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 […]
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Windows Phone and Windows RT license costs revealed?
A recent report suggested that Microsoft was considering dropping license fees on Windows Phone and Windows RT in a bid to boost their adoption by manufacturers. Should it go ahead, Microsoft would look to alternatives, including ads within apps and Bing search results and offering more subscription services, to recover the lost revenues. How much does Microsoft charge per license, […]
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 […]
Microsoft wooing HTC back to Windows Phone
Indications this summers suggested that HTC was moving away from the Windows Phone platform to focus entirely on Android. Bloomberg has now learned that while HTC has no current plans to launch any Windows Phone 8 devices, Microsoft is trying to woo it back to the fold with a very interesting offer. Citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” the […]
Windows RT to merge with Windows Phone for single ARM-based OS?
Windows RT continues to remain somewhat of an oddity. The stripped down version of Windows designed for ARM-based processors has not met with much success so far and Intel’s new Haswell processors that promise long battery life for Windows 8 devices will not make it any easier for Windows RT in the future. But Microsoft does not appear ready to […]
Google extends Exchange ActiveSync support to July 31, 2013
Today was to have been the day that Google’s Sync service would stop being available to new Windows Phone devices. Fortunately, Microsoft yesterday announced that Google was extending their support for new Windows Phone connections to July 31st, 2013. The extension will allow Microsoft to build into their software support for CalDAV and CardDAV, the protocols to be used to […]
Nokia begins Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade rollout
Nokia today announced that it is beginning to roll out its Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade to Lumia smartphones currently running Windows Phone 7.5 as these will not be upgraded to Windows Phone 8. The Nokia Lumia 510, 610, 710, 800 and 900 will all receive upgrade notifications during February. With Windows Phone 7.8 installed, your Nokia Lumia gets even better. […]