Yesterday Microsoft released a collection of excellent updates to the whole SkyDrive experience, it started off with some small updates to the iOS and Windows Phones apps bringing them up to version 2.0 and it concluded with the rollout of new desktop apps for the cloud storage service, tiered storage plans and the ability to [...]

Over the past few weeks there has been much back and forth with regards to whether current Windows Phone 7 devices will be able to upgrade to Windows Phone 8. Many websites have been informed by “trusted sources” of contradictory rumours and information although the consensus now seems to be that current devices will have [...]

If you’re a follower of mine on Twitter then this wont be news to you as this contest was blogged about on the official Windows Phone UK website late last week but today the company has announced the new nationwide contest; Dare to Live. This new contest copies the idea of the #SmokedByWindowsPhone promotion that [...]

Microsoft has just announced some new features for SkyDrive which now offers support for Open Document Format. This support allows users to view the ODF files in the browser just like users could previously with Office documents. In addition to this fairly substantial new feature it is now possible for users to upload files up [...]

Today Microsoft is talking about it’s plans to lower the system specs for Windows Phone to increase the availability and price points for future devices around the world. Whilst not having their own keynote Microsoft is communicating most of this information through blogs although Myerson (head of the Windows Phone division) was on stage at [...]

Today Microsoft has announced and released a beta version of the much anticipated Skype app for Windows Phone. The final version of the app will be available in April of this year. The app is described as: Skype for Windows Phone Beta* supports the most important Skype features you’ve come to know and love. And [...]

Just a short post to let you know that I have cobbled together an app that pulls in all the latest posts from My Microsoft Life and Typography and Squares. The app was created very easily from Follow My Feed if anyone is keen to make their own RSS reader app for Windows Phone. You [...]

I have been tipped off about two additions to Windows Phone that are going to arrive with the Windows Phone update named “Tango”. The source for this information has been right before with information they have passed to me; I have no reason to doubt what they are telling me now. The first piece of [...]

Sir, I report good things so far from the ambitious “Operation CES”. As expected Androids were there in numbers to meet us on the battle ground but our allies came in with the heavy machinery. Nokia arrived with the Lumia 900 to fire off some LTE rounds in the Android general direction, this now brings [...]

File this one in the rumours section but it comes from a source I trust; The Geek Tech Blog is reporting that they have been able to chat with some who has hands on time with the expected big brother to the Nokia Lumia 800, the Nokia Lumia 900. The device is said to have [...]