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"The way we approach design has really shifted in the last few years," says Windows Phone’s 46-year-old designer-in-chief Albert Shum. It’s always interesting to find out more about the people who create the products we rely on every day. If you’re curious about one of the leading thinkers ...

If your business is still running Windows XP, now is the time to upgrade to a modern OS.In 2001, Windows XP was launched, and went on to become Microsoft’s most popular operating system of its time, aiding consumers and business users to be more productive and secure as high-speed Internet became ub ...

And then there were two. After weeks of furious voting and hundreds of thousands of ballots, the inaugural Windows Phone Next App Star competition has come down to this: ProShot vs. Wikipedia. The app that earns more of your votes by 11:59 PST Monday wins the competition and earns a coveted spot i ...

My Windows Phone has hiked hundreds of miles with me. It’s carved up thousands of snowy vertical feet, trekked to the 14,411-foot summit of Mount Rainer, and last month accompanied me on a 33-mile ski trip around Crater Lake in Oregon. Backcountry trips like Crater Lake are all about prioritizing ge ...

Just in time for the start of baseball season – MLB.TV is now available in the Windows Store!  With MLB.TV on Windows 8 – MLB.TV Premium subscribers will have access to every out-of-market Major League Baseball game LIVE or on demand in HD.  Blackout restrictions apply.Subscribers will hav ...

For better or worse, I spend a lot of time on my phone dealing with work email. As a result, I'm always looking for ways to do things a little quicker so I can get back to using my phone for things that are, shall we say, a little more fun. Today I want to pass on a couple of mobile email time save ...

Here’s a link you’ll want to bookmark: The just-launched Red Stripe Deals Collection. No, we’re not talking cheap beer here but something even better: weekly bargains on stellar apps and games. If you follow the blog, you’ve probably noticed there have been a couple one-off Store sales recently (in ...

As mentioned in my previous post, Google announced their decision to end support for Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). As a result, the updated Calendar app no longer has full sync support for Google Calendar events. However, there is still a way to get your events into the Calendar app. For customers that ...

With a big tip of the hat to the classic gender-switching sequel Ms. Pac-Man, Twisted Pixel Studio’s Ms. Splosion Man ($2.99) landed in the Store today. The game, which picks up where its popular Xbox 360 predecessor Splosion Man leaves off, is currently available only on Windows Phone 7.5. Buy it h ...

We aim to make SkyDrive the place for all your documents, notes, photos, videos and other files.  With the release of Windows 8 and Windows RT back in October, more and more people every day are using SkyDrive for their most important files through the SkyDrive app, as well as through SkyDrive  ...