Just in time for Christmas, Microsoft launches Digital Gift Cards for Windows Phone

It’s the time of year when attention turns to buying gifts. Black Friday is now out of the way, but there's still Cyber Monday for you to stock up on low-cost presents for yourself and others. There are plenty of electronic devices vying for attention as companies try to tempt you into parting with your cash, but if you're the indecisive type, there's always the trusty fall-back of the gift card.

Keen to give you as many ways as possible to throw your money in its direction, Microsoft has launched Digital Gift Cards for Windows Phone. This is an app that does very much what you would expect, making it possible to buy and share gift cards from the comfort of your Windows Phone. But Microsoft isn’t stupid. The gift cards themselves are not limited to Windows Phone purchases -- they can be used to buy apps, games, movies and music from Xbox and Windows stores.

Great for a last-minute gift, the digital gift cards are emailed out the instant payment is made. Bringing the gift card idea to mobile devices is interesting. Should you find yourself out shopping and unable to locate the perfect gift for your friends and family, you can opt to sort out all of your gift buying over a coffee -- send a batch of gift cards and leave your loved ones to decide what they would like to buy for themselves.

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Microsoft to reveal Windows Phone 10 features alongside Windows 10 Consumer Preview in late January

Last week, WinBeta exclusively revealed a number of new features which are set to make an appearance with the Consumer Preview in 2015. Within that story, we mentioned that Windows Phone 10 was also in the plans for an unveiling alongside Windows 10, which was also confirmed by The Verge recently.

Microsoft recently stated issuing Windows Phone 10 to partners. The first Windows Phone 10 build that was issued was 8.15.xxxxx, notice how the build number is 8.15 and not 10.0. Windows Phone is yet to catch up with the NT kernel change, and WinBeta is unable to confirm whether the build number will jump from 8.15 to 10.0 anytime soon.

Still, Windows Phone 10 is slated for an unveiling alongside the Windows 10 Consumer Preview in late January. Microsoft should talk about how Windows Phone and Windows 10 are the same in the Consumer Preview, and we're expecting a preview for phones to be released alongside the Consumer Preview as well, hopefully at the same time.

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Lumia 535 Smartphone Review: Microsoft's Brilliant Budget Bullet

Microsoft’s release of the Lumia 535 Windows Phone is a critical moment in Redmond’s mobile mission. Not that every handset release shouldn’t be regarded as critical (it’s never too early to start #failing), but the Lumia 535 comes at an important transitional time for the company as it is aimed at a vital market for the continued adoption of Windows Phone.

The Windows Phone project, for all the talk of high-end handset, impressive camera specifications, tight integration with enterprise and cloud services, has found much of its success at the low-end of the portfolio. Primarily through Nokia’s expertise in shifting high volumes of low-cost handsets, the Lumia 520 was seen not just as a success for Nokia, but a success for all of Windows Phone. Its low price and powerful facilities (due in part to the lesser specifications required from the hardware because of the design of Windows Phone) meant that dollar-for-dollar it was easy to call the Lumia 520 a success.

Now the 520′s successor in the form of the Lumia 535 is here. It has to content with the championship status of its predecessor, it has to deliver Microsoft’s marketing message for mobile to the low-end, primarily to the BRIC countries, and it has to do all of this without the power of ‘brand Nokia’ to back it.

All of these areas focus more on strategy rather than hardware, because that’s the nature of today’s mobile market – interdependence and connectedness of online services and personal networks, over and above the hardware. Microsoft has delivered a handset that, in my opinion, comfortably provides for the former  to be achieved. The first critical goal – solid and dependable hardware – has been reached and SIM free price of 110 Euros before tax ($135) is incredibly competitive.

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Black Friday 2014: Carphone Warehouse offering several discounted Windows Phone handsets

It's Black Friday, and this means you get to buy a wide range of products at amazing discounts. If you're residing in the UK, Carphone Warehouse is offering a flash sale on a number of flagship devices, including a number of Windows Phone handsets. The sale is valid from today until Tuesday so you need to act fast if the list contains any of your favorite Windows Phone handset. There's no high-end Windows Phone handset in the list such as the Lumia 930 or the Lumia 1520, but you can grab the likes of the Lumia 830 and 735.

Carphone Warehouse is offering several handsets, pay monthly and pay-as-you-go, at great discounts. Starting with the pay monthly plans, the retailer has waived off the upfront costs from most of the Windows Phones it's offering. Customers can grab a Lumia 735 for £0 upfront and £13 a month, a discount of £29.99 on the upfront cost. It's not just the Lumia 735, the affordable flagship device is also available for £0 and £18 a month, dropping the £49.99 upfront cost on the handset.

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Windows Phone 8.1 Finally Breaks The 50% Market Share Threshold

Windows Phone 8.1 accounted for more than 50 percent of all Windows Phone usage in November. It closed October with 46.7 percent of the market.

Windows Phone 8, its predecessor, still controls 33.5 percent of the Windows Phone base. That amount will decline as more carriers update phones that were initially sold with an earlier version of the Windows Phone platform.

Also worth noting in the above data is the 95 percent of the market that Microsoft controls. Microsoft wants both its gross sales figures to rise, and its percentage of the Windows Phone market to decrease. Microsoft would be far happier to sell twice the phones, at 80 percent of the market, than sell a few more, and control 95 percent — third-party OEM support is critical to the long-term health of Windows Phone. That’s not conjecture. The company wouldn’t be working to expand OEM uptake of Windows Phone if it didn’t want to see a more diverse manufacturer base for the platform.

At the same time, for us nerds, the 95 percent figure — and its likely only small change in December — means we’ll be able to quickly estimate the total Windows Phone handsets sold in the current calendar fourth quarter, Microsoft’s fiscal second. Extrapolating from Microsoft’s raw reported unit volume to the entire market’s size is simpler the larger the company’s personal market share remains.

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Windows Phone Stats: November 2014

In this month's look at Windows Phone handset usages, we see an important milestone being crossed, a big push by this year's low-end devices, and—finally!—news of new Microsoft Lumia handsets, including a few that might be marketed as flagship devices.

As you may remember, AdDuplex bills itself as the largest cross-promotion network for Windows Phone and Windows 8 apps, empowering developers and publishers to promote their apps for free by helping each other. And each month it provides a tantalizing glimpse at which Windows Phone (and Windows) devices people are actually using.

Here's what's happening with Windows Phone usage this month.

Lumia 630/635 continue upward. The Lumia 520 is still in the number one spot with 26.3 percent usage (or 30.2 percent if you add in the 521, which is fair), but its 2014-era replacement, the Lumia 630/635 is doing quite well, with the 630 taking third place in usage, with 7.1 percent, up from 6.4 percent last month. Ad Duplex notes that the Lumia 630 and 635 are "the most popular" of Microsoft/Nokia's 2014 devices. And sure enough, in the US, the 630 and 635 combine for 18.1 percent of the market, good for second place behind the 520/521 with 34 percent of the market.

Windows Phone 8.1 takes over. This month, Windows Phone 8.1 represents over 50 percent of total usage—50.8 percent to be exact—meaning that Microsoft's new OS version is now in use on more handsets than Windows Phone 8.0 (33.5 percent) and Windows Phone 7.x (15.7 percent) combined.

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VLC Media Player For Windows Phone Closed Beta Arrives

The sign-up program for VLC Media Player for Windows Phone beta was filled up in just a few hours after it was announced yesterday, which means that the long-awaited beta of VLC Media Player for Windows Phone is close to a release. One ought to remember that this happens to be a closed beta – at least in the here and now so only those who were successful in signing up yesterday would have the pleasure of giving this version a go.

VLC happens to be an extremely popular media player that is used mostly on desktop machines that run on the Windows platform, but it is nice to know that the team behind the VLC project has sweated it out in order to port the app over to the far more modern environment of Windows 8, followed on by a potential release on the mobile Windows Phone platform in due time.

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Celkon Win 400 With Windows Phone 8.1 Available Online at Rs. 4,999

Celkon seems set to join domestic handset makers such as Karbonn, Micromax, and Xolo with the launch of its first Windows Phone-based smartphone in India, the Win 400.
The Celkon Win 400 is now available to purchase from an e-commerce website priced at Rs. 4,999. However, no announcements have been made by Celkon about the official launch of the smartphone, nor is it listed on the company site.

It is a dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) device and the first smartphone in the company's line-up to run Windows Phone 8.1. The Celkon Win 400 features a 4-inch HD (480x800 pixels) IPS display, and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8212) alongside 512MB of RAM. It sports a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, while it also houses a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone includes 4GB of inbuilt storage which is further expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB).

The smartphone is currently listed in Black colour variants only at Snapdeal. The smartphone measures 125.4x65x10.3mm and weighs 121 grams. It packs a 1500mAh battery which is rated to deliver up to 5 hours of talk time and up to 200 hours of standby time. The Celkon Win 400 comes with GPRS/ EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and Micro-USB connectivity options.

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Microsoft Updates Facebook Beta App For Windows Phone

Microsoft has just introduced a brand new update for its Facebook Beta app for the Windows Phone platform, where there will be a slew of updates and changes made available, including allowing users to view sticker comments – which is the very first time in fact. In fact, the latest update for the Facebook Beta app for Windows Phone would bump up the version number to 8.3.3.1, where you can read up on the full list of changes introduced right after the jump.

In the latest update, users will be able to enjoy an updated design, video upload, messenger support, post detail page, photo commenting, the ability to edit comments, tagging improvements, upload improvements, performance improvements, the ability to view sticker comments as mentioned earlier, fixes for “dead end” notifications, fixes related to data sense settings, upload resiliency improvements, and general bug fixes.

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Microsoft launches Lumia 535 budget Windows phone for Rs 9,199

NEW DELHI: The Lumia 500 series of smartphones have always been aimed at budget conscious buyers. However with more and more Android budget smartphones coming with larger 5-inch displays, consumers were losing interest in Windows Phone devices. Microsoft aims to change that with the Lumia 535 - the company's first budget dual Sim smartphone with a 5-inch display and a 5MP front selfie camera. This is also the first smartphone to come with the Microsoft branding instead of Nokia.

The Lumia 535 features an all-plastic body and will come in bright attractive colours, now synonymous with Lumia phones. The 5-inch display has a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels and uses Gorilla Glass 3 for sturdiness. It runs the latest Windows Phone 8.1 on a quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor coupled with 1GB RAM. Other hardware specifications include 8GB storage, microSD slot for expansion (up to 128GB supported) and a 1900mAh battery. You also get the usual 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, GPS and proximity sensor.

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Lumia Denim Update for Lumia Windows Phone 8 Devices to Commence Soon

The next iteration to Lumia Cyan firmware will start rolling out soon for Windows Phone users.

The confirmation comes from a posting by the official Lumia Twitter account, which states in a reply to a query regarding the Lumia Denim, that the update will be available soon following the testing and network operator's approval.

Not all Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices will receive the update. Besides, the operator devices usually take a long time to get approval. Regardless of this, the mention of 'soon' in the tweet conveys a positive sign.

The Lumia Denim firmware along with Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 is expected to become available starting with Lumia 830 and Lumia 930, reports NokiaPowerUser. The Lumia 1520 is said to be the next contender to get the update.

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Where the hell is my Lumia Denim update for Windows Phone?

It's been a few months since Microsoft revealed its latest Lumia Denim update, which made its first appearance with the Lumia 730, 735 and 830. The update is expected to roll out for existing handsets in the fourth quarter of 2014, as per Microsoft.

Recently, the official Microsoft Lumia account confirmed on Twitter that Lumia Denim will "roll out soon following testing and carrier approval." Well, they failed to mention exactly when, but it's not Microsoft who is to blame here -- the update process for Windows Phone works in a different way.

Once the update is ready, it is sent to carrier partners who test the update on different smartphones, add their own logos and apps (bloatware), and make sure they work properly on the devices. Once the update is approved, it is rolled out to handset by carriers, not Microsoft -- at least for the carrier-branded handsets. Basically, it's your carrier who has control over your phone when it comes to updates. This is one of the reason why some carriers take a few weeks to roll out the update, while it takes months on some carriers like Verizon to push the update to its handsets.

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Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

This week some of the world's biggest apps just got better. Snapchat introduced an in-app payment system, powered by Square, called Snapcash, and WhatsApp began rolling out the largest implementation of end-to-end encryption ever. Oh yeah, and Facebook released a thing.

But amidst all these blockbuster headlines, lots of great apps joined iOS and Android, not to mention two official apps for Windows Phone in its ongoing quest to close the app gap. Here are the best apps of the week.

Android

Z Launcher

Grabbing headlines with its return to the hardware game with the N1 Android tablet, Nokia also launched an Android launcher meant to make Google fans lives a little bit easier. This app was originally announced in June but Nokia released the Z Launcher beta earlier this week. Perhaps its most interesting feature is letting you quickly search your app drawer by physically drawing letters on the screen with your finger. It's a little quirky and has a few rough edges that need smoothing, but it's worth the test drive considering it requires no monetary commitment

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Microsoft Lumia 535 Coming Soon To India: 5 Facts about Windows Phone 8.1 Powered Smartphone

Microsoft recently unleashed the Lumia 535, the first smartphone from the company without Nokia branding. It's arguably the next-big thing from the house of Microsoft that could further intensify the competition in the low-end segment.

 India is a huge growth opportunity for smartphones, and the Lumia 535 is designed with all the essential features to suit users' demand. That's why Microsoft is so much concerned about India and its growing interested in the low-end segment.

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The phone appears to be a budget handset with more emphasis on connectivity and software features. In fact, it is largely believed that Microsoft launched the Lumia 535 - just to take the breath away from Google, the team behind the Android One platform. But wait! Before we get into a new discussion, it's time to turn the page and learn some facts about the Microsoft Lumia 535. Have a look at the feature and let us have your comments below.

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Photosynth for Windows Phone updated, higher resolution support and improved stitching engine

Photosynth for Windows Phone has just gotten bumped to version 1.8. The popular photography app allows users to capture 360 degree panoramas by seamlessly stitching together a series of captured images, which can then easily be shared to friends and family via various social networks.

Photosynth version 1.8 brings support for capturing higher resolution images that will result in clearer panoramas and a higher level of detail; this should be great for those with Windows Phones sporting PureView camera like the Lumia 930, 1020 and 1520. The new version also introduces an improved stitching engine that should result in faster image processing when blending panoramas, along with less visual artifacts.

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Windows Phone will snatch biz No 2 spot from Android – analyst

Android for business is under threat from Microsoft, claims CCS Insight. The Chocolate company’s mobile OS will fall out of favour as the top alternative to Apple, says VP of Enterprise research Nick McQuire.

He sees Windows Phone, or Windows 10, as overtaking Android and BlackBerry as the second most popular OS for businesses by end of 2016. “Companies are now starting to look much more holistically,” he told El Reg. “Fast-forward from now and people are starting to look at integration.”



The move is driven by a number of factors, price is a major one with a corporate able to buy eight Windows phones for the price of one iPhone, there is increased packaging by Microsoft and the success of Office 365 are all helping to drive Windows Phone sales.

“As corporates buy apps and devices, there is much more value end-to-end in a Microsoft solution.”

While McQuire is at pains to point out that the Windows success is only for the business to business market he doesn’t just see this as being big corporates. He predicts that Windows Phone will be successful in companies that are smaller than 250 people, maybe so much smaller that they don’t have dedicated IT staff and want to offload as much IT as possible to cloud services.

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Microsoft Updates Intune Company Portal App for Windows Phone 8.1

Hopefully you've heard already, but Microsoft is in the midst of rolling out some significant capability updates for Microsoft Intune this week. Part of the updates, of course, is that Intune is finally getting rebranding from Windows Intune to Microsoft Intune. There's strong reasoning behind the rebranding and you can inform yourself about that here: Microsoft Intune Getting Big Updates This Week. The link also lists out the new features that will be available to all Microsoft Intune subscribers once the upgrade is complete.

One additional change is coming that was not communicated in the original list of feature improvements, and that is a change to how the Intune Company Portal app for Windows Phone 8.1 is offered and installed. Prior to this week's update, the Company Portal app was offered as a deployable download at Microsoft's Download Center. An administrator would download the app and make it available to the management system infrastructure to enable device enrollment for Windows Phone 8 devices. After downloading the Windows Phone 8 Company Portal App, the administrator had to code-sign the app. The download was infused with a Symantec certificate to ensure trustworthiness of the app and to help secure enrollments.

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When Microsoft merges Windows and Windows Phone with Windows 10 what designs should they keep?

Design

Windows has modern theme tools which consist of 2 color choices and a background. Windows Phone lets users pick one color and either black or white. Users can also choose to have their tiles be transparent with a picture behind them. The differences become apparent when using different parts of the operating systems. Windows Phone tends to have a lot of black or white with the occasional color accent. Windows has the primary color choice as the major fill and the secondary color choice as the accent.

Windows Phone core apps follow a simple black/white background with the accent coloring some text. Windows takes a different approach to app design. Every app in Windows has its own design. For example, the mail app uses blue and white, people uses orange and white/grey, calendar is purple and white. This is very different from the people, email, and calendar apps on Windows Phone which all have a solid black/white background with the accent color scattered throughout the app sparingly.

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Microsoft aims to offer Windows 10 upgrades for all Windows Phone 8 Lumias, but makes no promises

News suggesting that Microsoft plans to offer Windows 10 upgrades for all its Windows Phone 8 devices broke today. That would mean any Lumia smartphone that runs Windows Phone 8.x would eventually get the latest and greatest operating system from the company. Sadly, that’s not completely true.

A November 11 tweet from the Lumia account was picked up Windows Central, followed by other publications as Windows Phone owners got excited:

We contacted Microsoft to confirm or deny the answer its support team gave. It turns out the company’s stance right now (remember, it hasn’t detailed much about Windows 10 for smartphones just yet) isn’t crystal clear.

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Microsoft’s Android and iOS focus leaves Windows users in the cold

Windows Phone users are used to waiting for Microsoft to deliver on its promises, but the company has been testing their patience recently. Microsoft has abandoned its "first and best on Windows" strategy in favor of cross-platform apps that are nearly always better on Android and iOS than their Windows tablet and phone counterparts. Office is the latest proof of a continuous trend that’s leaving Microsoft’s most loyal Windows customers out in the cold.

After shipping Office for iPad earlier this year, way ahead of a touch-optimized Windows release, Microsoft followed up with an even better version for the iPhone last week. While the initial Office for iPhone app, released last year, offered basic editing like its Windows Phone counterpart, the new app goes way above and beyond the functionality Microsoft ships on Windows Phone. Comparing the two almost feels unfair at this stage. Microsoft is working on new touch-optimized versions of Office for Windows tablets and phones, but the company won’t deliver them until Windows 10 is ready next year. It’s another period of waiting for Windows fans.

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Xbox Video app for Windows Phone now shows videos from your camera roll thanks to the latest update

Microsoft has rolled out a new update to the Xbox Video app (also known as the Video app) for Windows Phone. The update is available for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1, bumping the version numbers to 1.6.407.0 and 2.6.407.0 respectively.

The app update fixes two things. First, you can now see your videos from your camera roll directly within the Xbox Video app. The update also fixed an issue that caused the multi-select button to disappear when offline.

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The first Microsoft-branded Windows Phone rolls out: The unremarkable Lumia 535

Microsoft announced the Microsoft Lumia 535 Monday night, dropping the Nokia brand on its smartphone for the first time.

Although the back of the phone is still decked out in the trademark Lumia bright colors, there’s one significant change: The phone carries the Microsoft logo, not the Nokia brand.

Unfortunately, that might be the biggest news about this phone. Although it’s available worldwide in both single- and dual-SIM variants, the Lumia 535 isn’t especially noteworthy: Microsoft calls it a “5x5x5” phone, available for about 110 euro ($136.70) in local currencies.

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The Lumia 535 Is Microsoft's First Non-Nokia Windows Phone

Microsoft has now officially buried the Nokia brand name with the launch of the Lumia 535, a low-end Windows Phone for emerging markets with the Microsoft name on the back.

Rather than debuting the new management with a bold new flagship phone, Microsoft is sticking to the tried-and-tested Lumia formula: bold colors, basic internals, and a low pricepoint. For about $140, you get a five-inch 960 x 540 screen, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, and 1GB of RAM, all wrapped in a colorful (and removable) shell. There's also a 5-megapixel camera that Microsoft is touting for its Skype (and selfie, ugh) capability.

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Nokia Lumia 830 Windows Phone Review: High Quality at an Affordable Price

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The new Lumia 830 smartphone is the last model that will carry the Nokia name -- at least for the foreseeable future. It's the final Windows Phone device that was in the pipeline when Microsoft (MSFT) purchased the cell phone division from Nokia (NOK) a little more than a year ago.

With the Nokia Lumia 830, you can tell by the model number that it's a mid-range, mid-priced device. The 930 and it's cousin, the Icon, are higher-end Lumia smartphones.

The 830 is an AT&T (T) exclusive. It has a 5-inch "Clear Black" IPS touchscreen (1280 by 720 pixels for 294 pixels-per-inch) and comes with a quad-core, 1.2 GHz Qualcomm (QCOM) Snapdragon 400 processor, 1 GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage (plus microSD card expansion possibilities). The 2,200 mAh rechargeable battery is user-replaceable, which Microsoft claims you'll have as much as 14 hours of 3G talk time and up to 528 hours of standby on a full charge.

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Softcard brings NFC payment support to US Windows Phone users

Softcard is bringing NFC payment support to the Windows Phone mobile platform.

The company, a mobile payments joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile USA and Verizon, aims to bridge the gap between merchants, banks, tech firms and brands. Users who wish to pay for products using Softcard's near-field communication (NFC) technology currently must be customers of these carriers, and if their device is compatible, can use an accompanying app to set up NFC payment through their smartphone.

Currently, Softcard users can pay at hundreds of thousands of stores across the United States, and are able to earn loyalty points and use special offers at partnered merchant locations.

Speaking at the Money20/20 conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Softcard CEO Michael Abbott announced the NFC app has come to Windows Phone, making Softcard the only provider of a "NFC-based mobile wallet supported on multiple mobile operating systems." By the end of the year, Abbott hopes Softcard will be supported on over 100 mobile devices.

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Windows 10 for Windows Phone and Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2 Builds Under Testing

Microsoft is reportedly working on new builds of Windows Phone mobile operating system.

While Microsoft testing the next Windows Phone version itself is not a surprise, what is noteworthy is that according to a Twitter message posted by ex-Microsoft employee, Nawzil, the company is working on three Windows Phone development streams at present, reports WMPU.

Latest known #WindowsPhone builds: 8.1 #Update1: 8.10.14200 8.1 #Update2: 8.10.15XXX #Windows10: 8.15.12434 Internal builds, not released.

— Nawzil (@Nawzil8) November 2, 2014
The first is for Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 with build version 8.10.14200. Lumia 930, Lumia 830, Lumia 730 and Lumia 735 are a few of the devices running Windows Phone 8.1 Update.

The second one is Windows Phone 8 Update 2 running build number 8.10.15xxx. The Update 2 or GDR2 is rumoured to pack new features such as a data toggle in the Action Centre, sortable settings, support for new processors and Cortana in Alpha for more regions. The update was expected to hit in October.

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Android's Q3 marketshare grows at expense of iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry

       Google's Android mobile operating system captured 83.6 percent of the global smartphone market in the third quarter, at the expensive of iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry.
That's theo Latest figures from research firm Strategy Analytics, Android mà Reveal That's slice of the global smartphone market from 81.4 percent in Q3 Grew in 2013 to 83.6 percent this year. This, theo firm, affordably-priced is thanks to smartphones and ease of use of the operating system.

Neil Mawston, executive director at Strategy Analytics, said: "Android's global smartphone Leadership of the market looks unbeatable at the moment. Its low-cost services and attractive user-friendly software to hardware makers Remain, Consumers and operators worldwide.
Tuy nhiên, Mawston WARNED rằng Android's dominance might not continue, warning: "The Android platform is getting overcrowded with hundreds of hardware brands, Android Smartphone Prices are falling worldwide, and ít Android device vendors make Profits."

Still, for now Google does not have much to worry about, as Android's third quarterly Comes grow at the expensive of rival operating systems.

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Top five reasons to avoid Windows Phone and keep your Android/iOS device

A few weeks ago, we proposed five reasons you may wish to dump your iPhone or Android device for a Windows Phone. However, we know Windows Phone has its own faults. So here are our top five reasons to avoid Windows Phone and let it mature a bit more. Be sure to check out last week’s post and then head on below.

Application Ecosystem
While I  love Windows Phone’s beautiful Start Screen with Live Tiles, you are going to need apps to fill that space. The application ecosystem is currently Microsoft’s biggest downfall, even four years after its initial release. Many popular applications including Snapchat, Tinder, WatchESPN, SoundCloud, Square, Secret and many more, are still missing. In recent months, we have seen the popular arrival of applications such as Tumblr, Pinterest, and ooVoo. Games are a similar story, while we have a collection of great games, many of the top quality games we see on other platforms take months to get to Windows Phone (if it ever does).

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