Two new Windows Phone manufacturers announced

The Vice President of Microsoft China yesterday announced that two new OEMs (BLU Products and K-Touch) would develop Windows Phone–based models. BLU Products, a company headquartered in Florida and well-known with its budget-friendly Android models, sells its phones in North … Read More

Microsoft improves the battery, rolls out first update to Windows Phone 8.1

Microsoft released an update to WP8.1 Preview for Developers. The 22 MB firmware update is bringing tons of bug fixes, improvements and longer battery life, according to Joe Belfiore. The update is based on the user’s feedback and it looks … Read More

Windows Phone 8.1 life-cycle starts on July 24

The first WP8.1-powered smartphones will reach the stores in a couple of days – some retailers have started taking pre-orders for Lumia 630, while the premium Nokia Lumia 930 goes on sale a bit later next month. But when the … Read More

Internet Explorer 11: what’s new

The official Windows Phone 8.1 update is just around the corner offering tons of new features and improvements. As a part of this update, Microsoft announces new Internet Explorer version 11, bringing significant improvements in the browsing experience.

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Windows Phone outsells iOS in 24 countries

A new infographic compiled by Fortumo shows all countries where Windows Phone is more popular than iOS. Microsoft’s mobile platform increased its popularity throughout the last year and in December 2013 Windows Phone outsold iOS in 24 countries, according to … Read More

File Manager in May, Cortana for UK and China soon

There’s some good news for the platform coming out from Joe Belfiore, who answered questions on Reddit on Friday. He confirmed that an official Windows Phone File Manager is in the works, which should be finished by the end of … Read More

WP8.1 update due to arrive in late May in Australia

WMPoweruser reports that Vodafone Australia is currently testing the 8.1 update, scheduled for release for subscribers in late May / early June. According to the software update page, Windows Phone 8.1 is being tested on four smartphones – Lumia 625, … Read More

How to tune the focus using Nokia Camera

Nokia Camera is a great camera app, available for all Lumia models running Windows Phone 8 and 8.1. Using any Lumia smartphone (even the lower end) you can achieve impressive results, so Nokia Camera is suitable for both experienced photographs … Read More

Control a PC remotely with Windows Phone 8.1

Microsoft Remote Desktop is a new universal app that is able to run on both Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1 for desktop computers. The app gives you a quick access to a PC on the go, so you can … Read More

Windows Phone 8.1 is already installed on 1.5 million devices

Windows Phone 8.1 is already installed on 3.1% of all active smartphones, according to AdDuplex. A new report shows that millions of users have joined the ‘Preview for Developers’ program, which gives an early access to updates directly from Microsoft. … Read More

How to manually back up your contacts

Windows Phone is backing up all your contacts automatically, so they can be easily restored through your Microsoft account. But what happens if you can’t access or lose your online account? You will probably lose all contacts, unless you have … Read More

How to move apps to your MicroSD card on Windows Phone 8.1

Windows Phone 8.1 allows you to transfer apps from the built-in storage to the SD card (providing that your Windows Phone has a microSD slot). This could help a lot especially if your device has limited capacity (4GB or 8 … Read More