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 | Is BlackBerry pivoting to the Internet of Thins? We all know the history of BlackBerry's dramatic fall from the top of the smartphone market. CEO John Chen was brought on to turn the company around. He had moderate success in cutting expenses and releasing new hardware to give the company a boost. Things have continued to be challenging for BlackBerry, a....more |
03/02/2016 |
 | New Windows 10 ads from Microsoft Microsoft has several new Windows 10 ads and they have posted them on the company's YouTube page. In this ad, a young girl sits in the back of the class looking at things from a different point of view. Microsoft ponders what she will do when she grows up. Whatever she chooses to do, Microsoft says it is t....more |
09/07/2015 |
 | Windows 10 installed 14 million times in the first 24 hours According to Microsoft, the company did quite well in the first 24 hours after the Windows 10 launch. The company says 14 million people downloaded and installed Windows 10 the first day. Unfortunately, the Windows 10 upgrade is free for most customers so it remains to be seen what kind of financial success....more |
07/31/2015 |
 | Microsoft sees 10% increase in Lumia sales over same quarter last year Microsoft has been taking it on the chin in the mobile department for awhile now. Although the Surface tablet has been received fairly well, Windows Phone sales have been low. The company released some good news today in a report that claims a 10% increase in Lumia sales over the same quarter last year. Tha....more |
07/21/2015 |
 | Microsoft finds Skype bug similar to iMessage Microsoft has patched a bug in Skype that was similar to the iMessage bug found a few days ago. In several versions of Skype, a user receiving the message http://: would have their version of Skype crash. Even worse, once the message was in their history, the app would continue to crash every time th....more |
06/03/2015 |
 | Leaked render confirms Microsoft Lumia 735 on Verizon Recent rumors pegged the Microsoft Lumia 735 as coming to Verizon. A recent official render seems to confirm the rumors. As you can see in the picture above, the Microsoft logo is on the front and back of the phone. There is no official release date yet, but it seems like Verizon will be offering the Lumia....more |
05/14/2015 |
 | T-Mobile sells Microsoft Lumia 435 for $70 off contract T-Mobile is now selling the Microsoft Lumia 435, off contract, for only $70. That is next to nothing for a Windows Phone. You sign no contracts, no commitments, nothing. The Lumia 435 sports a 4 inch display and a dual core processor with 1 GB of RAM. It also supports dual SIMS. The Lumia 435 come....more |
05/05/2015 |
 | BlackBerry would work with Apple on security if asked BlackBerry CEO John Chen explained how rival companies can compete and not be enemies. In an interview with CNN, Chen says if asked BlackBerry would work with Apple on security. When the interviewer asks if Apple has talked to BlackBerry, Chen refused to confirm any talks. He did say BlackBerry talks to la....more |
04/30/2015 |
 | Microsoft makes it easy to port Android apps to Windows Phone Microsoft is in full court press mode trying to attract developers to its platform. The company released a new video showing how easy it is to port Android apps over to Windows with minimal rewriting of code. The effort is called "Project Astoria" and Microsoft is going all out to show how easy it is to suppo....more |
04/30/2015 |
 | Office downloaded 100 million times on iOS and Android Microsoft has been morphing itself from a software company, to a device and services company. Since new CEO Satya Nadella came on board, the company has been focused on making its apps available everywhere. Office is the number business for Microsoft, and they want it to be used on all devices. Af....more |
04/24/2015 |
 | News Republic shuts down their Windows Phone app Although Windows Phone has seen some growth recently, and Windows 10 for Phones holds a lot of promise, another high profile app has bailed on WP. News Republic has dropped their Windows Phone apps because it is simply not sustainable. The company dropped their News Republic and Appy Geek reader apps. ....more |
04/16/2015 |
 | Windows 10 for Phones technical preview 10051 now available If you want the latest and greatest on your phone and you don't mind using beta software you can try Microsoft's latest Windows 10 for Phones technical preview. It has been a couple of months since Microsoft made a technical preview for phones available and WP world has been waiting anxiously for a new updat....more |
04/10/2015 |
 | Nokia considering sale of HERE maps business According to Bloomberg, Nokia is considering a sale of HERE maps. The company declined comment, but shares of the company were up on the news. HERE maps has been widely hailed as one of the best mapping solutions out there. Nokia could make a bundle if they sold the business. Should Microsoft buy it? ....more |
04/10/2015 |
 | Microsoft brings anti-theft lock down to Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 Microsoft is locking down Windows Phone with WP 8.1 update 2. The update brings an anti-theft lock system that makes it impossible to use the phone even after a reset. The manufacturer is responsible for enabling the protection, and they could request an unlock key from Microsoft if needed. The new featur....more |
04/08/2015 |
 | ReddX Reddit app coming to Windows 10, WP, Xbox The developers of the Reddit app ReddX says their app is going to be rewritten as a true universal app for Windows 10, Windows Phone, Xbox, and HoloLens. The Windows 10 architecture allows developers to release apps for multiple platforms by making a few minor changes to the code. Microsoft hopes ....more |
04/06/2015 |
 | Skype for Android gets major update Microsoft has updated Skype for Android, iOS, and Qik, but the Android update is the most significant. The latest update takes Skype to version 5.3. Microsoft upgraded the chatting environment, and Skype now supports emojis. Skype also introduces speech-to-text via Android Auto with this update. Ot....more |
04/02/2015 |
 | Weather Flow app for Windows Phone goes under The popular Weather Flow app for Windows Phone has died. Its developer pulled the app from the Windows Phone Store because of insufficient revenue. The data the app uses costs the developer too much money and the app wasn't making enough. It's a big blow to Windows Phone users everywhere who loved the app.....more |
04/01/2015 |
 | Microsoft expands list of handsets getting Windows 10 Technical Preview Microsoft announced last month a list of phones that would get Windows 10 Technical Preview. By all accounts, the Windows community was disappointed at the limited number of handsets included. In a post on the Windows Blog, Gabe Aul release an updated list that includes many more handsets. No releas....more |
03/28/2015 |
 | Microsoft releases new firmware for Surface Pro 3 with enterprise encryption Microsoft released the second firmware update for the Surface Pro 3 in less than a month. The latest firmware update adds enterprise level security to the Surface Pro 3 with full disk encryption. This update is a bit of a surprise as Microsoft recently released a firmware update for the Surface Pen, but it'....more |
03/26/2015 |
 | Alaska Airlines using Windows tablets for in-flight entertainment Alaska Airlines is upgrading their in-flight entertainment tablets and they're going with Windows Toshiba Encore 2 tablets. I flew Alaska Airlines a couple of years ago and they handed me a tablet, but it was clunky and odd. It looks like they will upgrade to Windows 8.1 tablets for a better experience. |
03/26/2015 |
 | Surface 2 successor to run full Windows There is a rumor going around that Microsoft will launch an entry level tablet that will run full Windows instead of Windows RT. WinBeta apparently has sources that tell them the Surface 2 successor will be the first in the entry-level tablet series to run full Windows. According to WinBeta, this t....more |
03/25/2015 |
 | IE in Windows Phone 8.1 has a security flaw, sort of Internet Explorer on Windows Phone 8.1 has a bit of a security flaw. The flaw has to do with the way IE treats passwords. Normally, when you enter a password the OS replaces your entry with asterisks. For example, entering a password of "abc123" will result in "******." Several users on more |
03/24/2015 |
 | Microsoft apps to be pre-installed on Samsung devices Microsoft has announced a deal with Samsung that will bring Microsoft services to Samsung's Android devices. The deal is an important move for Microsoft as they try to be have influence on every platform. This is a strikingly different strategy than the Microsoft of old who relied on a near monopoly to keep....more |
03/23/2015 |
 | Lumia 640 listed on T-Mobile's website Microsoft announced the Lumia 640 at the recent Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona. T-Mobile immediately announced plans to carry the device, but no launch date or pricing was given. The Lumia 640 is now listed as "coming soon" on T-Mobile's website which means we are inching closer to a release.....more |
03/23/2015 |
 | HTC CEO replaced, stays with company The CEO of HTC was replaced today, but he's not leaving the company. HTC has released some of the best phones in the industry over the last two years, but the company continues to struggle. After a decade at the helm, CEO Peter Chou stepped down today and will be replaced its existing chairwoman and co-foun....more |
03/20/2015 |
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