Microsoft Microsoft is discontinuing one of the peripherals it announced in September 2013 for its Surface family of tablets. The Surface Wireless Keyboard Adapter — a thin, cylindrical device which used Bluetooth wireless to connect Surface Type and Touch covers to monitors up to 30 feet away — is no longer being manufactured. “Due to …

Update, 4:17 p.m. PT: Google says it’s working to remove its Maps redirect, which bumps IE mobile users to Google.com. You can read the company’s statement here. With its decision to block Windows Phone users from accessing Google Maps, Google isn’t the first browser maker to block users from accessing content with a competitive product. Microsoft has done the same …

It’s been kind of odd that no code name for the successor to the Windows Phone 8 operating system had leaked — until November 26 (if the rumors are right). Here’s a quick refresher on code names. The Windows Phone team has been all about the o’s. Windows Phone 7 OS was code-named NoDo. Then there was Mango (Windows Phone …

Version 1.0 of Skype for Windows Phone is now available in the Windows Phone Marketplace, as reported by WPCentral.com. The 6 MB free Skype for Windows Phone app runs on Windows Phone 7.5 devices and higher. It works over Wi-Fi or 3G. Version 1.0 replaces the beta of the app which Microsoft rolled out at the end of February. WPCentral …