Highlights
selection of the most important stories and analysis
December 2014 Statistics: WP8.1 58%, Nokia 95%, LG joins
December 30, 2014 | Diyan
AdDuplex’s December report shows WP8.1 is growing
The new report by AdDuplex reveals interesting trends and market statistics about the active Windows Phone devices. Data obtained on December 22 from 4832 apps shows the Nokia Lumia 520 is still the … Read More
Christmas sales: Windows Phone sold more than HTC, LG and Sony combined
December 30, 2014 | Windows Phone Area
Microsoft (Nokia) accounts for 5.8% of all new activations
A newly published report by Flurry reveals interesting trends about the smartphone sales around Xmas (Dec 19-25) – a period of the year with the highest number of new activations. Analyzing … Read More
Microsoft is developing a new web browser for phones and desktop
December 29, 2014 | Diyan
The light-weight browser codenamed Spartan to launch with Windows 10
One of the novelties Microsoft may unveil with Windows 10 at the upcoming January event is a brand new web browser codenamed ‘Spartan’. ZDNet reports that this new browser will … Read More
After the Denim Update you can download updates to SD card
December 29, 2014 | Windows Phone Area
The feature works on new generation of Lumia phones
One of the main issues encountered by owners of some Lumia smartphones with 4GB/ 8GB of onboard storage while trying to update the OS version is not having enough free storage … Read More
An update is available for Lumia 535 to fix the touch screen problems
December 22, 2014 | Michael
Microsoft improves the touch screen performance of the Lumia 535
The first Lumia 535 smartphones in selected markets have received a new update from Microsoft. The update, though pretty small in size, is probably more significant than the Denim for … Read More
Lumia Denim update rolling out in Europe
December 18, 2014 | Michael 2
Lumia smartphones are receiving the official Denim update
Microsoft has started rolling out the Denim software update to smartphones in Europe. According to Microsoft’s support webpage, Lumia Denim is now hitting Nokia Lumia 520, 620, 625, 530, 1320, 830, 925, … Read More
New Lumia app from Microsoft for touchless interaction with the phone
December 15, 2014 | Diyan
Gestures is a new Lumia-exclusive app
An entirely new way to interact with a Lumia smartphone is now available as Microsoft has released a new application in Beta called Lumia Gestures. This is a nice and handy tool for all … Read More
Windows Phone apps start showing up in Windows 10 Store Beta
December 14, 2014 | Diyan
Combined Windows Store Beta shows up in latest Windows 10 build
A new Windows 10 build, which can be considered as an early version of the Windows 10 Technical Preview for Consumers, leaked online with tons of changes, improvements, UI … Read More
Microsoft to reveal Windows 10 consumer features on January 21
December 11, 2014 | Windows Phone Area
Windows 10 for PCs, phones & tablets, and Xbox One
Microsoft is announcing a big Windows 10 event to unveil the consumer features of Windows 10 for all supported devices. The place is Microsoft’s HQ in Redmond, the time is … Read More
Exploding Tiles coming to Windows 10 Mobile?
December 11, 2014 | Diyan
Microsoft is experimenting with ‘McLaren’ features on Windows 10
Microsoft’s 3D Touch technology and Nokia ‘McLaren’, a smartphone prototype with innovative UI, have been put on hold and might not be released as originally planned, but some of the McLaren … Read More
Minecraft is now on Windows Phone
December 11, 2014 | Michael
Minecraft: Pocket Edition costs $6.99
The highly popular mobile game, Minecraft: Pocket Edition, is now available for purchase from the Windows Phone store for $6.99. Microsoft promised to release the game for the mobile platform this summer after announcing a … Read More
Leak: HTC Hima Windows Phone coming to AT&T and Verizon
December 7, 2014 | Diyan
A high-end Windows phone under development
We already reported that HTC might be preparing a Windows Phone version of its next high-end smartphone dubbed ‘Hima’. The news came from a well-known HTC leaker (@upleaks) and now the same source provides some more details about a … Read More
