Aug. 6, 2011 @ 4:44 PM _

Here’s my take on the most interesting and useful Windows Phone news from the past week. Love it? Hate it? Jot down a comment and let me know!

Big updates for Angry Birds, Facebook and more

It…

Aug. 5, 2011 @ 9:00 PM _

If you’ve been wondering what the fuss is about with this Mango stuff we’re always yakking about here, now’s your chance to find out.

The folks behind the popular tech blog GDGT (pronounced…

Jul. 31, 2011 @ 4:49 PM _

Check out a few of our favorite bits from around the web this week. Have a great weekend!

Mango goes RTM
In case you missed it, the Windows Phone engineering team officially signed off on the…

Jul. 29, 2011 @ 8:59 AM _

Yesterday we started delivering another round of hardware-specific updates to Windows Phones around the world. As I explained last week, these are being sent to specific models—not every phone—and…

Jul. 28, 2011 @ 5:45 AM _

I wanted to drop into the Windows Phone Blog briefly to update you on an important milestone. Earlier this morning, the Windows Phone development team officially signed off on the release to…

Jul. 16, 2011 @ 10:19 PM _

Here’s my take on the week’s most interesting Windows Phone news. Have a great weekend!

Nokia behind the scenes

All Things D ran an interesting behind-the-scenes look at Microsoft’s alliance…

Jul. 10, 2011 @ 4:58 AM _

It was a short 4th of July holiday week here in the U.S.—but still plenty of news in the world of Windows Phone. Enjoy the highlights and your weekend!

Marketplace tops 25,000

While estimates…

Jul. 9, 2011 @ 10:22 AM _

It’s hard to believe Windows Phone 7 landed in the hands of our first customers a mere nine months ago. Since then, we’ve been listening carefully to your suggestions to determine how to make the…

Jul. 8, 2011 @ 5:40 AM _

Hi everyone. I don’t have much this week. AT&T is now testing the update for Focus v. 1.4 owners, and we’re still working to deliver that to you as soon as possible. I’ll be back with more update…

Jul. 2, 2011 @ 2:23 PM _

This week we crash the studio of Matthew Bennett, the senior sensory designer behind the soundtrack to Windows Phone. Matthew talks about the design and philosophy behind the sounds of Windows…

Jul. 1, 2011 @ 6:42 PM _

Hello everyone. Busy week.

Updates for the Samsung Focus with the memory variant are in the final phases of testing. Here’s what to expect when they become available. You’ll receive two…

Jun. 26, 2011 @ 2:08 AM _

This week, first take reviews from around the Web started pouring in on the Windows Phone Mango update. A small group of people got a chance to test drive Mango on a Samsung Focus. Granted this was…

Jun. 25, 2011 @ 1:00 AM _

I used to play games on my Xbox only on the weekends. Now that I work on and own a Windows Phone, I play them at least once a day. As a new “avid gamer” and one of the program managers behind the…

Apr. 15, 2011 @ 7:00 AM _

Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore (or “JoeB” as he’s better known in the hallways where Windows Phone is made) took the stage in Las Vegas this morning and showed off some popular new apps on the way for the…

Apr. 13, 2011 @ 10:53 PM _

I know many of you are waiting eagerly for news about the Samsung Focus, LG Quantum, and HTC Surround. As we’ve noted on Where’s my phone update?, these phones are expected to finish update…