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File transfer between Windows 10 and Samsung phones now possible using Drag-and-drop

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:05:32 +0000

Transferring data and files between your computer and a smartphone can be a bit difficult and challenging at times. You need to connect both the devices over USB. If that doesn’t work for some reason, you can always try OTG supported flash drives or some cloud-based solutions. But if you are a Windows 10 PC […]

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Microsoft to stop accepting new app submissions for Windows 8.1

AyushVij@TWCN — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:45:13 +0000

With the release of Windows 10, the audience on Windows 8.x and Windows Phone 8.x platform is really less. The users on Windows 8.x were provided with a free upgrade to Windows 10 and the majority users on Windows Phone 8.1 were given a free upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile as well. This leaves the […]

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Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, Yammer for Windows Phone to be discontinued

AyushVij@TWCN — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 11:32:34 +0000

Microsoft has already expressed their intentions for discontinuing apps and feature updates for Windows 10 Mobile. Popular services have been dropping support for their Windows phone apps every other day and only fixes are being delivered to Windows Phone devices. Many keen Microsoft observers have been claiming that Windows phone initiatives inside of Microsoft are […]

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Mirabook turns your Windows phone & Android phone into a Laptop

AyushVij@TWCN — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:10:19 +0000

At //build/ 2015, Microsoft announced Continuum for Windows 10 Mobile phones. Here, a user could use their phones as a full-size PC with a large screen, keyboard, mouse and even touch. This experience was powered by the UWP or Universal Windows Platform capabilities. After that, Samsung introduced Samsung DEX with the Samsung Galaxy S8 that mimicked […]

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Over-the-Cable Updater Tool for Windows Mobile 10 released

ShiwangiPeswani@TWC — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 16:59:07 +0000

You can now update all your Windows Phone devices from your Windows 10 PC, thanks to the Over-the-Cable Updater Tool for the Windows 10 users. Microsoft has recently released a new tool which is actually an updater. It lets the Windows 10 users update their Windows Phone device automatically to the latest available version. With […]

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Microsoft admits Windows Phone is dead

Karan Khanna — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:06:31 +0000

Windows Phone was dying a slow death for a year, and it was pretty clear. Now, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore made it official through a series of tweets, that they aren’t developing new features or hardware for the phone. While the company would continue with bug fixes and security updates for existing users, they wouldn’t work […]

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Full Windows 10 could replace Windows 10 Mobile in 2018

VamienMcKalin@TWCN — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 13:39:21 +0000

Surely, it’s safe to say that Windows 10 Mobile is on its last legs since Microsoft has not released a new handset in quite a while. Not surprising because the operating system isn’t getting a lot of support from third-party developers, and to make matters worse, Microsoft has chosen to support competing operating systems over […]

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Microsoft officially kills Windows Phones

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 19:39:34 +0000

Those who are still using the Windows Phone 8.1 devices, this is a bad news. Microsoft has officially removed the Windows Phone 8.1 support starting from July 11th, 2017. The removal of support for mobiles running the old Windows OS came almost 3 years after the first Windows Phone was launched. This clearly means users […]

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Windows Phone devices that will get the Windows 10 Creators Update listed

MahitHuilgol@TWC — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 15:29:57 +0000

Microsoft’s Windows 10 Creators Update has been the talk of the town ever since it was rolled out a few days ago. Apart from focusing on tools that are aimed at scoring on the utilitarian front by including tools like Paint 3D. Needless to say, Microsoft’s Windows 10 Creators update will also land up on […]

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NYPD to upgrade 36,000 police phones to Windows 10 Mobile

AnkitChawla@TWC — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:16:03 +0000

In a big step towards improved security and better user interface, the New York Police Department has plans to upgrade the official smartphones of their entire fleet to Windows 10 Mobile, the latest from Microsoft. The NYPD reports that the department has been following most major software updates for their Microsoft phones and are gearing […]

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New WhatsApp update adds GIF and OneDrive backup support

VamienMcKalin@TWCN — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 00:30:53 +0000

WhatsApp has gotten a lot better with the latest update for Windows Phone devices. This app has come a long way, and we’re happy to say this is probably the best update yet. The update brings to the table several features that were first introduced in the WhatsApp beta app. Some of these features were […]

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Lenovo done with Windows Phone platform, says Microsoft not supporting it

VamienMcKalin@TWCN — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:30:44 +0000

Windows Phone in its current form is dead, and many hardware manufacturers from around the world have come to accept this. The latest in Lenovo, and as expected, the company has no plans to support the platform going forward. Microsoft continues to support Windows Phone but only in small ways. When it comes down to […]

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