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Microsoft claims nearly 5% of tablet marketshare, Apple and Google still far ahead

By Sam Sabri, Monday, Jul 29, 2013 at 6:22 pm EDT

It’s hard to ignore the tablet category of computing devices. The iPad made them accessible to the mainstream with a relatively easy and familiar interface combined with sensible form factor. Since the first iPad releasing back in early 2010 we’ve seen the tablet segment explode with many platforms and players all wanting a piece of the pie.

Nearly a year and a half after the iPad launched, on June 1st 2011, we saw the first public preview of Microsoft’s answer to the tablet and the future of computing – Windows 8. So how are tablets running Windows 8 doing compared to Android and iOS? Let’s look.

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Microsoft releases Where's My App for iOS, Android converts on Windows Phone

By George Ponder, Monday, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:59 pm EDT

Microsoft has released Where's My App? for Windows Phone 7.x and 8 devices, a utility designed to help you find Windows Phone apps and games.  Where's My App? will show you the app availability and if what you are looking for isn't available, Where's My App? will suggest alternatives to consider.

Where's My App? isn't intended to replace the Windows Phone Store but rather highlight popular apps that are available on other platforms as well as offering alternatives for those apps that haven't found their way to the Windows Phone Store.

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CEO Stephen Elop explains why Nokia's in bed with Windows Phone

By Rich Edmonds, Saturday, Jul 13, 2013 at 9:04 pm EDT

Everyone has been continuously wondering why Nokia has chosen to get with Microsoft, leaving Google and Android in the dark. We've had numerous reasons in the past, the most prominent being that the Android ecosystem is simply too crowded for Nokia to effectively compete in (just look at HTC to see how this can damage a company), but now Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has expanded on why he chose Windows Phone.

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Samsung continues to dominate with Android, but Windows Phone is still growing, according to latest Kantar data

By Rich Edmonds, Monday, Jul 1, 2013 at 9:58 am EDT

Kantar World Panel today released some new figures that shows while Android is continuing to turn into SkyNet and control the world, Windows Phone is growing in multiple markets. According to the data, Google's mobile platform accounted for more than 70% of sales in Europe's five largest markets: Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Alongside Android's success is Samsung, who manufactured nearly half of all smartphones sold in the region.

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Amazon says Windows and Windows Phone sit well in its strategy for AutoRip

By Rich Edmonds, Friday, Jun 28, 2013 at 3:44 pm EDT

Amazon is currently launching its AutoRip service in Europe, which will join the already established US version. Music purchased through the cloud player and those bought on the Amazon websites are stored in the online music storage to be played on multiple devices, including the Kindle Fire family, iPhone and iPad, Android hardware and through a web browser. Native Windows and Windows Phone apps are yet to be developed but are said to be on the table.

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Microsoft reveals 23% of user upgrades to Windows Phone come from Android

By Daniel Rubino, Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 at 4:11 pm EDT

In a motivating “introductory” session today at Build, led by Principal Group Program Manager, Sam George, some details came out about where new Windows Phone users are coming from. With the choices ranging from other smartphones (BlackBerry, iOS and Android) to just feature phones, it’s an interesting question for those who follow smartphone trends.

According to Microsoft, their numbers reveal that 42% of users who come from Windows Phone are giving up their feature phone. That backs the hypothesis that the Windows Phone OS, with its seemingly approachable UI design and the lack of complexity, is a great step forward for those who are looking to upgrade to the smartphone world (but don’t want an iPhone and find Android too difficult).

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Microsoft: We’re beating iOS and Android when it comes to payment methods

By Sam Sabri, Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 at 4:11 pm EDT

Here at Build 2013 we just wrapped up our first session with Sam George. His session was an introduction for developing on Windows Phone. While there won’t be anything brand new in terms of actual development, we did learn some interesting stats about the growth of the Windows Phone Store and how it differs with payments methods compared to iOS and Android. Fascinating stats for your next flame war after the break.

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HTC working on a new Windows Phone, rumoured to be a One variant

By Rich Edmonds, Friday, Jun 21, 2013 at 2:04 pm EDT

HTC is believed to be working on a new Windows Phone, according to reports. It's said the upcoming device will not be a complete re-hash of the HTC One, a popular Android handset, but it will take some cues from the metal flagship smartphone.

We're supposedly looking at a screen size between 4 and 5 inches and will be constructed with a body made from metal. Beats Audio and Windows Phone GDR3 are said to also be included. If this is the case then this rumour could be a while off, if true.

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First look at real-time co-authoring for Office Web Apps across Windows, iOS and Android platforms

By Rich Edmonds, Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 at 6:47 pm EDT

We're back at The Garage - essentially Microsoft's attempt to take Top Gear and spin it with the Office suite of products. Jeremy Chapman, Office Senior Development Lead and Amanda Lefebvre, Senior PMM of Office Web Apps both walk us through the new real-time co-authoring that's feature in the upcoming web version of Office.

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Windows Phone snatches second most popular platform spot in Estonia, beating the iPhone

By Rich Edmonds, Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:21 am EDT

Windows Phone is performing well in Estonia, according to a report over on ZDNet. Mobile operator EMT states that Android is the most popular platform and sports a rather large lead over Windows Phone, iOS and competing mobile options. That said, Windows Phone is said to have more than 10 percent of the market, beating Apple sitting on 9 percent. Not only is Microsoft sitting firmly in second position, but we're even seeing some movement with iOS.

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Android may be leading in the US, but new report shows Windows Phone growing faster

By Rich Edmonds, Monday, Jun 3, 2013 at 9:36 am EDT

Kantar Worldpanel has released a new report that shows Android leading in the US, but both iOS and Windows Phone are growing at a faster rate. Both platforms experienced an increase in sales of 2.3 and 1.8 percentage points respectively, while Google's mobile platform was reported at 1.4 (year-on-year). Good news for Microsoft and its continued struggle to establish itself in the competitive North American market.

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Asus reveals the Transformer Book Trio, a hybrid device that runs Windows 8 AND Android

By Paul Acevedo, Monday, Jun 3, 2013 at 5:54 am EDT

Considering the Windows 8 ecosystem’s relative newness, Microsoft’s PC and tablet OS certainly has room to grow in the app department. Wouldn’t it be great if one machine could run both Windows 8 and another established tablet OS such as Android? The newly announced Asus Transformer Book Trio does just that, packing both operating systems into a dockable tablet model. One major caveat though: the Windows portion only works when docked.

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BBC Trust finds the corporation not biased against Android and Windows Phone

By Rich Edmonds, Sunday, Jun 2, 2013 at 4:22 pm EDT

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has been accused by Android owners that the corporation is biased against Google's mobile platform with its iPlayer TV catch-up service. If you thought it was just the Windows Phone community battling hard against the BBC to get a worthy iPlayer solution available, you'd be wrong. That said, the BBC Trust has found that the corporation has not been biased against competing platforms to iOS.

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Microsoft finally has a compelling Windows Phone ad, makes fun of Samsung and Apple rivalry

By Daniel Rubino, Monday, Apr 29, 2013 at 11:51 am EDT

Microsoft has often been criticized for not making effective commercials—something we think that has changed recently with the Surface campaign (and back stepped with ‘Scroogled’). But what about Windows Phone? We’ve seen some interesting ones in the past but nothing that could potentially go viral (or not be cringe worthy).

That may have all just changed as a new YouTube ad has gone live on the Windows Phone channel and if this doesn’t raise consumer curiosity, we’re not sure what will.

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New data shows Windows Phone on the rise in US, strengthens third position

By Rich Edmonds, Friday, Apr 26, 2013 at 5:08 pm EDT

Latest figures released by Kantar Worldpanel shows that Microsoft is actually starting to perform rather well in the US, one of the more important markets for the company. So much so that the platform is growing at a slightly faster rate than Google's Android. Microsoft still has a tough mountain to climb to tackle both Android and iOS, but it would seem as though the third position is firmly in its grasp.

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Microsoft to release Switch to Windows Phone for Android, to help owners find apps in their new store

By Rich Edmonds, Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 at 3:00 pm EDT

Microsoft is set to release an app for Android to help consumers on Google's mobile platform to switch to Windows Phone with less hassle. "Switch to Windows Phone" will locate identical apps or valid alternatives for Windows Phone 8 to replace existing Android apps. The plan is to make switching to Microsoft's platform as painless as possible.

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Microsoft will make money for every Android device made through Foxconn

By Sam Sabri, Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:03 am EDT

Level with me. You’re civil and fairly polite here in the comments on Windows Phone Central. But on other sites you’re a Microsoft fanboy. Don’t worry, there’s one deep down in all of us. Here’s some fodder for the next little flamewar you start with your Android frenemies – Microsoft will pocket dough for every single Android and Chrome OS device that Foxconn makes.

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