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If there’s been a consistent complaint about Microsoft’s Surface family of tablets, it’s that the devices are not available in enough markets. That’s about to change: Microsoft announced today that Surface RT and Pro will be launching in additional markets over the next several weeks....More

Here’s another update to the People + Me chapter for Windows Phone Book. Like the previous updates, this one focuses on the section about the People hub, the Windows Phone contact management system....More

In the wake of Nokia’s most recent (and preliminary) earnings announcement, tech enthusiasts, bloggers, and pundits are revisiting an old debate: Whether the firm was right to throw its support behind Windows Phone instead of a more popular platform like Android. But time has only cemented the notion that Nokia did make the right decision. And if it had adopted Android instead, it would be in even worse trouble today....More

Here's a quick and dirty update to the People + Me chapter in Windows Phone Book. This one adds three sections and expands a previously written section. I've also added a note to add content about the Rooms and Groups features....More

While the jury is still out on Windows 8, the verdict on its ARM-based sibling has been decidedly negative: Most feel that Microsoft should simply abandon the fledgling OS and focus on the more compatible and powerful mainstream Windows product. But this week, Dell voiced support for Windows RT, raising some interesting questions. Is this just a close Microsoft partner falling in line, or does Windows RT really have a future?...More

Microsoft’s Windows Phone chief finally uttered the obvious on Tuesday, telling an audience at the All Things D mobile conference that his employer had no plans for a Surface Phone. Instead, its partnerships, with Nokia in particular he said, are just working just fine....More

When Skype made significant changes to its mobile app for Windows Phone 8 last month, I selected it as an app pick for the platform, noting that it was a big deal that fixed previous issues and added new features. This week, that app was updated again, this time to address a number of remaining issues. If you’re using Skype on Windows Phone 8, you’re going to want to upgrade....More

Here’s the first draft of the new Search chapter from Windows Phone Book. This used to be part of a bigger chapter that also includes Maps content. The new version focuses just on Bing Search and has been updated for the book’s task-based approach....More

With apologies for the amount of navel-gazing this project has caused, I’d like to quickly explain some changes I’m making to the Windows Phone Book table of contents. These changes are aimed at getting the book “done” more quickly, of course, but also to align it better to the task-based approach I belatedly adopted last month....More

Here’s a first peek at the People and Me chapter for Windows Phone Book. In this early version of the chapter you’ll find a rough layout of the expected tasks and just a few completed sections....More

The Games chapter for Windows Phone Book is now complete in first draft form. This version of the chapter adds several additional sections, while reordering some of the previous sections....More