Google SVP Sunder Pichai rumored to be leading candidate for Microsoft CEO job.
We brought you report from two sources Bloomberg and Recode that Satya Nadella is the leading internal candidate for the Microsoft's top job. While, Bloomberg's report has claimed that Satya is the leading candidate overall as well, the two reports also talked about some...
Claimed Windows Phone 8.1 Homescreen screenshot leaked.
We have been tipped with a screenshot, which is apparently from a device running Windows Phone 8.1. It has the on-screen touch home, back and search buttons (which is confirmed as coming with Windows Phone 8.1) and then it has volume controls on the...
Q4 (YoY) growth figures for Windows Phone: Canalys says 69% & ABI research 104%.
Two research houses Canalys and ABI research have come up with their numbers and percentage growth figures for Q4 2013 and both the reports have some good news for Windows Phone platform. Both put it as the fastest growing platform on a Year-on-Year basis,...
Satya Nadella may be the next Microsoft CEO! Claim two reports.
Two reports claim that Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s enterprise and cloud chief may be its next CEO. One report from Kara Swisher, claims him to be the likeliest candidate with two other candidates Stephen Elop and Tony Bates now seem further behind in this CEO...
Release dates of Windows Phone 8.1 tipped by many sources!!
Nawzil, the popular ex-MSian has tipped the release dates of Windows Phone 8.1 update and keeping in mind, similar time frame from other and our own sources, these look good. According to him, Release to Manufacturers: March
Release to Developers: April
Release to Users: May
According to well-known...
18% of WP8 devices run GDR3. 12 top Windows Phone from Nokia.
Ailon@Adduplex has posted his Windows Phone stat teasers for January and time to have a quick look. Seems, GDR3 is already on 18% of Windows Phone 8 devices. It seems less, but the thing is, Lumia Black has been rolled out to only Lumia...
Nokia teases a new Live Tile size?
The above image of Lumia 1520 has been posted by Nokia on its official Facebook account. The square tiles showing Here Transit and Creative studio look odd because of their size. It is nothing seen before on a Windows Phone. It looks like equal...
Microsoft confirms Virtual Assistant in the works. Boasts of Artificial intelligence.
Cortana has been in news ever since "Virtual Assistant" coming to Windows Phone with Windows Phone 8.1 has been widely reported and rumored. Now, in an interview with Bloomberg TV, Head of Microsoft Research Peter Lee discusses Microsoft's use of artificial intelligence and also...
Surface Tablets see brisk sales in US market (December).
Kantar Worldpanel USA has teased about Surface sales in one of its recent tweets. The tweet mentions brisk sales for Microsoft Surface in the month of December and reveals that it Microsoft has taken 4th sales rank among Tablet vendors with help of Surface sales.
Still,...
52% US Windows Phone users use Bing search on their devices.
Microsoft's Bing search engine has seen growth in recent years and now enjoys 18.1% of US search share. The growth in its usage has been attributed to its deep integration into a host of Microsoft products such as Xbox, Windows Phone, Office and Windows...
KWP: Lumia’s surge in US has limited iPhone gains. 55% of Nokia buyers on T-Mobile are first-timers.
Latest KWP report for US highlights the good performance of Nokia on AT&T and T-Mobile. In spite of only managing 4.7% sales share for the period of 3 months ending November 2013, Nokia Lumia devices have managed 5.8% sales share on AT&T.
KWP mentions how...
Record Windows Phone holiday sales claimed. Microsoft lists 24 markets it outsold iPhone.
In a statement sent to Neowin.net, Microsoft has claimed record Windows Phone sales during the Holiday season, with the Christmas week sales doubling Year on Year. They have also released the list of 24 markets where Windows Phone outsold iPhones as reported earlier. We’ve seen...