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Buzzkill: Yes, there’s a Lumia 825. No, that’s not Windows Phone 8.1 By Daniel Rubino published 28 June 13
By the numbers: How much faster are Windows 8.1 apps with new code? By Daniel Rubino published 27 June 13
With 160,000+ apps, Microsoft breaks down the numbers for the Windows Phone Store By Daniel Rubino published 26 June 13
Day 1 at Microsoft's Build 2013 summarised: Bing, Windows 8 and Windows Phone By Rich Edmonds published 26 June 13
Microsoft announces third Build conference for June 26 in San Francisco By Sam Sabri published 26 March 13
Microsoft slashes Windows Phone developer registration fee to just $8 for 8 days [Update] By Rich Edmonds published 30 October 12
