Microsoft has released a new firmware for Windows Phone 8.1 devices and it is available in select regions for limited devices. Wider availability of the major update should be in early January, following approval and testing from partners, including carriers. The Lumia Denim has been released for users in certain European countries and China. In India, the update has been …
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Microsoft has announced the new Lumia 435 and it will be available for only $81. The phone will be shipped to various markets, including, Africa, Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe, but unfortunately not the US. Shipping affordable Lumia models should be consistent with Microsoft’s strategy of boosting International market share. Many global users are still attracted with low-end and mid-range …
Microsoft has announced the Lumia 630, the first commercially-available smartphone with Windows Phone 8.1. The company says that the phone delivers uncompromised Microsoft user experience at low price point. The Lumia 630 is equipped with 1,2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor, 4.5-inch FWVGA display, 8GB of internal storage, 5Mp rear-facing camera, 1820mAh battery and 3G connectivity. The phone has only …
Windows Marketplace has delivered 75,000 new Windows Phone apps in 2012. While this seems like a small increase compared to how much other major apps stores get, Windows Marketplace has doubled in size over the past year. The marketplace has also launched new feedback supports and payment methods. Proponents of Windows Phone OS have suggested that there has never been …
Microsoft is developing a highly-efficient GPS solution that offloads heavy data crunching to the cloud-based services to get around the high power requirement. The CO-GPS (Cloud-Offloaded GPD) was first unveiled in the 10th ACM Conference. GPS antennas are typically the biggest power hog in mobile devices and it can run down the battery in a few hours when used constantly. …
It appears, Microsoft won’t add the central notification feature to the Windows Phone 8 and there’s a good argument behind this decision: Live Tiles can also display any real-time information. Previously, a Microsoft official admitted that the company might actually add a notification system similar to what we see on the iOS and Android today, if it hasn’t run out …
Microsoft’s plan to make a strong entry into the mobile industry will be restarted with the release of various Windows Phone 8 devices. Recent sales of handsets powered by Windows Phone 7.x have been pretty weak and the company couldn’t get much a bounce in sales while it partnered only with Nokia. Nokia sales continue to collapse by about 63 …
Supply chain is a frequent source of leaks and earlier rumors are reconfirmed with reports that Microsoft has been quietly developing the Surface Phone and it is expected to arrive on the market before Q3 2013. Microsoft’s close partnership with Nokia may not pan out as intended as early Lumia smartphones failed to gain traction in the highly competitive industry …