Delta Airlines’ announcement that it will equip flight attendants with Windows Phone devices could be a sign of rising enterprise interest in Windows mobiles, according to a Telsyte analyst.
Apple, Samsung nearly neck-and-neck in smartphone customer retention
Apple and Samsung were almost equally able to keep customers in their respective smartphone folds over the last 12 months, an analyst said Monday.
Microsoft updates Windows Phone App Studio after developer projects soar
Microsoft is updating the recently launched beta of Windows Phone App Studio to improve performance and scalability after the new app development tool crossed 55,000 active projects.
Rumoured Nokia Windows RT tablet plans called bizarre
If true, reports that Nokia plans to release a tablet running Microsoft’s failed Windows RT OS are “bizarre” and “highly surprising” according to analysts who think the company should focus on its struggling smartphone business.
Google blocks Microsoft's YouTube app for Windows Phone (again)
Two days after a Microsoft-made YouTube app arrived for Windows Phone, Google blocked Microsoft’s access – Sometimes, it just ain’t easy …
Microsoft to ship Windows 8.1 in mid-October
The much-anticipated update for Windows 8 will begin shipping on Oct. 17, delivering a set of changes that Microsoft hopes will calm critics and improve sales of the tablet-optimized OS.
Smartphones account for most of global mobile phone market, says Gartner
Smartphones accounted for 51.8 percent of all mobile phone sales in the second quarter of 2013.
Microsoft eases development for Windows Phone apps
Hoping to generate more apps for its mobile platform, Microsoft has launched an online tool that could allow even non-developers …
Microsoft releases Office Mobile for Android phones
Microsoft yesterday added Android to the list of mobile operating systems now supported by Office Mobile. But Office Mobile for …
Even as smartphone market explodes, it remains an Android-iOS world
Taking a look at IDC’s smartphone numbers, one thing is clear – success currently comes to those making iPhones and Android devices.
Microsoft: PC manufacturers will get Windows 8.1 in August
Microsoft will hand over its most recent version of the operating system Windows 8.1 to OEMs in late August, Microsoft’s Windows marketing chief told its partners on Monday morning.
Windows 8 finally passes Vista in OS market share
Microsoft’s Windows 8 is now a more popular operating system than the reviled Windows Vista, eliminating a source of embarrassment as Microsoft’s latest OS slowly continues to gather steam.
Ransom app locks up Android smartphones, Symantec discovers
It was only a matter of time before it happened and now it has – ransom malware has successfully made the jump from the PC world, where it torments millions of Windows users, to the mobile world, where it has similar designs on Android.
Apple OSes to narrow gap with Windows, says Gartner
Shipments of devices based on Apple’s Mac OS and iOS will close the gap on those of products running all flavours of Windows over the next two years.
Windows Phone ‘weak’, Huawei sneers
Huawei calls the Windows Phone platform weak despite using it as the foundation for some of the smartphones it makes.
Lenovo’s net profit up 90 percent, smartphone shipments soar
PC sales in China and high growth in smartphones shipments helped boost Lenovo’s net profit for its fiscal fourth quarter …
Mobile insurer names Galaxy S3 most unreliable smartphone
According to insurance data, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is most prone to breaking, while Apple’s iPhone 3GS the most reliable. …
‘Ditch Windows RT,’ says IDC
Microsoft‘s two-pronged push into the tablet market, consisting of the Windows RT and Windows 8 operating systems, confuses customers, an …
Smartphones, tablets set to spark Asia-Pacific telecoms growth, says Ovum
The telecoms industry is set for huge growth over coming years, thanks to the protracted maturation in the smartphone and …
Windows 8 uptake sluggish despite healthy touch notebook sales, says Asus
Touch-based Windows 8 notebooks have been selling well for Taiwanese PC maker Asus, but overall Microsoft’s new operating system has …