Highlights
selection of the most important stories and analysis
1.6% of the smartphone subscribers in the US are using Windows phones
March 10, 2017 | Windows Phone Area
Apple is the most popular smartphone brand in the US
ComScore has published their regular data report about the trends in the US smartphone market. They analyze the active smartphone subscribers for the three months ending January 2017. According … Read More
Windows tablets close to overtake Android in Australia
March 9, 2017 | Michael
Windows 2-in-1 tablets surged massively in 2016
According to information from Telsyte, the Australian tablet market increased 2% in the second half of 2016 thanks to the growing popularity of Windows-based tablets. Microsoft is very close to overtake Android … Read More
Creators Update Preview goes to build 15047 in the Fast Ring
March 4, 2017 | Michael
Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview advances to build 15047
A week after the Fast Ring got build 15043, and a day after build 15043 reached the Slow Ring, Microsoft rolled out a new Insider build to the Fast Ring. … Read More
Intel partner unveils new x86 smartphone processor based on Atom
February 28, 2017 | Michael
Smartphones with x86 chips may be coming by the end of 2017
Intel is still planning to enter the smartphone market with x86 processors. After the chip maker signed a strategic deal with Spreadrum, the partner has improved the … Read More
Microsoft starts pushing UWP apps ahead of Windows Cloud and OneCore
February 27, 2017 | Michael
Widows 10 will soon recommends installing only Store apps
Microsoft will add a new feature to Windows 10 Creators Update that may discourage users to install classic Win32 apps on their PCs. In Settings → Apps & Features → … Read More
Many major issues fixed in Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview 15043
February 25, 2017 | Michael
Microsoft rolls out a large bug-fixing update to Insider Fast
With Windows 10 Mobile build 15043 for Insiders in the Fast Ring, Microsoft fixed many issues found in previous preview releases, such as the severe bugs in build … Read More
Microsoft’s Andromeda OS and the evolution of Windows Phone
February 23, 2017 | Windows Phone Area 3
Clues on the future of Windows Mobile
Microsoft’s plan to merge all separate versions of Windows into a unified OS was unveiled a year before the Windows 10 launch in 2015. Satya Nadella said during one of the Microsoft’s … Read More
Windows 10 Mobile Redstone 2: Creators Update changelog
February 22, 2017 | Windows Phone Area
What’s new in the Creators Update for Windows 10 Mobile
Although the Creators Update (RS2) 2017 is mainly focused on creativity and 3D experience for Windows PC, all supported mobile devices will also benefit from the improvements in One Core … Read More
Windows 10 Mobile’s last feature update to be Redstone 3?
February 21, 2017 | Windows Phone Area 1
Windows 10 Mobile may be succeeded by Windows 10 on ARM in 2018
With Microsoft focusing on Windows 10 on ARM and ultramobile cellular PCs for the next mobile push, one can wonder where Windows 10 Mobile and the current Lumia … Read More
Cellular PCs close to reality with Windows 10 ‘Creators Update’
February 21, 2017 | Windows Phone Area
Windows 10 to get Cellular Settings in April
Microsoft believes that the future of the mobile market is not the traditional smartphone, but the ultra-mobile PC with cellular capabilities. In pursuit of this vision, Microsoft will be replacing Windows … Read More
Consumer-focused HoloLens to hit the market in 2019
February 20, 2017 | Diyan
Second-generation HoloLens to arrive in 2019
Microsoft unveiled its AR headset in late 2015 and started shipping the first developer kits for $3,000 in mid-2016. We’ve been long hearing about Microsoft developing a second-generation HoloLens, suitable for regular consumers and … Read More
[Updated] Windows 10 build 14393.823 coming on February 14 as a monthly cumulative update
February 12, 2017 | Windows Phone Area
February 2017 cumulative update coming soon to Windows 10
Microsoft keeps improving Windows 10 by releasing monthly cumulative updates with bug fixes for PCs, tablets and phones. Following last month’s update with build 14393.693, the company is preparing a … Read More
