• Microsoft Band review: Flawed promise

  The Microsoft Band breaks no ground in wearables, but Microsoft is hoping their submission can at least make you want to own one. The do-it-all wearable has an exhaustive list of features, and carries them across the mobile platform landscape. The aim, it seems, is to let you keep your phone in your…

• 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…

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• Microsoft plans to launch Power BI mobile apps, starting with iOS

  Microsoft plans to bring its business intelligence tool Power BI to mobile platforms, starting with a native iOS app. The company sent out an email to prospective testers this week asking them if they have an iPhone or an iPad, and if they want to "start exploring Power BI dashboards and reports…

• According to The Verge, Microsoft is planning to unveil the consumer preview of Windows 10 at an eve

  According to The Verge , Microsoft is planning to unveil the consumer preview of Windows 10 at an event in late January. We'll apparently see new consumer features, including a touch interface, and get more news on Microsoft's phone and tablet lines. [ The Verge ] Read more...