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Microsoft Pulls The Plug On Windows 10 Mobile
The day that Windows Mobile died. No more support or bug fixes, as Microsoft finally calls time on mobile OS ambitions
Microsoft Confirms 2020 Closure Of Wunderlist
Costly purchase? Popular to do app receives its final marching orders and will be closed down for good on 6 May 2020
Bill Gates Claims Windows Mobile Could Have Beaten Android
Windows Phone predecessor operating system, should have been the leading mobile OS, not Android, if not for DoJ antitrust probe claims Bill Gates
Microsoft To Open Retail Store In Central London
Redmond finally remembers the consumer market, as it readies opening of new retail outlet in heart of London
Microsoft Finally Signals End Of Windows Phone
Windows 10 Mobile diehards have just over 360 days to switch to Android or iOS, before Redmond pulls support
Microsoft Restructuring Sees Exit Of Veteran Terry Myerson
Another Nadella shakeup at Redmond sees focus on “intelligent cloud and intelligent edge”
Windows 10 On Course To Arrive On ARM Chipset Soon
Too little, too late for Windows Phone, but Microsoft says Windows 10 is almost ready for ARM processors
Microsoft Cloud Drives Profit As Legacy Declines
Amid worldwide job cuts, Redmond reveals impressive financials as cloud grows and legacy business declines
Tales In Tech History: Windows Phone
Windows Phone is officially dead, but it was much loved by those that used it. Why did it fail and what next for Microsoft mobile?
Microsoft Support For Windows Phone Officially Ends
Microsoft finally kills of Windows Phone 8.1 as mobile division faces unclear future
Tech Quiz: Microsoft Windows Phone
Windows Phone: What can you remember about Microsoft's mobile operating system?
BBC Set To Kill iPlayer App For Windows Phone
Cost is apparently the primary driver as BBC sets timeline for the end of the Windows Phone iPlayer app
Windows Phone Users Grill Microsoft’s Satya Nadella On Mobile Strategy
What are you doing Satya? Microsoft boss faces shareholder questions over Redmond's mobile strategy
Nokia Returns To Making Mobile Phones
Famous Finnish brand returns, but can it hope to compete against the Samsung and Apple powerhouses?
Tales In Tech History: Windows Mobile
Before the Windows Phone and Nokia debacle, Microsoft struggled to gain critical mass with Windows Mobile
Windows 10 Upgrade Tactics Slammed By Consumer Watchdog
Is Windows 10 a software upgrade villain? That is the suggestion from Which? as it urges Redmond to compensate users
Skype For Windows Phone Ends ‘Early 2017’
Microsoft reveals final resting date of native Skype client as Skype-for-the-cloud marches forward with Windows 10 Mobile
Microsoft Mobile And Nokia Misery Continues With 2,850 More Job Cuts
Are you watching Stephen Elop? Brutal gutting of Redmond's phone business continues with fresh job losses
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Microsoft ‘Streamlines’ Smartphone Business With 1,850 Job Cuts
Latest retreat from the mobile market will cost Microsoft around £650m
Smartphone Sales Rise As Oppo Becomes A Top 5 Manufacturer
Emerging Chinese manufacturers and more established names contribute to 3.9 percent total smartphone sales growth in Q1 2016, Gartner reports
Microsoft Is Letting Windows Phone Be (For Now)
Lack of focus on smartphones evident at Microsoft Build as company focuses attention elsewhere in 2016
Windows 10 Mobile ‘Set To Launch Tomorrow’
Sources reveal Microsoft’s mobile-friendly version of Windows 10 is coming on March 17
IDC: 1.5 Billion Smartphones Will Be Sold In 2016
Latest IDC figures predicts the rise of the phablet and increasing Android dominance in coming years
Microsoft Boosted By Intelligent Cloud Growth And Surface Sales
Microsoft hits revenues of £17.9bn but still hides its true Azure results, which are bundled in with 'Intelligent Cloud' division
Android And Windows Make UK Smartphone Gains As iOS Share Falls
Android extends dominance across UK and Europe but Microsoft receives encouraging news ahead of Windows 10 mobile launch
New Snapchat App For Windows Phone Under Development
Open source Snapchat app under development for Windows Phone, despite founder's alleged hatred of Windows
Worldwide Smartphone Sales Are Finally Slowing Down
2015 will only see single-digit growth in smartphone sales, with Windows Phone in particular suffering, according to IDC
Microsoft, Amazon Reap Cloud Benefits
Cloud services including AWS, Office 365, Azure have boosted Microsoft and Amazon financials