Rovio has given Windows Phone users a fresh reason to fire up Angry Birds — something to the tune of 100 vexing new levels. Also unique this time around, the game introduces support for Xbox Live achievements and leaderboards on Windows Phone 8. …
As rumored, today Nokia announced the release of Windows Phone 7.8 for various devices including the Lumia 510, 610, 710, 800 and 900. Owners of these handsets won’t be making the leap to Windows Phone 8 — a fact they’re…
Giant squid – also known also by their scientific name Architeuthis – have been the stuff of both legend and science for hundreds of years. Stories of great tentacled Kraken in Scandinavia and in the scientific wri…
After three and a half years of AT&T (T) exclusivity, the iPhone finally debuted at Verizon (VZ) in February 2011. What happened to Verizon Wireless profitability during the two years of Apple (AAPL) partnership bliss? The results do not exactly dazzle. During the fourth quarter of 2010, the last quarter when Verizon had to somehow make do without the iPhone, the EBITDA earnings margin of Verizon Wireless was 47.5%. During the fourth quarter of 2012, that margin was 41.4%. That’s a decline of 610 basis points, an enormous gap in the carrier business. Selling, General and Administrative expenses ballooned to $5.9 billion last quarter from $4.6 billion over two years. Cost of services and sales exploded to $7.3 billion from $4.8 billion
Nokia’s legacy Lumia devices won’t be graced with Windows Phone 8, but the company has reaffirmed its support for keeping them fresh with version 7.8 of Microsoft’s handset OS. In addition to a revamped start screen, the introduction of City Lens and…
Nokia’s legacy Lumia devices won’t be graced with Windows Phone 8, but the company has reaffirmed its support for keeping them fresh with version 7.8 of Microsoft’s handset OS. In addition to a revamped start screen, the introduction of City Lens and…
Putting the squeeze on those hardware specifications has lead to several more app casualties on Microsoft’s ever-growing mobile platform. Unfortunately, it includes one of mobile gaming’s biggest hitters: Angry Birds. We gave installation a go on our…
If you’ve pored over the specs of Nokia’s Lumia 710 and 800 handsets during the last few months, you’ve likely noticed the duo’s lack of mobile hotspot functionally. Of course, the Finnish phone maker didn’t completely abandoned the feature in Window…
The Nokia Lumia 610 hasn’t officially found a home in the US, but that doesn’t stop it from paying the good ‘ol FCC a visit either way. The entry-level Windows Phone sure put on quite the show, too, providing a full set of internal and external pics a…
