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Microsoft’s Band Gadget Finally Lands on the UK Market
Having a desk job is extremely stressing and messes with your body, this is why doctors recommend a minimum of 30 minutes workout per day. This helps relieve stress and keep you in shape both physically and mentally. But why not track your activity and health with the latest fitness…
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Android Trade-in Program Launches Today at Apple Retail Stores
Today Apple is launching a trade-in program for select non-iPhone smartphones at its Apple Retail Store locations. The program will allow credit towards an immediate purchase of a new iPhone model for users who trade in their select Android, Windows Phone, and Blackberry phones. Apple is aiming to drive more…
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Firefox OS Set to Enter the US and Other Developed Markets in 2016
Mozilla has developed its Firefox OS in order to target low-cost smartphone markets all around the world. Its recent statement claims that the company is considering to enter more developed markets next year. Mozilla has stated a project with US, Japanese, South Korean and Spanish carriers to get ready for…
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Microsoft Band Update Adds Tiny Keyboard
Four months after its release, Band, Microsoft’s wearable smart device, has received its first major update. The update, in conjunction with Windows Phones, brings dictation mode, and a virtual QWERTY keyboard. The dictation mode is powered by Cortana, Microsoft’s voice recognising personal assistant, while the keyboard uses the same Word…
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WhatsApp Released for Desktop
WhatsApp is now available for desktop in the form of an in-browser web app, compatible for now only with Google Chrome. Since WhatsApp requires an associated mobile phone number to log in, users need to scan a QR code from the web app using their smartphone to access the desktop…
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Microsoft Announces First Non-Nokia Lumia Smartphone
Microsoft has announced it’s first non-Nokia branded Lumia phone. The Microsoft Lumia 535 is the first to carry the new Microsoft branding since their $7.2 billion acquisition of the Finnish company’s devices unit closed earlier in the year. The new phone is a low-cost Windows Phone (obviously) that is billed to resemble where…
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Samsung Doesn’t Want to Pay Microsoft Anymore
Microsoft hasn’t had as much luck and success in the mobile sector as they had hoped for. Lucky for MS they rake in more than 5 times the money they make on their own phones in royalties from Android handsets. Yes, you read right there. Microsoft makes 5 times as…
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Microsoft Killing Off Nokia Branding, Calls it Microsoft Lumia
The brand the world over once knew as the biggest mobile phone manufacturer on the planet is gone. After Microsoft’s recent acquisition of the company, reports are swirling that Redmond is about to make the death of the Nokia brand official. ‘Nokia’ mobile phones will be replaced with ‘Microsoft Lumia’ moving…
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Windows Phone Store Is Now Home to over 300,000 Apps!
Wow that’s a big number, still not anywhere near ready to compete with Google and Apple but it shows that things are changing for Windows phones and Microsoft. A spokesperson from Microsoft spoke with The Next Web and said: “We have more than 300,000 Windows Phone apps today and the…
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Windows Phone Store Gets BBM Beta After Reaching 10,000 User Sign-Ups in 24 Hours
BlackBerry’s popular messaging app, BBM, is stated to have reached the 10,000 sign-up number for Microsoft’s Windows Phone Beta in about 24 hours. This means that Windows Phone users running on Windows Phone 8 or above operating systems are now able to download the app from the Windows Phone Store.…
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Microsoft and Intel Release ‘Sharks Cove’, a Windows-based Microcomputer
Arduino and Raspberry Pi have apparently inspired everyone, including big name companies such as Microsoft. The corporate giant along with Intel and CircuitCo are said to have been working on their own little development board. The outcome of their work is said to be a $300 / £176 board dubbed…
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Microsoft Bringing 40 Xbox Live Games To Windows Phone 8 Devices
Running Windows Phone 8 or 8.1? Well Microsoft has just updated the list of available Xbox Live games that are available for Windows Phone 8 users. The list of Xbox Games from Microsoft Studios that are being updated to support Windows Phone 8.X is rather long, as shown below. The…
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Windows Phone Grows A Staggering 91% Year-On-Year
While the smartphone market has long been dominated by Android and iOS Windows Phone has been making strides in recent years. Between July 2014 and June 2014 Microsoft’s Windows Phone grew by a staggering 91% making it the fastest growing mobile platform right now. Microsoft also has the number two…
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CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher Series Goes Free-to-Play on Mobile
CD Project RED are going mobile as they prepare their Witcher franchise for a free-to-play online battle arena title designed for smartphones and tablets. With the gaming community currently eager for their RPG epic, The Witcher 3, to be released on consoles and PC there are a lot of fans…
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Windows Phone Store Reaches 255,000 Apps, 10 Million Downloads Per Day
It has been a long journey for Microsoft in the smartphone market but it finally looks like things are on the up for them since they acquired Nokia who have become increasingly popular. The latest indicator of Microsoft’s growing success in the smartphone market comes from their own Windows Phone…
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