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Current Windows Phones May Not Be Getting Upgraded After All [Windows Phone]

Earlier this week, a Microsoft spokesman announced that all Windows Phone 7 devices would be getting the upgrade to Windows Phone 8. Today developer evangelist Nino Silva acknowledged that he, uh, misspoke. Apparently he was confusing application compatibility with device upgrades and cleared thi...

Every Windows Phone Ever Will Get the Windows Phone 8 Upgrade [Windows Phone]

If your phone is running Windows Phone 7, you'll be able to upgrade to Windows Phone 8 when it comes out. Yes, even if your handset was among the first to market. Hey Android, are you listening? That's how you do upgrades.More »

Leak Shows Windows Phone 7 Tango Looks a Lot Like Mango [Rumors]

Purported screenshots of the soon to be announced Windows Phone 7.6 Tango have emerged on a Russian forum. There are a handful of new features, but what's really interesting is how little seems to have changed.More »

Amazon's Latest Hire Could Mean More Apps For Kindle [Kindle]

A platform is useless without dedicated developers. Brandon Watson, former head of the Windows Phone Developer Experience, knows this better than anyone. Knowledge he will surely carry over to his new gig as director of Amazon's Kindle Cross Platform team.More »

You Can Now Control Your Xbox with Your Windows Phone [Xbox]

That Xbox Companion App we told you about back in October? It's now live and ready to download for your media-playing and friend-tracking amusement. If you've got a Windows 7 phone and a XBL Gold account, give it a spin and let us know what you think in the comments! [WP7 Marketplace via TechCrun...

Microsoft Builds A Browser-Based Windows Phone 7 Simulator To Woo iPhone/Android Users

While the features that Windows Phone 7 can call “exclusive” are few and far between, there’s at least one aspect of it that is absolutely, undeniably original: the user interface.Called “Metro”, the UI is so unique that it’s almost polarizing - you’ll kn...

Microsoft Updates Windows Phone 7 Connector For Mac, Makes It Less Broken

If you’ve been having trouble getting your Windows Phone 7 handset to connect with your Mac (I’m sure the hybrid Mac/WP7-owner exists out there somewhere, right?), it’s time to give it another spin - after you’ve taken a trip to the Mac App Store for an update, that is.Mic...

Dell Bows Out Of Windows Phone Market (For Now, At Least)

Dell was never a major player when it came to their Windows Phones selection (which, if memory serves, consisted of one device), but now it seems like they may not be a player at all. Sources have confirmed to WPCentral that Dell has decided to sit out of the Windows Phone race for at least the n...

Windows Phone Marketplace Is Now Available In A Browser Near You

All the way back in May, Microsoft revealed that they were hard at work developing a web version of the Windows Phone marketplace. Now that the new Mango update is nearly upon us, Microsoft has officially flipped the switch on their web marketplace for markets across the world.In true Windows Pho...

T-Mobile Spots HTC Radar 4G On Horizon, Set For Holiday Launch

Looks like the HD7 won’t be the only Windows Phone on T-Mobile’s shelves for much longer. Right on the heels of yesterday big smartphone announcement, T-Mobile has pulled back the curtains on the newest Windows Phone in their lineup: the HTC Radar 4G.The Radar was one of two Windows P...