Microsoft says Windows Phone is beating iPhone in 24 markets
Here’s some more evidence that 2014 is shaping up to be Windows Phone’s breakthrough year. Per Neowin, Microsoft has released a statement this week claiming …
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Microsoft reportedly considered supporting Android on Windows Phones
In an attempt to better compete against Google in the mobile business, Microsoft reportedly considered various “unconventional tactics,” including letting smartphone buyers choose the mobile …
Meet the most important Windows Phone in the world
Outside of the Apple ecosystem, affordability reigns supreme. According to the latest data from AdDuplex, the budget-priced Lumia 520 has now taken more than 30% …
How a top Microsoft rival could make 2014 the year of Windows Phone
While we’ve been laser-focused on Samsung’s split from Android, another major electronics company has purportedly been exploring other options as well. The Information reports that …
Will 2014 be the year of Windows Phone?
The Windows Phone mobile platform may be looking to have an even better 2014 after showing some encouraging momentum this year, at least according to …
Microsoft planning $1B ‘bribe’ so Samsung keeps making Windows Phones?
In addition to mentioning several unconfirmed details about upcoming Windows Phone 9 changes, Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin has also revealed an even more interesting note …
Windows Phone 9 will reportedly ditch Metro UI, launch in late 2014
Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin, known for some of his accurate tips on the mobile industry in the past, said on Twitter that Windows Phone 9 …
To compete with Android, Microsoft considers free versions of Windows Phone and Windows RT
Windows RT still might be folded into Windows Phone or canned completely at some point in the near future, but Microsoft is reportedly considering another, …
Forbes: Microsoft will overtake Apple in 3 years
What goes up must come down and on Wall Street, billions are made and lost betting on which direction companies are headed. Apple is the …
Windows convergence continues with ‘Threshold’ update in 2015
In our review of the Xbox One, we talked about the potential of the console as a platform that will evolve over the course of …
Europe is ground zero for Windows Phone’s surge
Microsoft’s mobile platform has made some impressive gains over the last year and the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel show that Windows Phone’s market share has passed …
Windows Phone is thriving at the low-end, dying at the high-end
Windows Phone has definitely shown some very promising momentum this year and it has soundly beat BlackBerry in the race to become the world’s No. …
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas coming to mobile devices in December
Rockstar Games on Tuesday announced that its popular “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” console game will be available on mobile devices this December. The game …
The Windows Phone app store is shedding its ghost town image
Although Windows Phone’s app market trails the iOS and Android app markets in just about every metric, it has received some good news the past …
Windows Phone to finally get an official Instagram app
Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app acquired by Facebook for $1 billion last year, is finally coming to Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. The announcement came early …
Microsoft seen folding Windows RT into Windows Phone by 2015
Microsoft may not be planning to perpetually support three different operating systems after all. An unnamed source tells ZDNet that Microsoft will likely fold its …
Nokia’s budget Lumia success may leave HTC with nowhere to run
HTC’s disastrous Q3 performance has triggered speculation about how the company may try its luck in the Windows Phone market after getting clobbered by tough …
Microsoft’s in-store exchange program now includes iPhones
Now that the new Surface tablets have made their debut, Microsoft might be looking to add one more incentive to its trade-in program later this …
Here’s why typing on Android phones is harder than typing on an iPhone
With occasionally unreliable autocorrect software and periodically clumsy fingers, typing on a virtual keyboard has never been easy. Take these issues and couple them with …
Nokia and Microsoft: ‘The deal that makes no sense’
Microsoft is now in the handset business. The company’s shocking announcement Tuesday morning that it will acquire Nokia’s devices and services businesses for $7.2 billion …
Steve Ballmer’s ‘failure’ illustrated in a single chart
A picture is worth a thousand words and sometimes a chart is worth even more. Microsoft’s announcement late last week that Steve Ballmer would step …
Nokia phablet specs leak ahead of September unveiling, likely alongside Windows RT tablet
Nokia is getting ready to unveil a full HD phablet that will launch later this year alongside the company’s first Windows RT tablet, a new …
Is HTC dumping Windows Phone?
HTC has tried plenty of things to reverse its current slide. Some seem to be working out relatively well, others not so much. Where HTC’s …
A question is raised as Android, iPhone continue to dominate: Do users even want a third platform?
Consumers continue to prefer the iPhone and Android smartphones over Nokia and BlackBerry devices, and now analysts are questioning if a third platform will ever …
Elop finally admits why Nokia didn’t switch to Android: Samsung scared him away
Every single time Nokia unveils a new smartphone or reports numbers of any kind, a familiar question is raised: What if Nokia had switched to …
Why the Lumia 1020 may be Windows Phone’s breakthrough device
Sometimes an operating system just needs the right device to really get it going — recall what the original Motorola Droid did for Android. ReadWrite’s …
LG reportedly prepping first Windows Phone 8 handset
Microsoft can use all the help it can get right now. Nearly three years following its launch, Windows Phone’s share of the global smartphone market …
Lumia 1020 preview: Hands-on with Nokia’s 41-megapixel Windows Phone
We were able to get our hands on the Lumia 1020 at Nokia’s press event in New York City on Thursday. The company’s latest flagship …
Live from Nokia’s Lumia 1020 event
Nokia needs a game-changer and it needs one fast. Despite churning out great devices, the company has struggled to gain market share and compete with …
BlackBerry, Windows Phone threatened by flood of cheap Android devices
For a while now, we’ve heard about BlackBerry and Windows Phone vendors betting big on expanding their presence in emerging markets by releasing cheaper devices …
