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The new ‘Your Phone’ app links your non-Windows Phone and PC
May 8, 2018 | MichaelMicrosoft announces a new app that connects your phone with your PC
The company continues to work heavily towards the integration between Windows 10 PC and your smartphone running Android or iOS. At the ongoing BUILD 2018 conference, Microsoft unveiled … Read More
A historic decline in worldwide smartphone sales
February 23, 2018 | MichaelGlobal smartphone shipments declined for the first time ever in Q4 2017
The smartphone market has reached its peak, according to a report by Gartner who informs that the Q4 2017 marks the first ever year-on-year decline since the company … Read More
Lumia Camera app may soon appear on Nokia Android phones
July 28, 2017 | DiyanHMD Global now owns many Windows Phone design patents
HMD Global, the Finnish start-up that recently resurrected the Nokia smartphone brand with Android, has got the rights to use around 500 patents, formerly used by Microsoft on Windows phone. These … Read More
Windows 10 Insider Build 16251 links Android phone and PC
July 27, 2017 | Windows Phone AreaA new option in settings lets you link your non-Windows phone
With build 16251 for Insiders in the Fast Ring Microsoft enables linking your phone to your PC, allowing you to start browsing the web on the phone and continue … Read More
Windows loses the first position as most popular OS to access Internet
April 5, 2017 | MichaelWindows is still a dominant force in the Desktop market
While the PC market, which is Microsoft’s strongest ground, has been declining for years, Android continued to rise in popularity boosted by hundreds of vendors producing cheap mobile devices. … Read More
Smartphone OS market shares for the three months ending July 2016
September 7, 2016 | Windows Phone AreaWindows Phone’s market share continues to decline
Market analysis company Kantar has released its new monthly report for some of the key smartphone markets in the world. The latest report, which covers markets live the EU5, US and China, shows … Read More
Cortana now syncs notifications between Android and Windows 10 PC
May 19, 2016 | MichaelCross-platform notifications coming with the Anniversary update
Microsoft is actively working on Action Center improvements for Windows 10 Anniversary Update scheduled for this summer. These new Action Center features will be coming not only to Windows Phones, tablets and PCs, … Read More
No Android apps on Windows in the near future
November 16, 2015 | Windows Phone AreaProject Astoria put on hold
Microsoft announced in April different tools through which developers could easily build Windows apps using their existing code for Android and iOS.
Some of the Windows 10 Mobile builds even had an Android … Read More
Specs Comparison: Lumia 950 & 950 XL vs Galaxy S6 Edge & Nexus 6P
October 11, 2015 | Windows Phone AreaMicrosoft bets on productivity
A few days ago, Microsoft finally announced the long-awaited flagship Windows 10 phones – Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL. While these new phones should definitely attract many Windows fans, let’s see how Lumia 950/950XL stand … Read More
Enthusiasts have successfully installed Android apps on Windows 10 phones
August 8, 2015 | DiyanA leaked version of Project Astoria tool allows installing Android apps on Windows 10 Mobile devices
Microsoft will officially release its Windows Bridge for Android in the fall, but an early version of the tool has already leaked in China … Read More
Windows Phone market share grows in Europe, EU5
May 10, 2015 | Windows Phone AreaSmartphone market share for Q1 2015
Kantar World Panel has published its smartphone market report for the first quarter of 2015. The slides show Windows Phone recovering in EU5 (the top 5 European Economies), but still struggling in other major … Read More
Developers can convert iOS and Android apps into universal Windows 10 apps
April 29, 2015 | Windows Phone Area 1New software development kits will help developers build Windows 10 apps
Today at the BUILD conference in San Francisco, Microsoft revealed its plans to eliminate the app gap between Windows and rivaling operating system by attracting iOS and Android developers … Read More