product placement

It looks like the Surface has replaced iPads on South Park

2 years

Microsoft is not shy about marketing their Surface Pro line, and I am used to seeing the tablet on Sky News for example staring back at me. For the first time however it may be showing up our satirical cartoons, with the iPad seem...

Superman uses a Lumia 950

by Surur

3 years

Celebrity endorsement is very important for a minority OS like Windows Phone, and the latest to join the bandwagon is the latest Superman, Henry Cavill. He posted the above picture of a new Lumia 950 box on Instagram, which sugges...

Windows Phone gets some product placement in Vin Diesel’s latest movie

by Surur

3 years

The Last Witch Hunter is an upcoming supernatural action film, which will be directed by Breck Eisner. The film will star Vin Diesel as a bearded, immortal witch-hunter who must stop a plague from ravaging New York City. The film ...

Tom Cruise Uses A Lumia 930 In Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation

by Pradeep

3 years

Just like the previous Mission Impossible movie, the recently released Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation also has lots of Lumia 930 product placements in it. Tom Cruise was spotted using Lumia 930 black color device. A Redd...

Windows Phone gets good product placement in Terminator Genisys movie

by Surur

3 years

Microsoft loves product placement, and we also enjoy seeing our favourite Windows Phone handsets in rather unusual locations. The latest appearance on the big screen is in the new Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle, Terminator Genisys,...

Lumia 930 shows up in Community

by Surur

4 years

Given Windows Phone’s relatively low market share, we are fans of product placement as a way to raise the profile of phones running Windows Phone, and we know Microsoft is too. That means we often see handsets show up in movies,...

Lumia Icon gets brief product placement in Fast and Furious 7

by Surur

4 years

Nokia has always had an open wallet when it comes to product placement, and Microsoft has maintained that tradition when they took over control of their phone division. That always makes it worthwhile keeping a look-out for Window...

Windows Phone apparently had a lot of product placement in House of Cards 3

by Surur

4 years

Microsoft and Windows Phone is no stranger to product placements, so it comes as not much of a surprise to see a Nokia Lumia 520 show up in the recent release of the new season of House of Cards, where it was given as an emergency...

Windows Phone gets product placement in latest Will Smith movie

by Surur

4 years

Product placement is an important way for consumers to get familiarity with Windows Phone when its penetration is low in the community, and Microsoft has certainly been working very hard at this, such that Windows Phones can be se...

CNN Commentator Who Used iPad Instead Of Surface Pro 3 Defends His Action

by Pradeep

4 years

Microsoft supplied Surface Pro 3 units to all the commentators and news anchors at CNN for their Live Election Coverage. An array of Surface Pro 3 units were placed on the table for each person. The product placement started faili...

Sunset Overdrive features a surprise Windows Phone cameo

by Surur

4 years

The hottest game today is Sunset Overdrive, and it appears the game features a surprise Windows Phone cameo. The app features floating smartphones (1:23 min mark), which are clearly Windows Phones, and they provide exposition and ...

Microsoft now promoting non-Nokia Windows Phones on Hollyoaks

by Surur

4 years

In May 2012 Nokia struck a deal with UK Channel 4 and Hollyoaks’s production company Lime Pictures to feature Nokia’s range of Lumia handsets in various product placements on the popular soapie. Research found that the pla...