Windows 10 Creators update official with build 15204 to 13 devices

Microsoft has sent out build 15204 out to fast ring Insiders. It only successfully brought up 12 of them, with some of one model getting stuck.

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Microsoft might be planning to roll out Windows 10 Creators Update to a lousy 13 phones

How dead are Windows phones? So dead that only 13 of them are apparently eligible for Microsoft's latest mobile platform update.

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If you absolutely need a phone at Cricket, get a Microsoft Lumia 650 for 99 cents

It's not exactly a thrift store phone, especially since the Microsoft Store is still selling the year-old phone for $199. Different story at Cricket.

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Cricket brings the just-launched ZTE Grand X 4’s price down to $50 for Black Friday

It’s not easy for small prepaid wireless service providers to contend the US “Big Four” even under normal circumstances, so trying to snatch customers away from T-Mobile, Sprint or Verizon during the gift-giving season sounds like a perfect mission for Tom Cruise.

But while Cricket Wireless can’t give away the iPhone 7 or Samsung Galaxy S7 for free this Black Friday weekend, AT&T’s low budget-focused daughter operator will not ask you to jump through many hoops to score its best holiday deal either.

No trade-in required, no convoluted fine print or strings attached. Just visit one of the prepaid carrier’s brick and mortar stores or head over to cricketwireless.com from now until Sunday, November 27, and pay $49.99 on a recently launched ZTE Grand X 4 with activation on a smartphone plan.

Mind you, this respectable mid-range 5.5-incher is literally as fresh as paint, costing $130 last week with a fingerprint reader in tow, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Snapdragon 425 processor, 2GB RAM, 13/5MP cameras, and 3,140 mAh battery. A solid spec sheet for that introductory price, a killer bang for buck now.

Cricket has an abundance of tempting limited-time offers for folks bringing their numbers over from a different network too, including a $100 ZTE Grand X Max 2 with 6-inch Full HD screen resolution and dual 13 + 2MP rear cams, $30 Samsung Galaxy Amp Prime, and free Microsoft Lumia 650, ZTE Sonata 3 or LG Spree.

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Source: Microsoft Lumia line to end in December

Microsoft has left rumors to fester on its commitment not only to its mobile software platform, but its mobile hardware line as well. As Lumia devices take a tumble in the price ladder and only Surface all-in-one PCs on the docket for launch next month, we figure this rumor would’ve ...

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Microsoft cements Lumia 950 price cut, starts new one for Lumia 650

Same great(?) taste, new lower price! Microsoft has done it once for the Lumia 950, it might as well do it again and tow the Lumia 950 XL along with it. It is about nine months post-release after all and AT&T has gotten pretty impatient.The Lumia 950 is now permanently $399, a $150 drop from its second price of $549. The Lumia 950 XL has made a similar slide to $499. ...

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Cricket discounts Lumia 650 to $70 if you move your number over

With Cricket being the only carrier in the US to have the Microsoft Lumia 650 for sale, we’re probably not going to see the only mid-ranger with Windows 10 Mobile native on it go for much less than this.From launch, it has been reduced in price by $20 to $109.99. But if you’re looking to leap to Cricket along with your number, you can get the Lumia 650 for $69.99. We’re not sure how long this ...

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One-day Microsoft sale lets you score discounted Lumia 650, free Surface Dock with Pro 4

Black Friday is still months down the road, and with both Independence Day and Memorial Day in the rear view mirror, you’re probably expecting little movement on the tech deals and steals front in the very near future.But Microsoft doesn’t need a special occasion to get in the giving mood, randomly putting a bunch of hardware on sale last night through 11:59PM PDT on July 12. Arguably the number one ...

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The Lumia 650 on Cricket Wireless is prepaid’s first Windows 10 Mobile phone

As promised, Cricket has refreshed Microsoft’s presence in the US prepaid carrier space as it has exclusively introduced the Lumia 650 into its lineup. It’s $129.99 with activation on the network and it brings native Windows 10 Mobile.A phone with an OLED display at that price is a pretty good steal, — the phone’s $199 at the Microsoft Store — though the uphill part comes to the OS. That’s ...

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Cricket adds Microsoft Lumia 650 to its pre-paid lineup with tempting low price

Windows Phone managed to find some of its biggest success not with high-end feature-packed flagships, but by bringing shoppers some of the best values around on really low-priced hardware, pairing affordable handsets with a platform that wouldn’t over-burden them with steep system requirements. Now that Windows 10 Mobile is here, will this this trend continue? Certain carriers would sure like to see that happen, and today Cricket Wireless is doing its part to help, stepping up to offer a pre-paid ...

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US, Canada get Lumia 650 pre-orders with April Fools’ promise

We saw it at MWC. We saw it in Great Britain. Well, as promised, the details came to surface on the Microsoft Lumia 650 — namely, the purchases and shipment details in the US and Canada.The newest first-party Windows 10 Mobile offering is a

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Official Microsoft Lumia 650 US availability details likely coming this week

Microsoft made no big fuss about its latest low-end Windows mobile entry, despite looking surprisingly “premium” for its price tag, and the Lumia 650 went on sale in Europe rather quietly too. Stateside, it’s still not available in either unlocked or carrier-subsidized form, which may well change in a matter of mere days.“The official destination ...

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Microsoft Lumia 650 selling at Expansys UK for £160

While we won’t be getting that HTC 10 with Windows 10 Mobile and we’re still waiting for that Panos Phone and the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL weren’t the most exciting flagships for a long time, this run-on sentence doesn’t have to mean that you’ll be disappointed by the

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Microsoft Lumia 650 goes official at last with aluminum frame, $200 price tag

Ever since the 520’s crazy success, Nokia and then Microsoft’s Lumia roster was way more about low-end, low-cost devices than pricey flagships. And while these often offered decent hardware and software specifications, they never shined in the design department.Until today, when we’re finally officially introduced to the Microsoft Lumia 650. This is quite possibly the first business-oriented entry-level Lumia, ...

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