Microsoft revamps YouTube app for Windows Phone 8
The appearance of a new app suggest that Microsoft and Google have made progress in resolving their feud over YouTube.
Microsoft announced Tuesday the release of an overhauled YouTube app for Windows Phone 8 to make the most of the mobile operating system's features. While the previous iteration of the app was rather bland -- a situation Microsoft blamed on Google compatibility issues -- the new app is "completely redesigned" to take advantage of the platform's live tiles presentation.
Microsoft claimed that Google, which bought YouTube in 2006, had been blocking Windows Phone 8 access to … Read more