Microsoft has been extremely coy about the Windows Phone 7.8 launch for the current Windows Phone 7.5 hardware. Ever since the launch of the Nokia Lumia 510, we’ve known pretty much everything about the OS as it has been powering some of the newer lower-end Windows Phones. The features per say don’t dazzle the users of the current Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices, but honestly something is better than nothing. It looks like someone from Windows Phone Columbia has jumped the gun on Facebook and announced th...

Ever since Microsoft announced the update to Windows Phone 7.8 for the first generation Windows Phone hardware, people have been wondering about the actual feature set that will be available to end-users and when it will be available. Microsoft has announced that it will be launching Windows Phone 7.8 in early 2013. (more…)Google+

UTV Indiagames, the developer behind popular mobile games such as Ra.One, Genesis and IPL Cricket Fever, has crossed over 100 million downloads on the Nokia Store. Founder and CEO, Vishal Gondal, feels that is about time that his company would be launching Indiagames for the Windows Phone platform as well. “Windows Phone is a mature platform for developers. It offers a very different experience for users, and that’s why although we’re adapting some of our existing games,” he said. (more…...

An alleged Nokia poster signaling the impending launch of Windows Phone 8 smartphones has made its way to the blogosphere. The anonymous tipster, who handed the poster to Phone Arena, claims that this poster is some sort of a non-final poster template but indicates that the launch of the next major Windows Phone update is indeed close. (more…)Google+

Snake, the game, which was everyone’s favorite back in the late 90s, has sort of been transported by Nokia to its Windows Phone range. The Nokia Snake game wasn’t really dead as it was available online and believe us hard-core Nokia lovers still drooled over it. Since Nokia wanted to bring the classic-old feel of the game, the version launched for the Lumia looks like a replica of the version which was available back then on the Nokia 5110. Nokia calls it the most “realistic” Nokia Sna...

Some new photos of Sony Ericsson’s Windows Phone prototype have surfaced, which was last seen at the CES, reported by us earlier. The new photos confirm a slide-out QWERTY keypad as speculated earlier. The last Windows Phone device Sony Ericsson had launched was the Xperia X1 in 2008, post which the vendor had sworn off the platform and focused exclusively on Android. We are not sure at the moment whether this one is an old prototype or Sony is actually planning to use Windows phone as its alternative O...

Evernote has announced that its Windows Phone app has been upgraded to version 2.1. The upgraded version brings the new pin-up feature that allows users to pin their notes and notebooks directly on the home screen. You can now create templates that will relieve you from the strenuous task of creating a similar type of note every time. Users can make simple text-only template or a template that launches the camera and then attaches the snapshot to a note that contains some pre-filled text (great for capturing ...

Microsoft has released one of its Xbox titles – Kinectimals – for smartphones running Windows Phones 7 and up. Available in the Windows Marketplace app store for $2.99, the game lets users to raise tiger cubs and teach them new tricks. Those who already play Kinectimals on their Xbox can import their cubs to the phone via Xbox Live and take care of them on the move. The mobile version features some new tricks and gestures that are not available in the console version. It also unlocks five new cubs...

The unannounced Nokia 800 Sea Ray has once again been leaked in teaser advertisements in a run up to Nokia’s signature annual event – Nokia World – that starts from October 26. The handset appeared live on TV at prime time Harry Hill’s TV Burp as well as X-factor UK. The spot did not reveal many details apart from the phone’s Windows buttons and colored tiles.  The Sea Ray (speculated press shot above) is rumored to be the Windows Phone version of the MeeGo running N9 with a 3.7-inc...

Remember that Nokia 800 smartphone codenamed Searay which surfaced in an ad a few days ago.  The Finnish vendor’s first Windows Phone 7 smartphone has been spotted once again by the folks at Pocketnow, this time in three different colors – Black, Blue and Pink. This N9 look-a-like handset sports a 3.7-inch display and an 8.0MP camera. Other tech specs about the Nokia 800 are not known as of now. We expect this device to be unveiled at the Nokia World Conference starting October 26 next week in Lo...

Microsoft today announced amendments to its Windows Phone Marketplace policy for app developers that limits the number of apps a developer can get certified in a day on the Marketplace to tackle bulk app publishers. These are those developers who publish the same app or similar apps in bulk in a day to kick out other apps from the new app section. The number has been reduced from 20 apps to 10 (effective today). Microsoft will also monitor the number of apps published in a day to tackle this situation effecti...

When Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, said last year Android is not free and there is a patent cost involved, not many would have thought he would make HTC and Samsung, two of Android’s biggest vendors, sign the dotted line and agree for royalty payments to Microsoft. Many called Ballmer’s moves pathetic but everything said and done, he has proven right. Today, Microsoft and Samsung signed an agreement to cross-license patent portfolios of the two companies and Microsoft will receive royalty payments...