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And the winner of #captionthatlumia is…

Last Friday one of my Twitter followers, @Nok4US, posted this picture and asked Twitter to caption it: I retweeted and almost instantly started getting some really funny responses, so I turned it into a spontaneous contest; send me your best caption for the picture with the hashtag #captionthatlumia, and one lucky winner will get a brand new Lumia 900 in the color of their choice. I got a whopping 1,499 responses. They included lots of tributes to Outkast (so fresh & so clean!) and...

04-30-2012, 23:48 by Windows Team Blog

The Wrap: Secrets of a No. 1 app, the minds behind Metro, 5 hot apps

This week’s story highlights are dedicated to the hardworking indie coders out there dreaming up and writing cool apps for my Windows Phone. You guys rock. Here’s some inspiration: What’s it take to make your app No. 1? Microsoft’s Chris Barrows kicked off a new App Hub series this week called “App Insights” that you don’t want to miss if you dream about dominating the Marketplace download charts someday. Read the first installment Chris works on the Marketplace...

04-27-2012, 22:01 by Windows Team Blog

Now in Marketplace: The Xbox LIVE version of Wordament

S-W-E-E-T! Here’s something everybody in my house has been waiting for: The Xbox LIVE version of Wordament. The wildly popular Windows Phone word game was reborn today in Marketplace with a new look and extra features. Download it now For many people, one big draw of this new Wordament—still free, by the way—is the addition of Xbox achievements. But the game also features other nice upgrades: new interface languages including French, Italian, Dutch, and Swedish (game boards...

04-25-2012, 17:05 by Windows Team Blog

Two Marketplace changes and how they affect you

Hi everyone. Today I want to tell you about two changes we’re making to Marketplace to help pave the way for new store features and new apps in the months ahead. First, we’re removing the option to shop for Windows Phone apps from the Zune PC software. Second, as part of a larger Marketplace improvement effort, you’ll soon need Windows Phone 7.5 installed on your phone to buy and download new apps, or update existing ones. As you’ll see in a moment, most of you likely...

04-25-2012, 0:48 by Windows Team Blog

Now in Marketplace: Skype 1.0

The official Skype app for Windows Phone hit Marketplace this weekend. Download it now to start making free voice and video calls to other Skype users (or cheaper calls to landlines and other cells phones with Skype Credit). If you’ve been using the beta version of the app, unveiled at Mobile World Congress in February, you’ll be happy to see the Skype team has been busy these last few months. Besides the usual bug fixing, they’ve also added support for 18 languages and made several...

04-23-2012, 1:53 by Windows Team Blog

Go “Behind the Tiles” at Best Buy, win a new Lumia 900

Want to learn more about Windows Phone and the new Nokia Lumia 900? Starting tomorrow through mid-May, Microsoft is holding in-depth, hands-on sessions at 12 Best Buy outlets around the country. See the complete list of stores and dates What’s in it for you? Well, for starters you’ll have a chance to win a new Lumia 900. You’ll also get to: Play with some of the latest and greatest Windows Phones Attend an instructor-led deep dive with the Nokia Lumia 900 Learn more...

04-18-2012, 22:54 by Windows Team Blog

10 things you didn’t know your Lumia could do

There’s a new poll out hinting that many people flocking to Windows Phone and handsets like the new Nokia Lumia 900 are former Apple and Android owners. (Can’t say I’m totally surprised.) If you are a proud new Lumia owner—or just new to Windows Phone period—then you’ll probably want to check out the fun and handy story Nokia ran on its official blog today: 10 things you never knew your Lumia could do. It covers everything from saving battery power to finding a good nearby pub...

04-18-2012, 0:51 by Windows Team Blog

Now in Marketplace: An updated Bing Translator app

Nothing takes the fun out of a foreign vacation faster than an afternoon spent deciphering street signs or pointing randomly at menus (mmm, mystery dinner!). No more. Just in time for the summer travel season, a new version of the Bing Translator app for Windows Phone landed in Marketplace today. Download it. Now you can point your phone camera at printed text—street sign, dinner menu, train schedule, newspaper headline—and the app will translate it. If I wanted to ask a...

04-16-2012, 23:35 by Windows Team Blog

Angry Birds, 6 more Xbox LIVE hits now 99 cents

Calling all bargain hunters. In case you missed it amid all the excitement this week, you can now pick up several great Xbox LIVE games for just 99 cents in the Windows Phone Marketplace—including megahits like Burn the Rope and Angry Birds. Get ‘em while they’re hot. Here’s the full list. Click any title to see it in Marketplace. Angry Birds Burn the Rope de Blob ®™ Doodle God IonBallEX Max and the Magic Marker, Special Edition Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp

04-11-2012, 19:04 by Windows Team Blog

Nokia Lumia 900 now available in Canada

AT&T isn’t the only carrier celebrating the arrival of Nokia’s award-winning Lumia 900. Nokia announced today that the phone—which continues its reign on Amazon’s smartphone best-seller chart—is also now available at Rogers Communications in Canada. Rogers, which started selling the Lumia 900 yesterday, has an exclusive on the LTE-ready phone. It’s available in black and costs $99.99 with a qualifying three-year service plan. For more details or to buy one, visit the...

04-10-2012, 23:39 by Windows Team Blog

Recap: They came, they saw, they saved time with Windows Phone

Our Free-Time Machine events across the country celebrating AT&T’s launch of the Nokia Lumia 900 and HTC Titan II drew big crowds and lots of news cameras today. We also gave away a ton of cool prizes, had fun with celebrities like Kourtney Kardashian, and showed people how Windows Phone saves time by finishing everyday tasks faster. (Speaking of quick: The Lumia 900 rocketed to the top of Amazon.com’s best seller list this morning—and hasn’t budged all day.) Here’s a quick...

04-10-2012, 2:48 by Windows Team Blog

Recap: They came, they saw, they saved time with Windows Phone

04-10-2012, 2:48 by Windows Team Blog

We’re giving away a Nokia Lumia 900 on Pinterest

If you had more free time, would you spend it on Pinterest? I hope so, because that’s where we’re giving away a shiny new Nokia Lumia 900. Here’s how to enter: Step 1: Sign in to your Pinterest account. (If you don’t have one, request an invitation to register for a free account.) Step 2: Re-pin this Nokia Lumia 900 shot, creating a board that expresses what you’d do if you had more free time. Step 3: Share the link to your new board in the comments section here. The contest,...

04-09-2012, 20:35 by Windows Team Blog

Another big milestone for Windows Phone

Yesterday marked another major and exciting milestone for Windows Phone and our partners AT&T, HTC, and Nokia with the availability of the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC Titan II. You can now go online or visit AT&T and Microsoft stores across the U.S. to experience the best Windows Phones we’ve yet delivered—and the first Windows Phone LTE devices on AT&T. The Nokia Lumia 900—the first Lumia on AT&T—took home the “Best of CES” award in January when it made its...

04-09-2012, 15:09 by Windows Team Blog

New Windows Phones hit AT&T stores; Our Free-Time Machine mystery revealed

To celebrate the debut of the Nokia Lumia 900 and HTC Titan II—the first 4G LTE Windows Phones at AT&T—we’re giving away something most of us crave but can never seem to get enough of: time. To pull off this seemingly Einsteinian feat, we’ve installed Free-Time Machines in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago (see where to find one). What’s a Free-Time Machine, you ask? Think of it like an ATM. Only instead of cash, these things spit out prizes that will save you...

04-09-2012, 13:40 by Windows Team Blog