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Of course Windows 11 has been ported to the Lumia 950 XL smartphone (Updated)

Microsoft is holding an event on June 24 to unveil the future of Windows… but the future is already here for some folks thanks to a leaked Windows 11 build that’s been floating around the internet for the past few days. Some folks have already installed it on PCs or in virtual machines. But at […]

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You can install Android 12 on a Microsoft Lumia 950 XL (but you probably don’t want to… yet)

The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL was released in 2015 as one of Microsoft’s last smartphones to ship with Windows 10 Mobile software. These days Microsoft is focusing its mobile efforts on Android (by releasing apps for Android phones as well as its own Android-powered phone). Meanwhile, hackers have been focusing on how to load other […]

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Stupid Lumia 950XL tricks: Now you can run AutoCAD on this obsolete phone

The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL was the most powerful smartphone to ship with Windows 10 Mobile when it was released in 2015. But it was also one of the last phones Microsoft ever shipped with the operating system. The Lumia 950 XL has had a interesting afterlife though – now that Windows 10 on ARM […]

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Early Microsoft Lumia 950 concept included Surface Pen support

Windows may be the dominant operating system for notebook and desktop computers, but Microsoft’s Windows software for phones has an ever-dwindling market share. While the company continues to offer updates to Windows 10 Mobile, Microsoft hasn’t launched any new smartphone hardware since the fall of 2015. At the time, the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 […]

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Deals of the Day (8-15-2016)

The Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL may not be the most powerful Windows smartphones anymore… but if you don’t have $699 or so to spend on an HP Elite x3, Microosft’s phones still have a few things going for them including support for Microsoft’s Continuum software that lets you connect the phones to an external […]

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Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL coming in November for $549 and up

Microsoft has officially introduced its new flagship-class smartphones. The Lumia 950 is a 5.2 inch smartphone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexa-core processor, while the Lumia 950 XL has a 5.7 inch screen and a Snapdragon 810 octa-core CPU. Both phones ship with Windows 10 software, support Microsoft’s Continuum for Phone software that lets you […]

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Whoops! Lumia 950 and 950 XL show up early on the Microsoft Store website

Microsoft is holding an event on October 6th, where the company is expected to unveil a next-gen Surface Pro tablet and the two most powerful Windows phones to date. Not sure you believe all the leaks and rumors? No problem: Microsoft may have just accidentally issued a bit of confirmation. The Microsoft Store UK website […]

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Microsoft could launch Surface Pro 4, Lumia 950 and 950 XL phones at Oct 6th event

Microsoft has announced plans to launch new Windows 10 hardware at an October 6th event in New York City. While the company isn’t saying what hardware we should expect, word on the street is that Microsoft will use the event to launch the long-rumored Surface Pro 4 tablet and Lumia 950 and Lumix 950 XL smartphones. […]