Cortana, an upcoming update for Windows Phone 8.1, is Microsoft's answer for rivals Siri and Google Now.
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‘Minecraft Star Wars Rebels’ Skin Pack Release: Game Rides Star Wars Bandwagon with Latest Interstellar Characters
"Minecraft" would be featuring a new skin set from "Star Wars Rebels," following the classic "Star Wars" skin pack November last year.
Microsoft launches wearable fitness device for $199
Microsoft Corp launched a device called "Microsoft Band" that will allow users to monitor their fitness and exercise regime, marking the world's largest software company's debut into the wearable technology market.
Which is better: Nokia X2 or Nokia Lumia 630? Nokia smartphone specs compared
Nokia X2 and Nokia Lumia 630 are both viable options for one who is looking for a functional phone in fresh colors with software and hardware to boast of. X2 provides 1GB of RAM on a dual-core processor while Lumia 630 has 512MB of RAM on a quad-core, and one bests the other in certain aspects. Small differences also exist in screen size, resolution, and battery life.
BBM now has 85M monthly active users
BlackBerry's new chief John Chen revealed that its messaging app BBM now has 85 million monthly active users and a steady growth in its user base after the app was released to the Android and iOS platform in October.
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Threatened by the news of the Mozilla Foundation developing a $25 Firefox OS smartphone, Finnish phone maker Nokia also launched its own set of new Android smartphones for emerging markets during the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona.
Nine new hardware partners for its Windows Phone were introduced by officials of technology giant Microsoft at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, VentureBeat reported.
SocialChorus had raise a total of USD8 million so far after the close of its USD2.5 million Series A Funding.
Google blocked videos from playing on the Windows Phone YouTube app made by Microsoft. The videos from the YouTube app installed in every Windows Phone were blocked by Google for infringing the terms of use.
Gartner confirmed the latest report from the International Data Corporation and said Android-based devices made up 79% of all the smartphones sold during 2013's second quarter.
A report from Digitimes said HTC would most likely "drift away" from Windows Phone so that it could focus on its Android smartphones.
Microsoft launched Microsoft by the Numbers that features a summary of the company from sales of licenses to consumed pizza slices.
Nokia Corp accounted for 81% of all the Windows Phone shipments allowing Windows Phone to increase its market share to 3.7%.
Microsoft's Windows Phone boosted its smartphone market share from 3% to 4% allowing it to take the third highest position in the market.
