Windows Phone 7

Nokia Aims to Give Its Lumia Line a Little More Polish

Ina Fried in Mobile on August 2, 2012 at 11:16 am PT

Nail polish, that is. Nokia is pairing its pink Lumia 900 with a matching varnish from posh makeup firm Duality Cosmetics.

Will Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 Move Put Nokia’s Current Business on Ice?

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 20, 2012 at 3:01 pm PT

Already struggling in its transition to Windows-based smartphones, Nokia now has to deal with the fact that current phones can’t be upgraded to the next version of Windows Phone.

First Windows Phone 8 Devices Coming From Nokia, Huawei, HTC and Samsung

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 20, 2012 at 10:58 am PT

Microsoft didn’t show off any actual Windows Phone 8 hardware on Wednesday, but it did announce who will be the first device makers using the software.

Windows Phone 8 Won’t Work on Existing Phones

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 20, 2012 at 10:10 am PT

But existing phone owners aren’t totally being left in the cold. A smaller update for current devices will add the new Start screen shown off on Wednesday.

What We Just Learned About Windows Phone 8

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 20, 2012 at 10:00 am PT

Microsoft’s next phone OS will have a built-in digital wallet, improved multitasking, support for multicore processors and new screen sizes, in addition to its new Windows NT core.

Windows Phone “Apollo” Comes in for a Landing

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 20, 2012 at 7:59 am PT

Windows Phone 8 brings the underpinnings of desktop Windows onto a phone for the first time.

Microsoft’s Phone Efforts Move Into the Spotlight Wednesday

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 19, 2012 at 3:02 pm PT

Microsoft is set to detail Apollo, the next version of Windows Phone, which moves the phone operating system much closer to the one that powers Windows desktops and laptops.

As Apple, Google and Microsoft Kick Off Developer Events, Momentum Still With the iPhone

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 8, 2012 at 4:20 am PT

As all the major operating systems make their case to developers this month, new research shows the majority of mobile projects continue to be focused on Apple’s iOS.

IDC Sees Windows Phone Grabbing Share From iOS, Android

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 6, 2012 at 9:02 am PT

Microsoft’s mobile operating system is seen as having nearly 20 percent share by 2016, just ahead of Apple’s iOS, according to IDC’s latest quarterly forecast.

Sprint Product Exec: Launching LTE Devices Before Network Just Makes Sense

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 8, 2012 at 11:52 am PT

At CTIA in New Orleans, Sprint’s Fared Adib talks about several key changes in the company’s business, including its ongoing shift in 4G technologies.