Toshiba announced a 7-inch Windows 8.1 tablet for just $120

The price war in the tablet sector has entered a new stage. Microsoft has kept its promise to deliver more affordable products based on Windows 8.1 with Bing as a default search engine. At this week’s IFA 2014 in Berlin, … Read More

Update 2 coming soon, offering better settings

Microsoft is reportedly working on the second planned update of the Windows Phone 8.1 platform which has been called Update 2 (GDR 2). This update will further improve WP8.1 OS before Update 3 in early 2015 and the major transformation … Read More

Windows Phone 8.1 has reached 24% of all active smartphones

AdDuplex’s new report has gathered data from 5000 Windows Phone apps serving ads. The report shows that 8.1 is already on a quarter of all active phones while WP 8.0 is still the most popular version with a share of … Read More

Nokia sales climbing in the UK

Nokia’s share of the UK smartphone market reaches 10.3%

New smartphone sales data from Kantar shows that Nokia’s market share in the UK has reached 10.3% so Nokia has become the third largest brand in Great Britain after Samsung (36%) … Read More

Here is the proof that Windows Phone is far more battery efficient than Android

The first smartphone ever to ship with two different operating systems is the HTC One M8, enabling us to make the first direct comparison between Windows and Android running on the same hardware and draw important conclusions about OS speed, … Read More

Meet the HTC One (M8), available today on Windows Phone

HTC announced the Windows-powered HTC One (M8)

The Windows Phone family has today grown with one new member. HTC, the first original Windows 8 manufacturer, presented in New York a very high-end Windows Phone 8.1 device with a premium metal … Read More

Smartphone sales broken down by price category and operating system

In 2013 the sales of smartphones exceeded 1 billion for the first time and it looks as if the tendency will be continued till the end of this year. Observation of the market shows the weak results of BlackBerry (just … Read More

Ambient Sound Charges Phones

A new generation of smartphone prototype could be charged by ambient sounds such as those from a football field or a crowded street. But we do not expect charging cables to be discarded soon.

Scientists from London and developers at … Read More

Foursquare released its check-in app ‘Swarm’ for Windows Phone

Less than three months after launching its check-in application Swarm for Android and iPhones, Foursquare has enabled the service for Windows Phone devices.

Swarm is a standalone app that allows you to check-in and find friends nearby. You can check-in … Read More

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 can power mini-tablets, more screen sizes and resolutions

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1, already available for Developers, brought some improvements and new settings options to the platform. Probably the most interesting part for hardware makers and consumers is the platform’s new hardware support. Leaked documents give us an … Read More

The next wave of Lumia phones to be unveiled on September 4

New Nokia Lumia smartphones to be presented at IFA in Berlin

Microsoft has sent out invites to a launch event at IFA in Berlin, Germany on September 4. The invite says: “Ready for more? Join us for more face time”. … Read More

Windows Phone 8.1 / Cyan is the most battery efficient version

A report by AAWP reveals that the official Windows Phone 8.1 version has the best battery efficiency amongst all WP versions since the original 8.0 build. Lumia 1020, connected to WiFi and a cellular network, has been tested while doing … Read More