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If you happen to be a Nokia employee who works in the Symbian department then you may be fearing for your job right now, after the news that your company has just made a deal with Microsoft which involves them making your job obselete. Luckily if the dreaded day does come, Skype is on hand to pick … [Read more...]
The birds are getting bigger and better, as it has been revealed today that the smash senasation mobile game as coming to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 OS. It gets even more interesting as a Rovio official also confimed that the game would get a 3D release. … [Read more...]
Remember a few days ago when we reported to you about the potential mashup between Windows Phone 7 and Nokia? Well as you are probably aware it has become a reality making this perhaps the final opportunity for Microsoft and Nokia to break into the smartphone market this time collectively … [Read more...]
It was been a pretty hectic day at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona today, with demonstrations and keynotes galore! What we learnt from Steve Ballmer's keynote presentation earlier today is details on some of the new features coming to Windows Phone 7 in the near future. … [Read more...]
Following on from a previous post about the Nokia and Windows Phone 7 collaboration it would appear that an image has leaked online, this image revealed to us what could possibly be the concept behind this latest company partnership. … [Read more...]
With the recent alliance of two of the biggest names in the industry Microsoft and Nokia should have all their competitors running scared, although it seems this may not be the case and the likes of Apple, Google and RIM could also benefit from this partnership. … [Read more...]
Thousands of Nokia employees have walked out after fears that the new partnership with Microsoft will cause the employees who work on Symbian to lose their jobs. … [Read more...]
With the recent announcement of a partnership between Microsoft and Nokia you have to wonder, is this last chance saloon for the pair of them in the world of smartphones? We have already reported on the pairing and what it means as well as the MeeGo platform being cancelled … [Read more...]
The world's biggest online shopping site Amazon has finally launched its official app for the Windows Phone 7.We heard the big news today that Nokia and Microsoft had joined forces and that most of Nokia's future smartphones will run WP7. Amazon's app is available now for free and allows you to … [Read more...]
With many great browsers out there it can be quiet daunting trying to decide which one is for you, to try and help you make your mind up Microsoft have just launched their IE9 RC which is ready for download and is said to be up to 30 percent faster than its predecessor. … [Read more...]
Following on from a previous post we brought you about a possible Nokia/Windows alliance, it now seems apparent that this will be happening. … [Read more...]
If you use a computer, chances are you have used a USB device at one time or another. Previously on Windows machines, when you plugged in a USB memory stick, the functionality known as ‘Autorun’ was enabled, meaning that as soon as you plugged in the device, software could be automatically … [Read more...]
We all know that gaming is one of the most entertaining, popular and expensive pastimes to do nowadays. However this next case really does exaggerate the word expensive in the limitless world of gaming. … [Read more...]
There is big speculation online at the moment that Nokia will drop its MeeGo OS in favour of Microsoft’s much established Windows Phone 7, having been branded "the biggest joke in the industry right now" by investment analyst Adnaan Ahmad (Who works for Berenberg Bank). … [Read more...]
When it comes to Xbox 360 accessories we can tell you about a few, some of them include the Razer Onza tournament and standard edition controllers and another major one that has helped the Microsoft sales this year is the Kinect … [Read more...]
As many of you Windows Phone 7 fans out there may be aware, there is a much awaited update due out codenamed NoDo. … [Read more...]
For years we have seen the ongoing battle between Microsoft and Apple for market dominance, now we are reading reports that Netgear’s CEO and global chairman Patrick Lo has launched an attack on Steve Jobs, Apple and has also had a dig at Microsoft … [Read more...]
As many of you will be aware, Microsoft has published its Q2 earnings and the only real surprise is how high the Xbox 360 has come in Q2. The Xbox 360’s sales went up by 55% to $3.6 billion, we already talked to you about how well its sales were doing, but I don’t think anybody expected a jump … [Read more...]
Yes that’s right, you have just read Microsoft, App and iOS in the same title. Microsoft have created an app that will run on the Apple iOS, quite an interesting move don’t you think … [Read more...]
Most of us have probably heard of how popular the Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming console and its Kinect accessory was over the holiday season with Microsoft gaining huge sales of one of the latest must-have devices. … [Read more...]
Have you been wondering which of the smartphone OS is the top dog? Now ComScore has measured the number of subscribers on the Android OS against the iPhone iOS as well as a few others … [Read more...]
Microsoft joined the mobile phone market back in October with the release of their Windows 7 OS. Carriers and devices were announced including that of HTC, Samsung, Dell and LG being run on platforms such as T-Mobile, 02, Orange, Telstra and so on. Over at one of the largest events this year the … [Read more...]
Xbox 360 Kinect is Microsoft’s motion detecting camera, which allows users to play videogames without having to use any physical controller. Today at the Consumer Electronics Show Microsoft released a trailer showing off their new Avatar Kinect feature, which allows friends to chat in virtual chat … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we’re getting more avid with excitement every day about the approaching CES 2011 beginning on Thursday Jan 6 through to Sunday January 9. We’ve been bringing you many articles about products we can expect to see such as alternatives to the iPad and items such as a Vizio Cinema HDTV … [Read more...]
Following on from our previous article about Microsoft’s Windows Live Hotmail problems, with emails going missing and users not being able to access their emails, we are hearing reports that the issue has been resolved … [Read more...]
