• Lumia 1030 leaks: bigger body, 50-megapixel camera

  There's nothing like a Lumia to get your brain excited about massive smartphone-based camera technology. This morning we're getting a look at the successor to the Lumia 1020. Nokia's first Windows Phone with a massive camera at its back, the Nokia Lumia 1020 was originally released with…

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• Santa Tracker 2014: Google takes on Microsoft and NORAD again

  Less than 24 days to go!

• IDC: Windows market share doubles by 2018, iOS/Android still in charge

  Here's an interesting statistic you may not have seen coming: Windows Phone is expected to double their global market share over the next three years or so, according to IDC. In their most recent forecast, the analytics firm is noting Windows will become a more prominent player in the global…

• Microsoft buys mobile email startup Acompli

  The purchase of the iOS and Android e-mail app maker could signal that Microsoft is planning a native mobile email app for Outlook.

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• Microsoft kills Clip Art image library, redirects Office users to Bing

  Microsoft today announced Clip Art is getting a new source for its images: Bing. The Office.com image library that powered the service in Microsoft Office has been killed off. If you're creating something in any of the Office desktop products released in the past decade, searching for pictures to…

• Microsoft acquires Acompli: like Office for email

  This week the folks at Microsoft have announced that they've acquired Acompli. This company is one that focuses on email, specifically in the mobile universe. They suggest that because "more than half" of the emails you read are read on mobile devices first, that they demand a better…

• Microsoft Buys Email App Acompli For $200M, Will Still Support Gmail And Other Competitors

   Just before Thanksgiving here in the U.S., a Microsoft blog post accidentally leaked the company's intention to buy mobile email application Acompli. Though the blog post itself was pulled down, the URL still revealed the forthcoming acquisition. Today, the two companies are officially…

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