That includes Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. New apps will no longer be accepted into the Windows Store soon and then the updates will stop flowing.
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We’re seeing rumors of a Nokia 10, an exciting number for us old Lumia fans. Could this finally be our follow up to the Lumia 1020? Can HMD and Nokia disrupt the industry again with something so innovative as the Lumia 1020 was back in its day?
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Windows Phone's mainstream support has officially ended so it's time to send off Microsoft's gorgeous, intelligent, yet failed attempt at rejuvenating itself in the modern smartphone market.
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Your Lumia 1020 won't be guaranteed a security update, much less an OS update, after July 11, 2017. It's another milestone of decline for Microsoft fans.
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Security updates will make their way to the app for all phones with Windows Phone 8 or later, but there will be no new feature updates.
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Windows 10 Mobile has caused Microsoft's market share to plummet. Maybe they should have kept going with Windows Phone 8.x for a while longer.
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Essentially every comprehensive smartphone market report this year has estimated Windows global usage share at well below 1 percent, down from 2 or 3 in the recent past. And Kantar claims Microsoft’s nearly abandoned mobile OS accounted for 2.3 percent of US sales between June and August 2016, 4.1 percent in the EU5 region, and 0.1, yes, 0.1 percent in China.The Redmond-based tech giant in charge of ...
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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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Microsoft’s efforts in mobile have downsized and downplayed in accordance with its downsized sales of Windows phones. It’s a trend that doesn’t look to be reversing without major stimuli.As Microsoft reported only 1.2 million Lumia sales for the second calendar quarter, research firm Gartner believes that the company’s manufacturer partners have only been able to sell about 750,000 smartphones.Windows phone sales wedged in just under 2 million units for ...
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Verizon Wireless now only has one Windows phone in stock, the Lumia 735. The other one is out of stock and will likely remain that way.The LG Lancet had very appropriate specifications for its $120 price: 8GB of storage, 1GB of RAM and a Snapdragon 410. Then again, the two-year-old Lumia 735, sold at the same price, is on Windows 10 Mobile. It also had
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In what could be a stunning blow to Microsoft’s mobile ecosystem, Skype has announced that it is shedding support for Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 in October. The development comes as the messaging service completes its rerouting from peer-to-peer communications to a cloud-based service.Avid developer Rudy Huyn was not pleased with the decision.Skype will drop the support of WP8.1 devices, seriously?7~80% of ...
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If we were at a job right now, you’d think the number of retirements happening recently were actually just layoffs in disguise.Major profile departures by PayPal and Amazon have already shaken the Windows Phone/Mobile ecosystem this year.This time around, we’re talking about CNN. It has notified Windows Phone 8.1 users that the “application will be retired on Monday, ...
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In the US, Windows 10 Mobile (neé Windows Phone) has lacked a phablet option ever since the Nokia Lumia 1520 left the AT&T scene. But it was never forgotten as it came time to update its software to Microsoft’s next milestone. It has now risen from its grave.The Lumia 1520 is back in only Matte Black from AT&T for its original $584.99 full retail price. That’s $19.50 per month on AT&T Next. As a reminder, there are AT&T variants of the phone available ...
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As Verizon has upgraded its exclusive Lumia Icon, AT&T has also upgraded its giant of a Windows Phone.The Nokia Lumia 1520, to be complete about it, can now be moved off of Windows Phone 8.1 and up to Windows 10 Mobile (.107) through the Upgrade Advisor app. AT&T’s support listing for the device says that you’ll need to be on Wi-Fi to load the 750MB package.If you own a ...
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Verizon’s blast from the Windows Phone past now gets a blast of current software. After months and months of Insider previews, the ‘ol Checkmark has finally pressed its arthritic thumb to the publication trigger.Windows 10 Mobile is now on the way for the Lumia Icon (Lumia 929). You will need the ...
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