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Razer’s newest Razer Phone was aounced alongside a bevy of new accessories. The most exciting of these was the aouncement that smartphones would be receiving their very own Raiju controller. The R...

Unfortunately today we have another banking app to add to the list departing the Windows Store platform. As before, the USAA banking app started on Windows Phone, but in 2015 became a UWP app for both Windows and Windows 10 Mobile.USAA stopped supporting the app in November last year, but it was then still mostly functioning. Today the app started delivering...

Microsoft has rolled out a new Windows 10 Mobile cumulative build for all supported Windows Phones taking the OS to build 15254.248.This build contai...

After a brief beta testing period, Larry Hryb has aounced that party chat is now available through the Xbox app on Android and iOS mobile devices.As...

It’s no secret that Microsoft’s Windows 10 is bringing more and more mobile features to Microsoft’s desktop operating system, bringing it more in line with the way mode users expect theirdevices to work.Microsoft added a mobile hotspot feature to Windows 10 with one of its feature updates and while this feature is more suited to mobile devices, with the rise of always-coected devices by Intel and ARM, more and more PC users will have a laptop or tablet with inteet coectivity. The Surface Pro 2017 for one, ships with an LTE variant, and Microsoft is pushing always coected devices as this year’s new “it” PC.How to tu your PC into a mobile hotspotNavigate to Settings > Network and inteet > Mobi...

Microsoft updated the Windows 10 Photos app for Windows Mobile, and if they were hoping to stop users from ever opening it again, I’m happy to say they delivered the right product.First, let’s start with the improvements. Microsoft has ported the desktop app to Windows 10 Mobile. This means users now have access to a wider range of customisation features than were previously presented in the Windows 10 Mobile app. You now have access to filters, so you can overlay your photos with basic filters without needing to jumpover to another app.On the negative side, Microsoft has ported the desktop app to Windows 10 Mobile. This means that there are few mobile optimisations present in this app, it’s...

As Windows phone’s market share crumbles, banks around the world have pulled support from the platform.Nubank Brazil is one of the recent ones, reaching out to users to let them know that support for the banking app is EOL, meaning that it is likely to be pulled and rendered non-functional in the coming weeks.Meanwhile, in Turkey, the bankTürkiye ?? Bankas? A.?. communicated to its users via email from the 21st of March 2018, they’ll be unable to login to their bank account via the Windows phone app.Users in both cases are advised to use more mode mobile platforms like iOS and Android or use the web app.The reasons for this are obvious, and need not be rehashed in any detail. Windows phone d...

Microsoft today released the preview of the February feature update for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows 10 Mobile devices. With this v17.9029 update, you can easily find out who has edited your presentation and what changes they’ve made by checking out the slides that have a green highlight.What determines whether changes are highlighted:This feature works on shared documents stored in OneDrive and SharePoint.Changes are highlighted only when the person who makes the change is using PowerPoint 2016 version 8403 or later.Changes aren’t highlighted if revision data has been tued off for the document in the Trust Center Privacy Options:If you are an Office Insider, you can download thes...

Smartphone manufacturerWilefox is now in administration (effectively, bankrupt). The firm has run out of money to operate and is now laying off staff while plans are being made on how to move forward.News of this originated on Reddit, with a Wileyfox staffer posting on the official sub to alert users. “Wileyfox Europe Limited is in Administration. Andrew Andronikou and Andrew Hosking are appointed joint administrators and act jointly and severely without personal liability. ” Said Wileyfox Jack, “As for hopes of restructuring/buy-outs happening. I am doubtful but if anyone out there has some cash spare please go ahead and buy Wileyfox I liked working there!”As it is now, Wileyfox is being ru...

HP today aounced a couple of new ZBook mobile workstations. HP claims that the new ZBook 14u is the world’s thiest mobile workstation.The ZBook 14u/15u will be highly durable as they passed two additional MIL-STD tests for bench handling and crash hazard shock for unpredictable conditions. HP has made them easily serviceable than previous generations.The ZBook 14u/15u also features a world-facing, noise-cancelling microphone, which removes unwanted sounds when in individual mode or enhances for 360-degree voice pick-up when in conference mode.TheHP ZBook 14u/15umobile workstationsnow come with the popular HP Sure View integrated privacy screen. And they are powered by 8th generation Intel Co...

Microsoft has just put the final nail in Windows Mobile’s coffin, declaring that no more Insider builds will be delivered to the OS.The news was delivered in typical fashion by Microsoft over twitter by a Senior Program Manager for the Windows Insider team Brandon LeBlanc who merely said:No mobile builds are coming.— Brandon LeBlanc (@brandonleblanc) January 24, 2018Microsoft had earlier promised to keep the Insider Program going for Windows Mobile, but apparently, plans have changed:Before:Yes we plan to keep releasing new builds for Mobile!— Brandon LeBlanc (@brandonleblanc) October 12, 2017and now:Plans change. Such is the nature of things.— Jason (@NorthFaceHiker) January 25, 2018Microso...

Microsoft has released updates for Office Mobile apps on Windows 10 devices including tablets and phones. This latest update takes the apps to version 17.9001 and bring the followingimprovements:WordQuick editing of equations: Word now supports the creation and editing of equationsExcelUpdating PivotTables and more: If you already have PivotTables, you can update, sort and filter data directly on your device (requires Office 365)PowerPointCorrection of minor bugsYou can download the Office Mobile apps from the Microsoft Store.Via Plaffo.com...

Microsoft may have ditched Windows 10 Mobile, but its fans still have hope, no matter how far-fetched.On Behance, this concept takes Windows 10 Mobile’s design and reimagines it with fluent design.Fluent isn’t the only change here, the Cortana button is removed and replaced with an action centre button, which makes sense as Microsoft’ll be moving Cortana there anyway.Of course, as Microsoft has stopped offering support for the operating system, users will be well aware that this concept, however beautiful, will remain just that.The firm is reportedly working on a foldable device due to be delivered later this year, with a summer release being hypothesized, but the firm has yet to aounce anyt...

Microsoft released a Skype Universal Windows Platform app for Windows 10 Mobile a long time ago. Since then, I have been facing some real good issues with the app specifically on my Lumia. Now, even the users are reporting some serious issues with the app. As we can see in the screenshot above, users are really reporting a bug that causes the video of their to flip upside down. This is really inconvenient and gives unpleasing experience to the users. But this bug is not observed with the PC UWP app which is supposed to be the same. This raises a serious conce on how Microsoft is implementing their strategies in sync with Windows 10 Mobile and their Windows 10 for PC Operating Systems. I hop...

Microsoft has rolled out a new Windows 10 Mobile cumulative build for all supported Windows Phones whether Insider or not. The update is likely a security update to address the Spectre and Meltdown issue, with Microsoft saying: This build includes all the improvements fromKB4056891. KB4056891 reads: Security updates to Inteet Explorer, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, Windows Graphics, Windows Keel, Windows Subsystem for Linux, and the Windows SMB Server. The news answers the question of whether Microsoft will be patching Windows 10 Mobile users against the new processor flaws. You can download the new update from settings > Update and Security on your Windows 10 Phone. Via Su...

Kodi debuted worldwide for the Xbox earlier this week, but it tus out that the developers aren’t done with Microsoft’s platforms. Kodi doesn’t have their app up in the Microsoft Store, but they do have ARM nightly builds up on their site. Here’s how to install it on your Windows 10 Mobile device Open Kodi’s nightly builds for ARM page here Download the most recent Kodi appx file for ARM. It’ll always be in the yymmdd format, so you can always tell which one is the most recent one. You can download this file directly on your Windows phone, or download it to your PC and then transfer it to your phone by USB. Navigate to Settings > Update and Security > FOr Developers > Enable Develop...

There has never been an official aouncement that Windows 10 Mobile is being phased out, but there has been portends from various sources, including comments from the likes of Joe Belfiore.Now another such sign has appeared, in the form of the latest Windows 10 SDK, which appears to omit the definition of Windows 10 Mobile from the SDK, meaning apps using the latest version of the SDK will not be able establishif they are ruing on a Windows 10 Mobile device or not by calling theGetProductInfo function.Removed from the SDK is PRODUCT_MOBILE_CORE which is the formal name for Windows 10 Mobile.The move suggests that future versions of Windows will not find its way to Windows 10 Mobile, and that ...

The Starbucks mobile app for Windows users appears to be in the process of shutting down. First spotted by a reddit user, Windows Phone users report being unable to sign in and the app now redirects all users to head to the mobile website in order to manage their accounts.Unfortunately, the website lacks the ability to make transactions on mobile, making it a poor substitute for a proper app.Starbucks was one of the most awaited Windows phone apps, its arrival was seen as a validation of Microsoft’s Windows mobile strategy, but as the firm has since moved on from mobile, there is no longer a need for the Starbucks to maintain a Windows mobile app (especially combined with the poor Windows ph...

Update:Larry Hryb has officially aounced the new feature. You can sign-up for the iOS Xbox beta app here. It is still available on Android devices as well.The newest beta of the Xbox app on Android today introduces the party chat to your mobile device. It appears Microsoft is testing this feature to allow you to interact with your Xbox party similar to how it’s done on the Nintendo Switch (via Engadget).Microsoft has not officially aounced this new feature, but it’s safe to say it should be releasing for everyone eventually seeing as people have spotted it on the app’s page. If anything, the company is certainly looking into the ability and is interested in testing it out. While many critici...