There's a lot going on in the world of Windows Phone. So much, in fact, that it is sometimes tough to catch every important story. Device rumors come and go. New apps join the Windows Phone Store, and your favorite app can get a big update with a new look or new features. Therefore, every week we will compile a list of the Windows Phone news that you just shouldn't miss.
Welcome to "The Windows Phone Weekly Digest."
Windows Phone News
- Lumia 640, Lumia 640 XL and entry-level Lumia 430 launched in Thailand
- Microsoft is working to add non-Lumia smartphones to Windows 10 for phone preview
- Alleged Windows 10 for phones image leak shows live tile transparency options
- New leaked screenshots show off yet more improvements in Windows 10 for Phones
- Microsoft launches the Lumia 640 DTV and Lumia 640 XL in Brazil this week
- Xiaomi Mi 4 running on Windows 10 for phone revealed in new video
- Microsoft has (inadvertently) killed the ability to move offline maps to storage cards
- Yellow Nokia Lumia 830 shows up on eBay, reveals what could have been
- Is the Lumia 640 a good upgrade from my current Windows Phone?
- Windows 10 for phone build 12534 video hands-on reveals new Outlook app, Project Spartan Browser, and more
- Xolo WIN Q1000 gets unique SD Backup + Restore for Windows Phone Contacts, SMS, and MMS
- Microsoft is going to launch the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL in India on April 7
Apps
- Microsoft Research's Hyperlapse for Windows Phone surfaces in an internal beta [update]
- GPS Tracking 4D - location management from your Windows Phone [Download for Windows Phone]
- BBM for Windows Phone gets Channel support in latest beta update [Download for Windows Phone]
- Band Pro - a Windows Phone app for customizing for your Microsoft Band [Download for Windows Phone]
- Viber picks up a small update introducing photo swipe and easy language selection [Download for Windows Phone]
- HTC confirms support of Sense TV ending, to be replaced with Peel remote app [Download for Windows Phone]
- InstaBlender, a creative Windows Phone photo editor, is this week's myAppFree Deal [Download for Windows Phone]
- Cozy is a brand-new Nest-sanctioned app for Windows Phone 8.1 [Download for Windows Phone]
- Foxit MobilePDF Reader comes to Windows and Windows Phone as a universal app [Download for Windows Phone / Download for Windows]
- Latest Fhotoroom update adds new controls and presets [Download for Windows Phone]
- Weather Flow app removed from Windows Phone Store [Update]
- Microsoft Health app updated for Windows Phone, now available in the UK [Download for Windows Phone]
- PayPal Here is now available for Windows Phone 8.1 [Download for Windows Phone]
- VK for Windows Phone adds numerous new features in latest 4.0 update [Download for Windows Phone / Download for Windows]
- Skype Qik app update adds new video effects based on Minecraft and more [Download for Windows Phone]
- NBC's Today app pulled from the Windows Phone Store
- Briefcase, a customizable file manager for Windows Phone [Download for Windows Phone]
- Shazam scores Xbox Music integration, recommended songs in latest update [Download for Windows Phone]
- Latest update to fanband lets you add your Xbox Live Avatar to the Microsoft Band [Download for Windows Phone]
- You can now upload videos from your camera roll to Vine [Download for Windows Phone]
- Fitbit 1.7 hits the Windows Phone store with Mobile Run support and Mobile Badges! [Download for Windows Phone]
Games
- Crimsonland review: A bloody twin-stick shooter for Windows Phone, Windows 8, and Steam [Download for Windows Phone / Download for Windows]
- Inchy, an endless jumper (of sorts) Windows Phone game [Download for Windows Phone]
- Future Factory - a Windows Phone game with plenty of targets to blow up [Download for Windows Phone]
- Dead Trigger 2 makes its zombie-shooting debut on Windows Phone [Download for Windows Phone]
- Mini Golf Stars for Windows Phone - complete with loop to loops, sand traps and more [Download for Windows Phone]
- Age of Empires: Castle Siege update offers balance changes and bug fixes [Download for Windows Phone / Download for Windows]
- Rebels - a new Star Wars action platformer for Windows Phone [Download for Windows Phone / Download for Windows]
- DuckTales: Remastered lands on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone (Update) [Download for Windows Phone / Download for Windows]
- Ninja Shurican, a Windows Phone pitting flying ninjas against demons [Download for Windows Phone]
Be sure to weigh in on this week's news in the comments section. See you next week!
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