Microsoft has released Skype for Windows Phone 1.0 to the Marketplace.

During a company earnings call, Verizon expressed interest in backing the Windows Phone platform as they did with Android.

According to a leaked list of topics from an Apollo summit that Microsoft is hosting, the company may be planning to allow for additional OEM “customization and differentiation”.

Microsoft announced its earnings for the first quarter of 2012, with revenue of $17.41 billion and operating income of $6.37 billion.

Microsoft has announced that they will be expanding the Windows Store to additional markets come the next pre-release version of Windows.

A new job listing shows that Microsoft is looking for a London-based Software Engineer to join a dedicated Skype Xbox Engineering Team.

Nokia announced its earnings for the first quarter of 2012, with net sales dropping 29% year-over-year to €7.35 billion, and an operating loss of €1.34 billion.

Nokia’s had a roller coaster fortnight. What matters though, is the Lumia 900 seems to be selling well. Is it enough to mark Nokia’s comeback? Time will tell.

Despite controversy surrounding Lumia 900 reviews in the tech blogosphere, it would appear that Amazon users have taken quite a liking to the device.

The ChevronWP7 Labs service has been discontinued, with users being reimbursed with a free upgrade to Microsoft’s App Hub service.

Despite diminished video game hardware sales, the Xbox has been the top-selling console for 15 consecutive months now.

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the governing body for technical education in India as part of India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development, has adopted Microsoft Live@edu as one solution amongst many such initiatives with IT majors and Industries.

A potential Windows Phone 8 build — 8.0.9662.0 — was spotted in the I’m a WP7 app.

AT&T and Nokia have acknowledged the data connectivity bug plaguing some Lumia 900 owners, offering a fix and $100 AT&T credit to remedy the issue.

Gartner Group has released a report predicting that Windows 8 will gain 4.1% of tablet marketshare this year, and 11.8% by 2016.