Microsoft is getting into the spirit of Christmas! It has decided to spread some holiday cheer to Windows Phone users (including ourselves) by offering them an early Christmas gift. An email has been sent out (or will soon be) to them informing them that Microsoft is increasing their SkyDrive storage by 20GB. This ‘Enthusiast bonus’ is good for a year […]
Microsoft
Are these the Windows Phone Blue buttons?
Microsoft released Windows Phone 8 GDR3 back in October, making it possible for manufacturers to use multi-core processors and larger Full HD (1080×1920) displays among other new features. Needless to say, Microsoft is already hard at work on the next update. Reportedly codenamed “Blue,” it looks set to launch as Windows Phone 8.1 sometime in early 2014. The usually reliable […]
Microsoft to pay Samsung US$1 billion to continue making Windows Phone smartphones?
Rumours that Microsoft is actively wooing manufacturers back to the Windows Phone fold appear to be gathering steam. Following reports that it was considering dropping Windows Phone and Windows RT license fees earlier this week, Mobile-review’s Eldar Murtazin has chimed in to suggest that Microsoft is reportedly in negotiations with Samsung to offer it US$1 billion in exchange for the South […]
Microsoft considering dropping Windows Phone and Windows RT license fees
While Microsoft may now have the third most popular mobile operating system with Windows Phone, its market share remains in the low single digits (3.6% in Q3 2013 according to Gartner). Smartphone and tablet manufacturers have not, for the most part, embraced it or Windows RT and part of the reason is that Microsoft charges a licensing fee for each […]
Forbes: Microsoft to surpass Apple in smartphone market share in 3 years
Market analysts love to gaze into their crystal balls and predict the future. While they sometimes get it right, they also get it wrong more often than not. With Apple riding high and currently the most valuable technology company in America, many want to know who will dethrone them and when. The latest to make a prediction is Forbes’ Mark […]
Microsoft pits Chromebook against ASUS Transformer Book T100 in latest Scroogled ad
Microsoft’s ‘Scroogled’ campaign rages on. The company has already taken on the Chromebook in a previous ad that concluded that it was about as useful as a brick. This time, Microsoft heads down to Venice Beach in California and pits the Chromebook against the ASUS Transformer Book T100 in its latest Scroogled ad. Care to guess how this one ends? Needless […]
Microsoft now offering gift cards for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8 apps
Just in time for the holidays and the traditional stocking stuffers, Microsoft today announced that app gift cards are now available. The Windows Store Gift Card comes in two denominations. In Canada, you can choose from a CA$25 or CA$50 card whereas in your choices in the U.S. are either US$15 or US$25. They are now available from the online […]
Black Friday at Microsoft Canada
Not to be left out, Microsoft Canada is also holding a Black Friday sale at its store. Unlike Apple that is offering gift cards rather than actual discounts, Microsoft has cut prices on a variety of products ranging from smartphones and tablets to its new Xbox One console. It also includes a number of accessories. Among the deals to be had […]