October, 2011

HTC bringing 5gb free Dropbox accounts to all HTC Android phones

android_logoLast week we wrote about the buzz Dropbox has been getting lately, what with a $4 billion valuation on $250 million in new venture capital, and what that means for SkyDrive.  Today HTC has announced, via its Twitter account, …

Ad Age profiles Nokia’s “Euro first” strategy, no US push this holiday season

nokia-logoAd Age is reporting that Nokia Windows Phones are likely to miss this holiday season in the US, as it pursues a Europe-first strategy for its Windows Phone launch.  Nokia is expected to unveil much of its Windows Phone …

Do you have any questions about the new Hotmail?

Hello and first let me introduce myself, I am Michael Gillett. I’m a Computer Science student in the UK, I’ve been a reader of Liveside for a long time and for the past couple of years I have been blogging …

Announcing the LiveSide Windows Phone Device Gallery: tables gone wild!

OK, so Damaster is, well, the master of putting cool and useful tables together, most recently with our list of Windows Phone Mango devices.  Today we’re proud to unveil our LiveSide Windows Phone Device Gallery:

device gallery

In this searchable, …

Nokia 800 Windows Phone teased in UK ads [HD Video]

Nokia 800This time it’s not a leak anymore, but it appears Nokia has actually placed some ad teasers during prime time in the UK, just a few days ahead of its Nokia World conference. According to reports, these ad teasers appeared …

Microsoft to (possibly) bankroll, but not buy, Yahoo, says WSJ

silverlakeIn an update to yesterday’s post reporting possible interest by Microsoft in a Yahoo acquisition, the Wall Street Journal today reports that rather than an outright purchase of the troubled company, Microsoft is in “advanced discussions” to act as

Tip: How to get “Forward” and “Find On Page” back in IE9 Mobile on Windows Phone 7.5?

Find on page and ForwardSo Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” has almost rolled out to all existing users, and more devices are on the way. While the improvements Microsoft made to Internet Explorer 9 Mobile on the Windows Phone are great (such as hardware …

Another photo of Nokia “Sabre” prototype device leaked, resembles the Nokia 603

NokiaThe leaks of Nokia Windows Phone devices just keeps coming. Following the leak of a photo of an alleged Nokia “Sabre” prototype device yesterday, another image of the same device has leaked. This time the image came from WPCentral, …

Photo of Nokia “Sabre” Windows Phone prototype leaked

NokiaLooks like the leaks of Nokia Windows Phone just keeps coming. With the recent leak of the Nokia 800 “Sea Ray” press images earlier today, Pocketnow.com got hold of another image of a Nokia Windows Phone device. According to the …

Microsoft to buy Yahoo!, again?

Yahoo!It’s no secret, after CEO Carol Bartz was fired a few weeks ago, that Yahoo! is actively exploring its options, up to and including putting itself up for sale.  At AsiaD, Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang explained:

“The intent going