Microsoft has recently taken a significant step in phasing out its Windows 10 Mobile platform by quietly shutting down the core functionalities of its Microsoft Store app store on this platform. This ...

As you may have already seen on these pages, 2013 is shaping up to be the year when Microsoft's move on the smartphone market will either deliver the goods, or be found wanting. Interesting, however, ...

UPDATE 1: But there are at least three other Windows Phone apps, available on Microsoft’s online app store, that also appear to violate one or the other of these restrictions. All three let users ...

Microsoft has rebranded the Windows Phone Marketplace, giving its online app store a new look and a new name the Windows Phone Store. Changes haven't yet been rolled out to devices, but Microsoft's ...

Windows Phone is long dead, after Microsoft prematurely killed the platform despite spending billions on acquiring Nokia's phone division. Despite this, a community ...

After roughly two weeks away, the Whatsapp Windows Phone app has returned to the Windows Store after a joint effort from Microsoft and Whatsapp. Whatsapp originally pulled the app because of ...

Microsoft's Windows Phone has an apps problem, only it's not the one most people think it is. One of the more commonly cited arguments made against switching to the third-place phone OS is the lack of ...

Microsoft has touted the 145,000 apps available for Windows Phone, but new research shows that when it comes to the most popular apps, Windows Phone lags well behind both iOS and Android. Canalys has ...

Microsoft is allegedly planning to combine its Windows Store and Windows Phone Store. The Verge cites unnamed sources claiming that operating systems chief Terry Myerson has confirmed plans for a ...