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Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8 Update
2013-10-14 16:03:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Microsoft has unveiled Windows Phone 8 Update that includes a bigger Start screen for more Live Tiles, a new customisable driving mode and better accessibility options. The update will be rolling out in the upcoming months. The bigger Start screen allows users to pin more people, info and apps they are interested in and built-in apps will be scaled to better utilise additional space on 6-inch screens. In addition to larger screens, Update 3 will also provide support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor.
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Report: Microsoft Wants Windows Phone on HTC Android Devices
2013-10-05 05:33:46| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
How best to boost Microsoft's struggling Windows Phone platform? How about attaching it to an Android-based device?
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Microsoft wants HTC to put Windows Phone on Android phones, report claims
2013-10-04 19:33:30| InfoWorld: Top News
Microsoft's Nokia purchase left many pondering the future of third-party Windows Phone devices, but a new report suggests the company is peering over its walls to transform Android into a Trojan horse of sorts.
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Microsoft asks HTC to add Windows to Android phones - report
2013-10-04 12:20:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Microsoft is talking to HTC about adding its Windows operating system to HTC's Android-based smartphones at little or no cost, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg. Terry Myerson, head of Microsoft's operating systems unit, asked HTC last month to load Windows Phone as a second option on handsets with Google's rival software. Myerson discussed cutting or eliminating the Windows licence fee to make the idea more attractive, the report said. The talks are preliminary and no decision has been made, two people said. HTC, the first company to make both Windows and Android phones, hasn't unveiled a new Windows-based handset since June and has no current plans to release any more, said one person. Myerson was planning to visit Asia this month and meet with senior executives at Taiwan-based HTC to discuss his proposal, according to the report.
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Microsoft will combine the Windows 8 and WP8 app stores in ecosystem hail mary
2013-09-26 23:08:49| Extremetech
In an effort to save both of its ailing platforms, Microsoft is planning to combine both the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 app stores into a single, all-encompassing app store. It isn’t entirely clear whether this will result in complete cross-platform compatibility for both Windows 8 and WP8 apps — like Apple’s iPhone and…
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