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The Xbox Mobile 7 Apr 2013 | 09:33 pm
After Surface and reading between some announcements, a phone from Microsoft has become a matter of when rather than if. And for Microsoft, leveraging the Xbox brand makes sense. Apple is currently do...
Android Is The New Windows 13 Mar 2013 | 07:29 pm
For the past few days my rants against Windows Phone, and sometimes iPhone, have become sharper. A few weeks ago I got myself an iPhone 5 and the device has become my primary device, with the Lumia 92...
Microsoft’s Continued State of Mobile Oblivion 22 Feb 2013 | 08:58 am
ob·liv·i·on Noun The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening. The state of being forgotten, esp. by the public. Concentrating on the first meaning of the word, let’s talk about ...
Xbox LIVE Gold: Microsoft’s Barrier To Living Room Dominance 16 Jan 2013 | 09:10 am
In the past I’ve called the living room TV as the next PC, and that Microsoft is already a leader with the Xbox. Both while true, compared to services like the Apple TV, Google TV, Roku, Sony’s PlaySt...
Microsoft Patent Reveals User Behavior Based Battery Saving 18 Dec 2012 | 12:24 am
Let’s face it, no matter what smartphone or super smartphone you get, you’re limited by battery more than anything else. The phones have come a long way with iPhone 5, Lumia 920 lasting at least the b...
Microsoft To Build Windows Phone Camera Systems Specifically For Skype 26 May 2012 | 06:31 pm
I stumbled upon a senior hardware engineer job posting by Microsoft specifically for Windows Phone camera and Skype. The current Skype experience on Windows Phone is horrible, which is a little ironic...
The Dark Knight Rises Windows Phone & Windows 7 Wallpapers 25 May 2012 | 03:14 pm
So, the headline says it all. Here’s the set: 8 Windows Phone 7 wallpapers: Windows 7 wallpapers: Published at: I'm Just Being Manan | Subscribe The Dark Knight Rises Windows Phone & Windows ...
From Patent To Product: 22 Months 12 May 2012 | 02:22 am
Back in 2010 I wrote about a gaming patent Microsoft applied for. It was obvious that the patent detailed how Microsoft envisioned Xbox 360 and Kinect working together as a health-focused gaming devic...
The Problem With SkyDrive 26 Apr 2012 | 05:02 am
I love SkyDrive and the folks behind it. They’ve had a product and service that’s been in the background of all my systems quietly doing its magic and letting me access my data, in other words, it’s b...
Nokia Lumia 900 First Impressions 19 Apr 2012 | 05:35 pm
The good folks at Microsoft sent me a Black Lumia 900 review unit and here are some first impressions. Since the software is Mango, it is easy for me to concentrate on Nokia’s device. I had a Lumia 80...
