There aren’t a lot of companies offering smartphones running Windows software these days… and it looks like there aren’t a lot of people buying them either. In its latest SEC filing, Microsoft revealed that it sold only 2.3 million Lumia phones in the most recent quarter, down from 8.6 million during the same period a […]
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Windows Phone Internals opens door for root, custom ROMs on Lumia phones
Some folks like to hack their smartphones to add support for apps and features that wouldn’t otherwise be available. That’s why there’s a community of iOS users that jailbreak their devices (or find new ways to do so), and a huge community of Android users rooting their phones and tablets, unlocking bootloaders, and installing custom […]
Reports: Windows Phone market share is falling fast
Android is the world’s most popular smartphone operating system, followed by iOS. Windows comes in a distant third, and it doesn’t look like that’s going to change anytime soon… unless Windows movies further down the ladder. According to a new report from Gartner, about 3 percent of all smartphones sold during the third quarter of […]
Acer’s Jade Primo could launch in December for about $400 (Windows phone with desktop features)
The Acer Jade Primo is a smartphone designed to run Windows 10 software. It’s also one of the first phones that’s expected to support Microsoft’s Continuum for phone feature. This lets you connect an external keyboard, mouse, and display to use your phone like a desktop computer. Microsoft has two Lumia phones with support for […]
Lumia 550 leaks show off Microsoft’s next entry-level phone
Microsoft is expected to launch two high-end smartphones in October. They should have high-resolution displays, speedy processors, and some nifty features including the ability to act (a little) like a desktop PC when you connect a mouse, keyboard and touchpad. But what about folks that don’t want to pay top dollar for a smartphone that […]
This could be Microsoft’s first phone that’s also a PC (kind of)
Microsoft is expected to launch at least two new premium smartphones this year. Now a forum member at Chinese website WP XAP has posted pictures that could give us the first good look at one of those phones. The image show what seems to be a Nokia Lumia 950 smartphone, and as expected, it seems […]
Microsoft cuts thousands of jobs in phone division, will continue making phones
Microsoft has been developing software for smartphones and related mobile devices since they were called PDAs. But Google and Apple dominate the space these days, and the market share for Windows Phone devices has fallen quite a bit in recent years. So Microsoft decided to take a page out of Apple’s book and start producing its […]
Acer’s first US smartphone is the $80 Liquid M220 Windows Phone
Acer is best known as a PC company, but for the past few years the company has been taking small steps into the smartphone space, and now Acer has announced that it will begin selling phones in the United States. The Acer Liquid M220 is a low-cost Windows phone that will be available from the […]
Check out Windows 10 on a small tablet screen
At the beginning of the year, Microsoft announced that new tablets with a display smaller than eight inches would be outfitted with a version of Windows 10 that would be more akin to Windows Phone than the full desktop operating system. Today, WinBeta has published a series of screenshots showing just what the truncated version […]
Microsoft release MS-DOS Mobile for April Fools (And it really works)
It’s April Fools’ Day, and while some companies are taking the opportunity to joke about artisanal selfie sticks or smart desk phones, others are going the extra mile and releasing working products. Google’s Pac-Man layer for Google Maps was actually playable. The OnePlus DR-1 flying drone was actually available for purchase (briefly). And if you […]