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Skype App for Windows Phone Undergoing Testing at Microsoft–Release Expected This Month at MWC

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Skype App for Windows Phone

Microsoft is currently testing the much awaited Skype app for Windows Phone. Ever since Microsoft acquired Skype, users have been anxiously waiting for Skype integration in their beloved mobile OS or even just an app. Seems as if Microsoft has been working on this internally and a stand alone app will be released very soon for Windows Phone 7.5 and full fledged people hub integration will follow in Windows Phone 8.

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Windows Phone Marketplace Now Available in 5 More Countries

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The biggest issue that most people have with Windows Phone, including yours truly, is the lack of marketplace availability in many countries. What use is the platform if you can’t buy its apps or games? Apple has had this covered since the beginning, even in places where iPhone isn’t officially available but only iPod Touch is. Android has been following slowly but has covered most countries as well. We’re not sure why Microsoft, a company with global reach, is being so slow at it though.

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Windows Phone Mango Development Completed Ahead Of Schedule

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Who was that saying that Windows Phone Mango devices will only be available this holiday season? That’s not true according to Peter Wissinger who is Microsoft’s Director of Mobile Business in northern-Europe.

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Android, BlackBerry Users To Switch To iPhone 5

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Analyst Gene Munster surveyed 216 mobile phone users in Minneapolis, MN about smartphones. While this is not a very reliable report (due to the low number of users surveyed), this does put a picture in our minds what the average mobile phone users might be thinking.

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iOS Most Popular Operating System, Android Still Behind, Windows Phone Beats BlackBerry [Report]

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PRNewswire conducted a survey in the U.S., and concluded Apple iOS to be the most popular operating system in the smartphone market.

iPhone 5

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Microsoft Releases New Windows Phone Build For Developers

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Microsoft has released build 7712 of Windows Phone SDK 7.1 for developers on Wednesday.

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Windows Phone Mango goes RTM, Win for Microsoft!

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Microsoft has officialy announced today that the Gold Build of Mango is now available. The RTM means that active development is now complete and it has been submitted for carrier testing. It will now be tested on various networks and devices around the world. The official build for the RTM is 7720 and will use the red Windows Theme by default.

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Fujitsu Releases Phone Running Windows 7

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Fujitsu has announced that they are releasing a new smartphone that fully runs Windows 7.

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Nokia Windows Phone Mango Device Leaked [Video]

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One of the first Windows Phone Mango devices by Nokia has been leaked on video.

Windows Phone Mango

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U.S. Army Currently Testing iPhone, Android and Windows Phone

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The U.S. Army is currently conducting several six week tests of the three most popular mobile operating systems, namely iOS, Android and Windows Phone.

U.S. Army Testing iPhone, WP and Android

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