Windows Phone is limping its way toward relevance
It’s safe to say that Windows Phone hasn’t taken off the way that Microsoft hoped it would. However, the latest numbers from IDC show that …
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Does Microsoft’s first ad following the Nokia deal make you want to buy a Windows Phone?
Nokia’s handset business is officially no more, having been absorbed this past Friday by Microsoft as part of a $7.2 billion deal. Nokia’s phones will …
Microsoft will take on Apple’s CarPlay by bringing Windows to the car
With a whole team dedicated solely to the Internet of Things (IoT), Microsoft is planning to get every device you own online, or as Steve Teixeira, Director …
Windows and Windows Phone app stores have reached 400,000 apps
Microsoft hasn’t quite managed to close the app gap between its own app stores and the behemoths that are iOS and Android, but the company has …
Watch live as Microsoft reveals its vision of the future at Build 2014
Microsoft finally realized some time ago that it had to make some serious changes if it hoped to continue thriving in a world that had begun to …
Are dual-boot phones the most useless innovation ever?
Now that we know both Microsoft and Google are working to stop OEMs from releasing dual-boot devices that combine Windows Phone and Android, maybe we …
This spring, Android is getting a new roommate
Dual-booting Android/Ubuntu handsets may be the dream for certain hardcore smartphone fans, but dual-booting Android/Windows Phone devices may prove to be quite interesting for a …
Microsoft makes Windows Phone free for some smartphone makers
Microsoft is tired of seeing its global mobile market share sit in the low single digits each quarter, and it looks like the software giant …
Video: Here is Cortana, Microsoft’s answer to Siri, in action
The Windows Phone 8.1 leaks continue to roll out as the Microsoft Build Developer Conference inches closer. Just a day after the reveal of Cortana’s …
Ballmer owns up to blowing it with Windows Phone
By the time Windows Phone 8 made Microsoft’s mobile platform a real competitor in 2012, the iPhone had been on the market for five years …
What might finally help Windows Phone break out? Android.
Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform has been inching forward since it first debuted in 2010. While the mobile platform finally started making gains worth speaking of …
Budget Windows Phones are about to become even better bargains
We’ve mentioned before that Nokia’s Lumia 520 line of smartphones is one of the world’s biggest smartphone bargains and now it looks like future Windows …
As smartphone growth slows, Windows Phone could come out on top
Smartphone market saturation is fast approaching, but a winner may step forward once the dust settles after all. According to IDC, despite 39.2% growth in …
Nokia’s new Windows Phone strategy is guaranteed to confuse everyone
How is Nokia going to explain the differences between its Asha feature phone application system, the Windows Phone 8 app system and the new Asha/Windows/Android …
What Windows Phone needs the most (spoiler: It’s not apps)
I try to refrain from writing articles telling companies what they “need” to do largely because it’s a fairly silly and pointless exercise for someone …
Microsoft: Hey, at least Windows Phone is beating BlackBerry
Although Windows Phone has shown some impressive gains over the past year it’s still trailing far behind Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS in terms of …
Here’s our first look at Windows Phone 8.1’s notification center
Microsoft is finally bringing a notification center to Windows Phone in the next major update. Action Center, as it has been dubbed, works almost identically …
There won’t be any new Windows Phones launched at MWC next week
This year’s Mobile World Congress looks like it’s going to be jam-packed with intriguing new devices headlined by Samsung’s Galaxy S5, Sony’s Xperia Z2, BlackBerry’s …
Microsoft might not need Android to solve its app problem after all
A recent report suggested that Microsoft is seriously considering adding support for Android apps to both the Windows and Windows Phone platforms. As it turns …
Microsoft may soon admit defeat to Android
Is Microsoft getting ready to wave the white flag when it comes to getting developers to build apps for its own mobile platform? The Verge’s …
Microsoft is getting ready to rip off the notification center that Apple ripped off from Android
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Google is definitely blushing right now. One of the key features Apple introduced alongside iOS 5 was …
Samsung is making another new Windows Phone – but we still have no idea why
Samsung hasn’t put very much effort into selling its previous Windows Phone smartphone models that have launched over the past few years, but the consumer …
Windows Phone looks set to blow past iOS in several key markets
The chances of Windows Phone overtaking iOS in the United States are slim to none. In other countries, however, the story is much different. Jana …
Yet another sign that Windows Phone is on the way up
As we’ve noted before, the key for Windows Phone is to not just get developers to eventually bring their apps over to the platform but …
There’s actually one area where Windows Phone looks poised to overtake Android
No, Windows Phone won’t be catching up to Android in terms of market share anytime soon. However, there is one key area where Windows Phone …
One astonishing number shows why developers are avoiding Windows Phone
Windows Phone has made some impressive gains in terms of market share over the past year but Microsoft still has a ways to go toward …
Microsoft denies report that it’s shelling out billions to pay off Windows Phone partners
Microsoft has denied an earlier report suggesting that the company plans to pay out billions of dollars in 2014 in an effort to ensure that …
Can Microsoft’s billions buy Windows Phone success?
Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform is more than three years old now and its global market share still sits in the low single digits. The platform …
Even Windows Phone users refuse to search with Bing
It doesn’t seem likely that Microsoft plans to give up on Bing anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean its customers are following suit. According to …
Android is no longer enough for Sony
Sony has confirmed in an interview that a single mobile OS strategy is not good enough for its mobile goals anymore, even if the collaboration …
