Liwen Guo

One rather annoying Windows Phone “feature” is that it turns off WiFi when the screen is locked, which means that push notifications and other background tasks have to use mobile data even when a WiFi network would be ...

Data Sense, a new data-saving feature in Windows Phone 8, has to be supported and enabled by the carrier – Microsoft says it “will roll out to select mobile operators this holiday and additional partners next yearR...

If you’re living in Germany and looking for a new Windows Phone 8 device, here’s a good deal: you can get the Windows Phone 8X by HTC in California Blue for only 437,22 €, considerably less than the official pric...

Want to stream some music from your Xbox Music cloud collection to your Windows Phone 8 device, over WiFi? Not so fast. You might end up eating through your data plan, like I just did. The fundamental problem here is that...

Various terms have been tossed around as replacements for “Metro” – Microsoft’s authentically digital design launguage – due to trademark problems. The new class of WinRT apps (which can only be use...

We’ve already seen leaked photos of the Huawei Ascend W1, but now the notorious @evleaks Twitter account has posted what appears to be an official render of the upcoming mid-range Windows Phone 8 device. The brightly colored...

Notice something in the two screenshots above – on the left 768×1280, on the right 720×1280? That’s right, the 720p screenshot actually shows more content – ten instead of nine apps – despite h...

Microsoft has built a dedicated factory in China to produce its new range of Surface tablets, according to a source close to Microsoft employees familiar with the matter. The factory is said to be “huge” and will also ...

Nokia says it’s considering a sale of its headquarters located in Espoo, Finland. “We are evaluating different options for non-core parts, such as real estate holdings, and that includes the headquarters”, a comp...

For those who feared that Windows Phone 8 devices will still lag behind the competition in raw power, well, good news: Qualcomm has told The Verge that the upcoming generation of Windows Phones is going to use the company’s ...

While current Windows Phones – even those that just launched this year – will be cut off with Windows Phone 7.8, future Windows Phone 8 devices will get at least 18 months of software updates. Moreover, these updates...