Update for Remote Desktop on Windows Phone

Mouse Pointer is now the default input mode

Remote Desktop for Windows Phone has received an update. The new version is named 8.1.5.17 and the novelty in it is that Mouse Pointer is set the default input mode when using … Read More

Microsoft to open a flagship retail store in the heart of New York City

Five years after starting its retail expansion, Microsoft is very close to open a full-size flagship store in Manhattan, in the heart of New York City. Redmond’s officials have revealed to the Wall Street Journal that the company will soon … Read More

Track your shipments using UPS Mobile app

Windows Phone users can now track packages and shipments sent through UPS as the US courier launched an official Windows Phone app that lets you manage and track your shipments on the go. With UPS Mobile each package can be … Read More

Calendar fixed and reposted to the Windows Phone Store

One of the changes brought by WP8.1 was that some features of the platform became standalone apps which could be updated easily by Microsoft through the Windows Store. Calendar represents one of these apps and it just got an important … Read More

Microsoft’s smartphone brand to be introduced after January 1st 2015

Microsoft will drop the Nokia branding for new Windows Phones

Microsoft completed the Nokia acquisition in April and the company is now looking for a smooth brand transition – all new Windows Phones will drop the Nokia logo while Redmond … Read More

Good Bye Nokia! Hello Microsoft Mobile!

The End of an era

Today is a sad day for all Nokia fans around the world. Nokia, former market leader, is leaving the smartphone business by selling its assets to Microsoft. Both companies have announced that the transaction will … Read More

Smartphone manufacturers try to prevent Microsoft-Nokia deal

As Nokia holds many valuable patents, several smartphone manufacturers have expressed concerns over the Microsoft-Nokia deal. Companies from different parts of the world think that Nokia could become something like a patent troll demanding an increase in royalties. The agreement … Read More

WhatsApp acquired by Facebook for $16 billion but remains independent

Facebook today informed that it has reached an agreement to buy the popular messaging service WhatsApp for the whooping 16$ billion. The growing cross-platform messaging service has over 350 million active users with 70% of those using WhatsApp every day … Read More

Nokia starts a free trial Lumia program for UK businesses

Nokia has started a new program aiming to enforce the position of Windows Phone platform in the UK businesses. The new #LumiaBizTrial campaign offers UK companies to test Nokia Lumia devices on a free trial basis and estimate whether they … Read More

Bluebird BM180 – Android / Windows Phone for business use

Bluebird, a South Korean manufacturer focused on mobile computing and payment solutions for the enterprises has announced an interesting device. Bluebird BM180 is a new mobile phone that can be purchased with a variety of configurations and one of the … Read More

Microsoft buys Nokia’s smartphones divison, Nokia retains its brand, patents, HERE and NSN units

Microsoft is buying Nokia’s entire Device & Services unit for a price of EUR 3.79 billion, both companies announced today. Microsoft will spend another EUR 1.65 billion as a part of a license agreement, regulating the access to Nokia’s patents. … Read More

Lumia sales hit 7.4 million, but Nokia still loses

Nokia has just published its financial reports for Q2 2013. Despite the record Lumia sales, the Finish company still loses €115 million. The good news is that Nokia has decreased significantly its overall loss from €824 million in Q2 2012 … Read More