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BBC iPlayer launches on Windows Phone 8, not coming to WP7.5

The BBC have today launched the BBC iPlayer app for Windows Phone 8 smartphones but the news isn’t all good – platform limitations means no iPlayer for WP7.

Microsoft releases Switch to Windows Phone app

Microsoft have release their Switch to Windows Phone app making it easy for users to Switch to Windows Phone OS and find their Android apps.

Skype for Windows Phone comes out of beta

Skype for Windows Phone has been updated, bringing improvements and enhancements and improvements and bug fixes. Skype for Windows Phone is now out of beta.

Windows Phone to support quad-core & 1080p later this year?

Microsoft could enable support for full HD 1080p screens and quad-core processors in an update to the Windows Phone 8 platform later this year.

Google faces “Trojan Horse” complaint in the EU from Nokia and others

Google is facing a legal complaint in the EU from 17 companies including Nokia who say that Android is a “Trojan Horse” that prevents competition.

Windows Phone 9 being tested on Nokia & HTC devices?

Windows Phone 8 is now six months old and Microsoft is expected to unveil the updated version (Windows Phone 9) either later this year or next year. A new report suggests that the new Operating System is currently being tested on hardware provided by Nokia, HTC and Qualcomm. A recent job posting by Microsoft drops [...]

Nokia Details Partnership with Microsoft

Nokia has provided more details on its partnership with Microsoft for Windows Phone 8, revealing they are currently in the profit, but this could change..