Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday that the first Windows Phone 8 devices would go on sale in Europe this coming weekend and would continue to “roll out through the world in November.” Nokia’s (NOK) Lumia 810 and HTC’s (2498) Windows Phone 8X will launch by November 14th on T-Mobile, while the Lumia 820, Lumia 920 and 8X will all be available on AT&T (T) sometime in November. Verizon (VZ), meanwhile, will have … [Read more...]

Microsoft (MSFT) on Monday during its Windows Phone 8 press event in San Francisco announced a new version of Skype for its mobile operating system. The program is always running in the background to ensure that users will never miss an incoming call or message from a friend ever again. The application also allows users to message and video chat with contacts directly through the Windows Phone 8 Peoples hub. Joe Belfiore, the head … [Read more...]

At its Windows Phone 8 launch event on Monday in San Francisco, Microsoft (MSFT) announced its Windows Phone Store is now filled with 120,000 apps. The Redmond, Washington-based company also unveiled that Windows Phone is now available in 50 languages. Comparatively, Apple’s (AAPL) iOS App Store has over 700,000 apps and Android has 675,000 apps. Microsoft’s corporate vice president Joe Belfiore didn’t stop there, though. … [Read more...]

Microsoft (MSFT) on Monday officially took the wraps off its Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system. Joe Belfiore, Microsoft’s Windows Phone Program manager, said that the new OS was a response to what he called the lack of evolution in the mobile operating system market and said that “our way was to put people” at the center of the OS rather than icons. Belfiore said that the main focus was to make smartphones more personal … [Read more...]