Edge is everywhere
Edge browser hits iPhone today, Android soon
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Microsoft is bringing its Edge browser to Android and iOS starting today. Here is everything you need to know and where to sign up to get the preview first.
Android
Pixel + AC = LOVE
Android Central is THE place to stay up to date on Google's Pixel 2
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Google is expected to unveil the next great Android phones, its Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones, this Wednesday, October 4, 2017, in San Francisco. Our sibling site Android Central is your one-stop-shop for all things Pixel 2.
Phones
Your phone may be the single most indispensable piece of technology you own — it goes everywhere with you. At Windows Central, we're still partial to Windows phones and Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile OS. But we're also realistic. Windows phones aren't doing so well these days, and most of us who still carry Lumias, Elite x3s, or Idols also carry an Android or iOS phone, or both. That's...
sweet connectivity magic
Windows 10 Insider build 16251 lets you link an Android phone to your PC
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Linked Android phones can send web pages to a PC, and more features are coming.
Apps for those jumping ship
Moving to Android? These are the apps you should install first.
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It's all about the apps, right? If you've just jumped from Windows Mobile to Android, these are the first apps you should download.
From Windows Mobile to Android
OnePlus 3T is the best Android phone for Windows Mobile converts
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For Windows phone users looking to switch platforms, it can be very hard to find the right Android smartphone. We recommend the OnePlus 3T. Here's why.
If you can't beat 'em ... join 'em?
Why Microsoft should stick with Windows Mobile and avoid Android
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After years of struggle, it seems like Microsoft's Windows Mobile vision is doomed to fail. Some, such as former CEO Steve Ballmer, argue that Microsoft should dump Windows Mobile for Android. But we're not so sure ...
Microsoft Android
Using Android in the Microsoft ecosystem
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Is it possible to comfortably use an Android while living in the Microsoft ecosystem?
Which 'other side' is the better side?
Are Microsoft's services better on iOS or Android?
If you had to go to another mobile platform, which of the two leading options is better for Microsoft apps and services?
Resistance = futile?
A look at Microsoft's growing Android problem
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Android began its trek to rule personal computing ten years ago. It recently overtook Windows as the most used OS in the world, and that Microsoft has a serious Android problem. Here's why.
Listen here
Attn Android and iPhone users: What you need to know about Windows phone
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Many iPhone and Android user appear to be unclear on what exactly Windows phone is. So we summed it ALL up.
A house divided
My Windows phone wife wants an Android, what now?
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My wife is a Windows phone & Microsoft fan. She's tech savvy, though not a techie, but can hold her own in a debate over platforms. She loved her 920. Her current Lumia 640 XL was purchased as a placeholder until bigger and better Windows Phone came along. Problem is, now she wants an Android phone!
Trying another approach
Microsoft makes another move to port Android apps
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Microsoft is using the Cortana notification sync feature in Windows 10 to add a "request app" feature if the notification comes from an Android smartphone.
YES CHIEF?
Cortana for Android will lets you manage notifications on PC
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Microsoft has released an update to Cortana for Android, which enables the support of notification synchronisation between Google's mobile OS and Windows 10.
Will it happen?
Android apps could be run on Windows
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A new report suggests that Google is preparing a way for Android apps to run on its ChromeOS, and it might even allow for those apps to run on Windows as well.
So long
'Project Astoria' bridge officially killed off
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Microsoft has now officially canceled its plans to offer developers bridge tools to port Android apps to Windows 10 Mobile, also known as "Project Astoria"
new assistant
Cortana officially released for Android and iOS
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Microsoft has officially launched Cortana, its digital assistant app, for Android devices and the iPhone in the US and China. The app has been in closed beta testing for some time and allows users to share information on their PC like their schedule, contacts, reminders and more on their Android smartphone and iPhone.
Yo where you going?
Voice-activated ‘Hey Cortana’ comes to Android devices
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Microsoft is bringing the voice-activated Hey Cortana to Android with their latest beta release. However, it's not nearly as good as it is on Windows Phone.
Bye Google Now
Hands-on with the public beta of Cortana on Android
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Cortana for Android was released as a public beta earlier today. I installed it on the LG G4 to see how it works. Is it better on Android compared to Windows Phone? Go watch our hands-on video to find out.
hey cortana
Cortana for Android public beta now available
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Microsoft has released a public beta version of its Cortana digital assistant for Android users in the US. New users must agree to test the beta before downloading it on the Google Play Store