Elop’s AMA: Tackles tough questions. Says work on new smartphone brand is underway
Stephen Elop, the ex-Nokia CEO and now the Executive Vice President of the Microsoft Devices Group has done AMA on (earlier Nokia) Conversations blog. He tackled some tough question posed by Nokia Fans on the first day of his new job. Read in the...
Vodafone Australia gives Windows Phone 8.1 release date as May end / early June.
We have it from our sources that Windows Phone 8.1 public release is scheduled for month of May, though there hasn’t been mention of a concrete time-frame in tips we got. Now, Vodafone Australia has announced that they will push Windows Phone 8.1 update...
Microsoft releases security advisory on Internet explorer vulnerability. Suggests workaround.
Microsoft has released a security advisory regarding an Internet explorer vulnerability. The vulnerability is a remote code execution vulnerability and it affects Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 10, and Internet Explorer 11. While Windows Phone...
Report (March) : Windows Phone grows in Australia. Steady in US. Declines in EU5
Kantar Worldpanel has released its report for 3 months ending March 2014, and the trend doesn’t look very encouraging in 5 European markets. Windows Phone saw a small sales share decline in Feb 2014 taking its sales share to 9.7% in EU5 markets. In...
Claimed Windows Phone 8.1.1 list is fake. Interactive Tiles may make it with Windows Phone 9.
A Reddit user has posted a bunch of new features and changes supposedly coming with Windows Phone 8.1.1, the GDR1 update for Windows Phone 8.1. We can now confirm that nearly everything about this claim is fake, even the suggested name of the update,...
Some Free Indie games worth your attention. MyAppFree updated with Transparent Live Tile
The MyAppFree app, which brings a daily free apps / games deal to you on your Windows Phone has been updated with transparent live tile and support for push notifications for Windows Phone 8.1 running devices. There is a bit of change in look...
Windows Phone gets one new OEM in US-based “BLU Products”.
Ever since Microsoft has made Windows Phone OS free of any licensing fee, many new OEMs have joined the Windows Phone platform bandwagon. One more name add itself to the list of Windows Phone OEMs. Based in Miami, FL, Blu Products has teased a...
Microsoft’s FY14 Q3 highlights: Devices business up 12%, Bing search at 18.6%, Surface at $500 mn & more
Microsoft released its Q3 earnings report on April 24th. The overall revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 was $20.40 billion. Gross margin, operating income, net income, and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $14.46 billion, $6.97 billion, $5.66 billion, and...
WP8.1 Music app, Nokia MixRadio, OneDrive see updates. Changelog.
Three major Windows Phone apps have seen updates. Native Music app for Windows Phone 8.1 has seen its first promised update which is supposed to bring following changes, Numerous stability fixes, including many of the reported black screens
Cortana integration is complete and now supports playing...
Windows 8.2, Windows 9 & cloud based Windows OS info leaked
Famous Russian leakster group WZOR has revealed some details about upcoming Windows 8.2 and Windows 9 updates. They have also claimed that Microsoft is working on a cloud based "Windows" OS. Windows 8.2:
Like Windows 8.1 update 1, it is the Windows 8.1 update 2 which...
Cortana reveals all her Avatars. Nokia updates App Folder for Windows Phone 8.1.
We can normally notice few of Cortana avatars while in action. If you still don’t have Cortana on your device, with help of our hand-on demo and tutorial video you can enable her, if your device run Windows Phone 8.1 or else watch her...
Consolidated Windows & Windows Phone store price tiers go live to support “Universal apps”
Microsoft has talked about consolidating Windows and Windows Phone store apps pricing at BUILD 2014, in order to harmonize the stores to support “Universal apps” introduction. This consolidation has no gone live with help of following changes, 1) Simplify app pricing for developers by providing...