Vinci for Windows Phone is the faster alternative to Prisma

Vinci offers non-traditional photo filters

The new photo-editing app, originally released for iOS and Android two weeks ago, has now made its way to Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile, offering interesting artsy photo filters. Vinci is similar … Read More

Windows Phone market share continues its decline

Windows phone sales down to 4.5% in EU5, 1.6% in the US

In almost all of the markets monitored by Kantar Worldpanel, Windows Phone is losing share to competitors. The new report reveals the smartphone OS sales for June 2016. … Read More

[Updated] Information about the Anniversary Update for smartphones

Windows 10 Anniversary Update for phones still not available 

It seems that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update has been released to some of the Lumia smartphones. Users from Europe (non-Insiders) informs Windows Phone Area that phones like the Lumia 535 … Read More

Windows 10 Anniversary update: What happens on August 2?

What happens on August 2?

On August 2 Microsoft starts rolling out the Anniversary Update for Windows 10 to PCs, tablets and phones, with improvements in several areas of the OS – Cortana, Action Center, Notification syncing, built-in apps, … Read More

Japan’s Windows phone usage shows the future of the platform

Distribution of Windows Phone devices around the world

While the Windows phone market situation in most of the countries around the world has been pretty static for years, there is a country where the things a much different. Japan, … Read More

Panorama mode debuts in the Windows Camera

Windows Camera now has a Panorama feature

A new update of the Camera app (2016.715.21.0) is now rolling out to Insiders on the Fast Ring, bringing the much-requested Panorama mode to the app. Microsoft Camera for Windows 10 now has … Read More

Insider Preview build 14390 rolls out to Windows testers

Slow ring Insiders get build 14388

Microsoft is now rolling out new Insider Preview builds for both PC and Phone to Insiders on the Fast & Slow rings. Those of you who are on the Slow ring can download … Read More

Surface placeholders hint at three new devices in 2017

Microsoft is preparing new Surface devices

A photo taken inside Microsoft’s campus in Redmond suggests that could be a new Surface device in 2016 and three more may be coming in 2017. The photo shows a placeholder for a … Read More

Firmware update finally enables ‘Double tap to wake’ for Lumia 950 / 950 XL

The update was spotted in the Windows Device Recovery Tool

For some unknown reason, the Microsoft’s latest devices that shipped with Windows 10 Mobile out of the box didn’t come with ‘Double Tap to wake up’ – one of … Read More

Windows Insider Fast Ring up to build 14376, Slow ring gets build 14372

New Insider Preview builds for PCs and Phones

Microsoft has released new Mobile and PC preview builds for both Fast and Slow Ring members of the Windows Insider Program. Those Windows Insiders on the Slow Ring can now install … Read More

Tap To Pay officially announced for Windows 10 Mobile in the US

NFC payments are now possible with select Windows 10 Phones

Microsoft is now allowing US users with Lumia 950, 950 XL and 650 enrolled in the Insider Fast Ring to update the Wallet app and use NFC Tap to … Read More

Fast Ring Insiders now up to build 14367 for PC and Mobile

Microsoft rolls out a new Insider Preview build of Windows 10

Microsoft has released a new Insider Preview build of Windows 10 for both PC and Mobile Insiders on the Fast Ring. The Preview build number is 14367.

This is … Read More