Once upon a time, the name “Windows” stood for something. Several things, actually. It was (and is) the world’s dominant personal computer operating system–a huge, powerful, feature-rich, messy, often ...

[timecom-gdgt url=”http://gdgt.com/microsoft/windows/phone/7/” style=”full” float=”right”] Microsoft officially unveiled its initial lineup of Windows ...

Microsoft plans to release a major update to Windows Phone 7 soon. Code-named “Mango,” the next-gen mobile operating system will offer tighter integration with Microsoft’s cloud services, an improved ...

Claiming that tablets should be considered personal computers rather than new age mobile devices, Microsoft on Tuesday again dashed hopes of tablets running the company's new mobile operating system, ...

Microsoft has revealed today that the company will no longer be providing updates to the Skype app for Windows Phone 7. Instead, Microsoft will be focusing efforts on the future of Skype, which ...

Despite a reportedly healthy level of interest from developers, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 debut appears to have flopped with consumers, leaving developers cautious about investing in the platform.

Got a Windows Phone 8 or 8.1 device? Skype’s available. Got an iDevice? No problem for Skype. Got an Android machine? Load it up. Got the Amazon Fire phone or Kindle Fire tablet? Bring it on. Got a ...

Software makers tend to break a few eggs whenever upgrading from one operating system to another. Some Windows 98 apps didn’t function properly with Windows XP. And while many Windows Mobile 2003 apps ...

It's been a decade since Microsoft effectively conceded defeat in the smartphone war, yet the ghost of Windows Phone continues to haunt the industry. Parts of the OS are still alive in the form of ...

Windows Phone was introduced by Microsoft as the successor to the Windows Mobile operating system at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Februrary 15, 2010, The first version being titled ...

Did a Microsoft employee just inadvertently let the cat out of the bag? Posting to the companys official Microsoft Imagine Cup Twitter account, a Microsoft rep confirmed that all Imagine Cup challenge ...