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Microsoft Confirms Windows Mobile Maintenance Mode, Prioritizes Security and Cross-Platform Services
Microsoft has officially shifted Windows Mobile into maintenance mode, ending the company’s decade-long ambition to compete with iOS and Android as a consumer mobile platform. In a series of...
Microsoft Sets October 6 Deadline to Block Outlook Lite Installs, Forcing 10M Users onto Heavier App
Microsoft will slam the door on new installations of its lightweight Outlook Lite Android app on October 6, 2025, a move that forces millions of users in emerging markets and on older phones toward...
Surface Duo's 5-Year Legacy: How Buggy Software and Broken Trust Killed a Bold Idea
On September 10, 2020, Microsoft began shipping the Surface Duo to preorder customers in the United States, marking its bold return to the smartphone arena with a dual-screen Android device that...
Microsoft to Halt New Outlook Lite Installs in October, Pushing Users to Heavier Outlook Mobile App
Microsoft will block new installations of its lightweight Outlook Lite Android app beginning October 6, 2025, leaving users of entry-level devices and limited data plans without a streamlined,...
Alphabet Shares Jump as Judge Spares Chrome and Android from Sale, Mandates Data Sharing
Alphabet’s stock surged nearly 9% in a single trading session after a federal judge handed down a remedies ruling that steered clear of the most feared outcomes—a forced sale of the Chrome...
Chrome 140 for Android Fixes UI Spoofing Bug That Could Trick Users into Malicious Downloads
Google’s September 2025 stable channel update for Chrome, version 140, patches a UI spoofing vulnerability in the Downloads component that could allow attackers to mislead Android users into...
Android's Chrome Toolbar Trickery Fixed: CVE-2025-9865 Patched in Chrome 140, Edge Secured
Google has released a patch for a UI spoofing vulnerability in Chrome that could allow attackers on Android to trick users into believing they are visiting a trusted website. The fix, tracked as...
Microsoft Kills Local Android Apps on Windows, Pushes Phone Link Streaming
On March 5, 2025, Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows Subsystem for Android, ending the only native way to run Android apps locally on Windows 11. The move marks the final pivot in a seven-year...
AI Assistants Go Mobile: Copilot Spikes 175% as Desktop Usage Fades
Mobile AI assistant usage has decisively overtaken desktop, with Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and OpenAI ChatGPT driving record growth on smartphones even as PC engagement slides. New data from...
U.S. Judge Forces Google to Open Search Data and End Exclusive Android Deals, Giving Microsoft a Path to Boost Bing and Copilot
A federal judge has ordered Google to share key search infrastructure with rivals and dismantle exclusive distribution agreements, while sparing the company from a forced breakup of Chrome and...
Windows 11 Insider Preview Adds Native Clipboard Sync for Android Keyboards via Link to Windows
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Dev build has quietly surfaced a feature that instantly syncs your PC’s clipboard to an Android phone—and it works with any keyboard, including Gboard and...
Wireless Android Storage Browsing Comes to Windows 11 File Explorer—No USB Needed
Windows 11 users can now wirelessly browse, copy, move, rename, and delete files on their Android phone directly from File Explorer — a long-requested integration that eliminates the need for USB...