instead of the Google Maps page they were expecting. Google later chimed in and said that Google Maps on the mobile site was designed for...

Oh noes! Google Maps isn't working on Windows Phone

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 4 Jan 2013 5:16 pm
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Our Windows Phone-loving pals at WPCentral have found themselves in quite the pickle. First there's the whole to-do over YouTube and the fact that Google's not opening up its metadata to Windows Phone, so third-party apps can't search videos as well as we can on Android. (Or in the iOS YouTube app, for that matter.) Now they can't even use Google Maps. Not that there's been an official Windows...

Hi, @WindowsPhone!!!

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Posted by Android Central on 11 Dec 2012 7:31 am
Malware Bullshit
Thought we'd ask folks about their experience with malware on Android devices, since you say it's such a thing. Do we win a phone or something now?

Android claims 72% of mobile market sales in Q3 2012

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Posted by Simon Sage on 14 Nov 2012 10:58 am
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Gartner has released their research numbers for the third quarter of 2012, and they've found that Android accounted for 72.4% of mobile sales worldwide, which is up from 52.5% at the same time last year. That figure roughly lines up with what we've seen from IDC.  By comparison, iOS is down to 13.9% from 15%, RIM is down 5.3% from 11%, and Microsoft is up a smidge to 2.4% from 1.5%, though Bada ...

T-Mobile also cancels NYC event on account of weather

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 28 Oct 2012 4:23 pm
T-Mobile Event
We've been through this before. This notice has just landed in our inbox: Hi, Apologies for the late mail, but due to the expected weather in New York, T-Mobile will be postponing its showcase event (which was scheduled for October 29) to a later date.  We will keep you posted on a rescheduled date as soon as we can. Thanks for your flexibility and patience and apologies for the...

T-Mobile showcase hits NYC Oct. 29

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 19 Oct 2012 4:00 pm
T-Mobile showcase
Right. So T-Mobile's doing a showcase on Oct. 29 in New York City. Yes, that's the same day as Google's "Playground" event, where we should see a new Nexus phone, and maybe a tablet or two. But this is a T-Mobile event, folks. Google's is in the morning. Don't freak out if there's no "T-Mobile Nexus" at this thing. Chances are any new GSM Nexus will be pentaband anyway, so it'll be "T-Mobile" as...

Yahoo staff all getting new phones, highlights growing changes in enterprise space

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Posted by Richard Devine on 16 Sep 2012 8:58 pm
Yahoo
Here's a fun little story as we approach the end of another weekend. New Yahoo CEO, Marissa Meyer, has kicked off a new program at the company that will see all employees receive a brand new smartphone. Just so long as it isn't a BlackBerry. Instead, there's some pretty sweet Android devices on the list to replace those aging RIM phones that have been carried by employees for so long.  The...

Microsoft rolls its own Wallet solution for Windows Phone, does Google Wallet one better

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 20 Jun 2012 12:46 pm
Microsoft Wallet
One digital wallet to rule them all? Not so much, apparently. Microsoft today at its Windows Phone Summit in San Francisco announced Windows Phone Wallet, which appears to take the best of Google Wallet and Apple's new Passbook and roll it into a single app.  Oh, and it throws in PayPal for good measure.  Wowzers. Just like Google Wallet, Windows Phone Wallet uses NFC for the transaction. But...

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