Windows 10 Mobile transition slow, but happening with OS share at 14 percent

Posted on by Jules Wang

The faster the word “Phone” fades and the word “Mobile” brightens, the better off Microsoft will be. But it’s gonna be a long, long, long run.AdDuplex has issued a new report for Windows device statistics for this month and it says that while Windows Phone 8.1 still makes up about 77 percent of the ecosystem, Windows 10 Mobile’s stance at 14 percent represents accelerated growth from previous months.“Last month the growth doubled from 0.5% to 1%. This month it more ...

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Nokia Lumia 520 cedes top spot in global Windows Phone usage to Lumia 535

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

It’s been a really long time coming (almost three years), and finally, the 2013-released Lumia 520 falls out of first place in AdDuplex’s Windows Phone popularity charts.Unfortunately for those of you who perhaps hoped the global crown would be passed on to a contemporary mid-ranger or the Windows 10 Mobile-powered Lumia 950 flagship, it’s the 535 that moves in the top spot.Essentially, a crappy (by ...

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AdDuplex estimates more than half of Windows phones in use should get W10M

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

While it’s certainly nice to see more than a dozen devices confirmed for Windows 10 Mobile updates, many of which are getting the sweet software goodie packs as we speak, we can’t overlook the fact Microsoft over-promised and under-delivered in terms of both ETAs and hardware ...

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Italian carrier issues new Windows 10 deadline for old Lumias: next week

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

There have been more false starts to the highly anticipated Windows 10 Mobile rollout for WP 8.1-powered Lumia devices than anyone imagined in their darkest nightmares, so it’s getting harder and harder to trust even Microsoft when it ...

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Recently reported Windows 10 Mobile updates are likely pre-release tests

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Considering how long Windows Phone 8.1 users have been waiting for their W10M promotions, and how Microsoft’s already missed one or two update deadlines, we figured Redmond would make a big fuss about the public rollout whenever that’s finally ready.But then out of nowhere these Lumia 535 owners, including non-Insiders, claimed they got their revised OS builds a few days ago, supplying screenshots as evidence. Everything seemed legit, so why ...

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Windows 10 Mobile exceeds Windows Phone 8 usage, Nokia Lumia 520 remains most popular device

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

For a mobile OS iteration that’s been struggling with various bugs and stability issues essentially since its very inception, putting off updates of devices running on older builds more than once, Windows 10 is ...

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Windows 10 Mobile update starts making its way to Lumia 535 in Latin America

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

You probably would never have expected this, but it seems the entry-level Microsoft Lumia 535 is one of the world’s very first smartphones capable of running the newest mobile-centric Windows iteration.After launching on board the high-end Lumia 950 and 950 XL, as well as the far humbler 550, Windows 10 Mobile has ...

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No less than six WP8.1-powered Lumias will get Windows 10 soon, at least in Germany

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Could Redmond’s Windows 10 Mobile woes be finally over? Probably not all of them, and likely not for good, but the Lumia 950 and 950 XL are once again shipping in most parts of the old continent, which suggests rampant demand was indeed behind recent shortages rather than software ...

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Microsoft posts very short list of Windows 10 ‘ready’ phones, but don’t panic

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

There’s already a whole lot of confusion as to what may or may not qualify for a Windows 10 Mobile upgrade once the platform’s new release will be ready for primetime, and Microsoft is sure not helping clear things up by filing a limited number of Lumia handhelds under “Windows 10 Ready” in its British e-store, and “Windows 10 Eligible” ...

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Lumia 535 touchscreen-fix update makes early arrival

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

For the past week now, we’ve been talking about issues the Lumia 535 has been having with its touchscreen, and while it sounded quite annoying, we were relieved to hear that Microsoft had acknowledged the problem and was developing a fix. By Friday, we had heard that the fix was nearly ready to go out, and users could expect to start seeing it arrive shortly before the end of the month, on December 27. As it turns out, ...

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Lumia 535 touchscreen fix should be just a week away

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

We got this week started by sharing some unfortunate news about the Lumia 535, one of Microsoft’s latest affordable Windows Phone models. Multiple reports had been turning up from users frustrated with the smartphone’s touchscreen sensitivity, but there was hope: one of Microsoft’s international arms reached out to a 535 owner on social media and mentioned that the company was developing an update aimed at correcting this glitch. That sounded great to us, but just when could we expect this fix ...

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Touchscreen issues on the Lumia 535? There’s a fix coming

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

The Lumia 535 is Microsoft’s latest smartphone, and while it may be most noteworthy for being the Lumia that finally ditched all its Nokia branding in favor of a pure-Microsoft approach, it’s also a solid mid-ranger in its own regard. Or at least, it would be, if it weren’t for the presence of an annoying little glitch. Users have reported issues with getting the phone’s touchscreen input to ...

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Microsoft brings Lumia 535 to India, with sales starting this week

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

A couple weeks back, it was time for the latest Lumia Windows Phone handset to go official, but this time the handset wasn’t arriving as a Nokia device – with Microsoft’s acquisition of the manufacturer’s devices and services division long completed, the stage was finally set for the launch of a Microsoft-branded Lumia: the 535. The very budget-focused model was set to start rolling out to key markets in Europe and Asia, but at the time of Microsoft’s announcement we didn’t have a ...

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Sweeter Android, musical YouTube, Microsoft-ier Lumia | Pocketnow Weekly 122

Posted on by Michael Fisher

Updated with high-quality download and streaming links, as well as timecodes. We’ll see you next week!Android gets sweeter, YouTube gets more musical, and Lumia gets more Microsoft. Those are the headlines this week in tech news and views (backed up by a lot of crazy happenings from Samsung, LG, Sharp and more) and by sheer force of will, we’re going to try covering them in 90 minutes or less on the fanciest podcast this side of Tuxedo Alley.Joining us this week to help with that monumental task is Joshua Vergara of Android Authority, a veteran of our live recording session ...

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Microsoft Lumia 535 specs

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

Sure, it may be affordable, but that doesn’t necessarily constitute purchasing a Lumia 535 – or does it? Our list of Microsoft Lumia 535 specs, painstakingly compiled for your pleasure right over here, will help you out with that decision.Yes, the Lumia 535 is midrange. Some may even venture to call it low-end, and its price reflects that, but the specs aren’t entirely down the drain here as you might expect. Read on, and you may actually be surprised at how much utility 110 euros can net you. Happy or not about this phone, let us know your thoughts in the comments after ...

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