Microsoft to use Snapdragon S4 Plus for Windows Phone 8
As we already told you the Qualcomm remained the exclusive chipset manufacturer for the Windows Phone platform even after WP8 announcement Today we got a little more details on the actual chips that will go inside the new Windows Phone smartphones, as Qualcomm confirmed they will be using their Snapdragon S4 Plus platform.The S4 Plus uses two Krait CPU cores (clocked at up to 1.7 GHz)... full story
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Microsoft Says Windows Phone 8 App Downloads Have Doubled And Revenue Up 140%
On Friday Microsoft announced that since Windows Phone 8′s, the company has seen the number of app downloads double and almost a 140% increase in paid app revenue. This is, of course, great news for app developers, and a strong indicator that Windows Phone 8 is doing well (though notably still not nearly as well as Android or iOS.) In fact, in a blog post Microsoft notes...
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Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 powered smartphones will be in line for the future OS upgrades and the users of the WP 8 will not be left high and dry unlike the Windows Phone 7.x owners, who weren't able to update to Windows Phone 8. The good news for all the folks with WP8 is that the platform might be upgraded to the next major OS release in the coming future, according to...
gsmarena.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
Don’t hold your breath for a Microsoft Surface Windows Phone
There's really no need for Microsoft to build its own Windows Phone 8 hardware since partners are offering solid handsets, says Microsoft's Terry Myerson. Maybe hardware isn't the problem.
gigaom.com (1 month and 3 days ago)
'Switch to Windows Phone' App in Google Play Store
Been thinking about giving up your Android phone for a Microsoft Windows Phone? Well, there’s now an app for that. An app called “Switch to Windows Phone” popped up in the Google Play store on Wednesday. The publisher? Microsoft Corporation. Yes. It’s an official Windows Phone...
abcnews.com (18 days ago)
Microsoft Endlessly Disappoints With ‘New’ Windows Phone Apps
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wired.com (1 month and 23 days ago)
Microsoft stokes Windows app development with cash
Once again, Microsoft has opened its coffers to app developers, offering them up to $2,000 to build new Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps. Microsoft will pay U.S. developers $100 per app published in the Windows Store and Windows Phone Store, with a limit of 10 published apps per store. The company is pitching it as a temporary promotion, running the offer through June 30,...
pcworld.com (2 months and 2 days ago)
Microsoft reveals only 145,000 apps in Windows Phone Store
The lack of applications on the Windows Phone platform is a serious problem Microsoft must fix if it wants to be a viable alternative to Android and the iPhone. The company on Friday revealed that the Windows Phone Store is now home to 145,000 apps and games, significantly less than Google and Apple’s offerings, and only slightly more than BlackBerry. It appears that...
yahoo.com (10 days ago)
Facebook to Microsoft: Dump fake Facebook apps from Windows Phone Store
Facebook has asked Microsoft to remove 41 unofficial and clone ‘Facebook’ apps from the Windows Phone store as the social network prepares to introduce its official app for the platform. Windows Phone 7 and 8 launched without a fully featured official Facebook app, but the OS has tight integration with Facebook as contacts and messages are baked in. Yet with the growth of...
pcworld.com (12 days ago)
Microsoft: Windows Phone 8 Will Be Upgradeable
Microsoft gives a glimpse into its cadence of upcoming Windows Phone news.
pcmag.com (2 months and 23 days ago)
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