Sprint sits out Windows Phone 8 launch in the United States after tepid WP7 reaction
By Darren Murph posted Oct 29th 2012 2:28PM Microsoft may be readying an all-out marketing blitz to get Windows Phone 8 all up in your cranium, but those loyal to Sprint won’t be getting anything but perturbed. During today’s Windows Phone 8 event in San Francisco, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile were “all in” for Windows Phone 8. Strangely, however,...
HTC 8X review: Windows Phone 8’s compact flagship
By Myriam Joire posted Oct 29th 2012 2:30PM More Info Windows Phone 8X by HTC: 4.3-inch 720p display, LTE, dual-core S4, available this November Windows Phone 8X by HTC hands-on: Microsoft’s modern mobile OS personified in polycarbonate Windows Phone 8 review It feels like forever since Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8 back in June, but the mobile OS is finally here and with it comes the inaugural volley of compatible...
Going to Extremes with Aperture
After running Palouse Falls, a 189-foot waterfall in southeast Washington State, 24-year-old extreme kayaker Rafa Ortiz of Mexico described experiencing part of the descent in what felt like slow motion. But for photographer Lucas Gilman, who covered the attempt, the drop was very much in real time. “Rafa was actually visible for only three frames of the 4-second free fall, because after he got over the tongue, he was engulfed in...
Yammer broadens integration capabilities for its enterprise social software
Yammer said it has simplified and expanded the ways in which its enterprise social networking (ESN) software can be integrated with third-party business applications. Read the original here: Yammer broadens integration capabilities for its enterprise social softwarecar insurance companies in ny
Microsoft announces Skype app for Windows Phone 8 with new UI, deep People Hub integration (video)
By Dana Wollman posted Oct 29th 2012 2:44PM Last week, if you recall, Microsoft announced Skype for Windows 8, a touch-friendly app that appeared in the Windows Store the same day Win 8 went on sale. Now, with Windows Phone 8 getting its big reveal, the company is following up with a WP8 version, which Microsoft says is coming soon. Like the new Windows 8 app, it runs in the background, delivering push notifications even when...
