The Unity game engine, used by many popular apps across different platform, has now become free of charge for Android and iOS developers. Windows Phone 8 and Blackberry 10 will follow soon. More...
Microsoft has launched a new contest, asking for developers who have made apps using the PhoneGap tools for other platforms to port them over to Windows Phone 8 and have a chance to win prizes. More...
Microsoft has launched a new in-house Live Video Player app for Windows Phone 8 devices made for viewing the next Xbox reveal video streaming event on Tuesday. More...
If you were hoping that Microsoft would bring VPN support to Windows Phone 8 in 2013, prepare to have your heart broken as a new rumor states that it is no in GDR2 or GDR3, which rules out 2013. More...
Despite persistent rumours to the contrary, Instagram is still no closer to launching an official app for Windows Phone. Enter Itsdagram, the first viable alternative - read on for our review. More...
Nokia has posted up images of the same scene taken with several different smartphones to show that the camera in the newly announced Lumia 925 is superior to its competition. More...
Microsoft has announced that, in its latest tie-in to the movie Star Trek Into Darkness, it has added an Easter Egg in its Bing.com website if you type a secret phrase in the search bar. More...
Another gap in the Windows Phone Store has been filled, with the launch of the official BBC iPlayer app - although it will be exclusive to UK users, and the promised WP7.5 version has been cancelled. More...
Nokia has announced that its advanced Smart Camera app, which will debut with the Lumia 925 smartphone, will be made available for all of Nokia's Windows Phone 8 devices in a future software update. More...
Nokia announced its newest thin and light Windows Phone today at an event in London. The Lumia 925 weighs just 139g with a profile that's only 8.5mm thick. Check out our hands-on first impressions. More...
Nokia has just announced its thin and light Lumia 925, featuring an aluminium rim which includes a “fabulous antenna”, along with 4.5” OLED and 8.7MP PureView camera. More...
Microsoft has formed a new "deep-tech" team inside its Developer and Platform Evangelism division that has the goal of attracting new third party next-gen apps to Microsoft platforms. More...
Microsoft has announced it has added more space for attendees of BUILD 2013 this June in San Francisco and will sell a limited amount of extra tickets for the developer conference on Wednesday. More...
Microsoft has released a new but minor update to its Skype app for Windows Phone 8/7.5, adding some reliability improvements to the app's chat and call notification features but no video messaging. More...
Instagram hasn't come to Windows Phone yet which has left a gaping hole in the store, especially for those who use the service daily. Enter Itsdagram, perhaps the first viable alternative. More...
Rovio has updated the Windows 8 and Windows Phone ports of Angry Birds Star Wars, adding content that was previously made available for the iOS and Android versions. More...
The Nokia Lumia 620, a budget Windows Phone 8 smartphone, has now launched in the US via the new AT&T subsidiary Aio Wireless in three cities: Houston, Orlando, and Tampa. More...
Nokia has confirmed to us that it will offer a webcast of its London press conference on May 14th, where the company is expected to announce a major new addition to its Lumia range. More...
The latest video for Nokia's Lumia 928 smartphone shows off its video capture features as the phone is attached to a remote controlled helicopter flying over a remote section of Canada. More...
Microsoft team members go shopping to prove the value of the $149.99 Nokia Lumia 521 by comparing the phone to other devices they can get at the same price in the latest Windows Phone video More...
Huawei has announced that its Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the Huawei W1, will finally go on sale officially in the U.S. later this month via Walmart's online store and in some of its retail stores. More...
Microsoft has announced that all Windows Phone 8 device owners worldwide can now back up full resolution pictures and video to their SkyDrive account for the first time. More...
A Microsoft spokesman has confirmed to Neowin that the company received no support from Google in developing its recently overhauled YouTube app for Windows Phone 8. More...
Having taken the plunge with Windows Phone, Max Slater-Robins looks at the pros and cons from the perspective of someone who uses Apple products on a daily bases. Here is what he found. More...
The Windows Phone 8 version of the popular Fourquare app has received a major new update that adds some new features, including a new Modern user interface and more. More...
A complete overhaul of Microsoft's YouTube app for Windows Phone 8 was released this morning, providing users with all the video-sharing site's most popular features. More...
As promised a few weeks ago, Hulu has released a version of its Hulu Plus streaming video app for Windows Phone 8 devices, adding a new and major app to the Windows Phone library. More...
The next update for Windows Phone 8, GDR2, is expected to begin testing by wireless service providers in a matter of weeks before being released to users of Microsoft's smartphone operating system. More...
The upcoming Lumia 928 destined for Verizon was spotted filming at a private Nokia concert. it's likely that the footage will be used to showcase the device's filming capabilities at the launch event. More...
Nokia is reportedly set to launch a 6-inch Windows Phone 'phablet' this year, with CEO Stephen Elop hinting at "broader form factors". But unpopular carrier exclusivity deals look set to continue. More...
The Star Trek Into Darkness app, which was released a few months ago for iOS and Android smartphones, has finally made its Windows Phone 8 debut just a couple of weeks before the movie comes out. More...
The popular beer and pub discovery app Untappd has now released a version for Windows Phone 8 devices, allowing those users to learn more about local beer establishments. More...
Windows Phone 'Blue' may be delayed until 2014, but that's not stopping manufacturers from releasing new devices. A tipster claims to have revealed details of several handsets coming this year. More...
Rovio has released the original "Angry Birds" for Windows Phone devices, and the game will remain free until May 15. "Angry Birds" is available for both Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8. More...
Microsoft has announced an open beta program for the Facebook app for Windows Phone, giving users the chance to preview its major redesign and a range of new features before the app's release. More...
Nokia have been publicly, and privately, trying to persuade Instagram to build an app for Windows Phone and it looks like, with Microsoft's help, Instagram may be coming alongside the Lumia 928. More...
Unification is finally available in the Windows Store. The app gives users a cross-platform notification center for some of their apps. The app is also present in the Windows Phone Store. More...
T-Mobile will start sales of the Windows Phone 8-based Nokia Lumia 521 smartphone Saturday with a special on the HSN cable TV shopping network for $149.95, with some extras. More...
Nokia has sent out invites to a press event in London to be held on May 14th, where the company will likely reveal one or more new Windows Phone 8-based Lumia devices. More...
Nokia has released a public beta version of Nokia Chat, a new Windows Phone chat application that will be an exclusive for the company's lineup of Lumia smartphones. More...
Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 owners who download the Audible app will get a free audiobook from a list of three books, including The Great Gatsby. More...
A new report claims that the popular iOS and Android GPS app Waze will be coming to the Windows Phone 8 platform, with a launch date planned for sometime in June. More...
A post on the U.S. Cellular Facebook page confirmed that the nation's fifth largest wireless provider still plans to sell at least one Windows Phone 8 product, with details to be revealed in May. More...
Facebook has launched the new Facebook SDK for .NET which should make it easier for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 app developers to integrate Facebook features in their apps. More...
T-Mobile's website is no longer selling new units of its two previous Windows Phone 8 smartphones, with only a refurbished Lumia 810 currently available to purchase on the site. More...
After today's Q1 2013 results, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has raised investors' expectations with hints of a new 'hero device' launching this quarter, with other new devices due to be announced soon. More...
Nokia's new Lumia 928 could be announced as soon as next week, according to a tipster who previously revealed the colours of the new flagship handset, with sales beginning one or two weeks later. More...
Microsoft's latest Windows Phone advertisement that features Ben Rudolph highlights rooms, which allows you to quickly connect to a selected group of contacts with only a few taps on the screen. More...
A Facebook representative recently revealed the company is in discussions with Microsoft and Apple to bring its Home software package to their respective smartphone operating systems. More...
Microsoft has released a new version of Skype for Windows Phone 8 devices that drops the preview label from the product and moves the version counter up to 2.5. Make the jump to see all the bug fixes. More...