Microsoft rolled out its new app “Cellular Data” to the “Windows Store” which will allow the users of specific Windows 10 devices with Microsoft SIM Card to buy and connect to a Mobile Data Network using Microsoft account.
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Support for Windows 8 will also end on Tuesday, and users are encouraged to switch to a new operating system for security reasons.
Around 25 percent of desktop web-users browse with Internet Explorer 11, and 20 percent with IE 8, 9, and 10, according to netmarketshare.com. However what is of interest is at weekends the proportions changed with Windows 7 traffic dropping considerably whilst windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows 10 rose sharply. This new feature is called Universal Windows Platform (UWP), and what it means for you is you’ll now be able to use the same NPR One app on any Windows 10 device.
If you don’t see the update right away on your Lumia 640, you can hop over to Settings and select Check for Updates.
Eventually, there will be no choice but to upgrade to Windows 10 – or whatever version it is in 2020 Microsoft will be offering to us all – but until then, you do have a choice as to whether you want to upgrade or not. You can also read the steps in purchasing a data plan here.
Microsoft reports that the Windows Store saw twice the number of paid transactions this holiday season compared to the year before. You can install Update 1 after by checking Windows Update. Even when Microsoft released a more affordable Windows 10 phone, the Lumia 550 (the Windows 10 laden successor of the iconic 520), comparisons were inevitably made with similarly priced devices like the Lenovo K3 Note and the Moto G(3rd edition), and they were not flattering. Up until a couple of years ago, I knew of a small business that was still using Windows 2000 on roughly a dozen laptops.
Transatel provides the cellular data service, and Windows 10 makes it easy and convenient to purchase.
Windows 8 was influenced heavily by its mobile sibling Windows Phone OS, which lacked familiarity in a market dominated by Android and iOS.
Bad news, Windows 8 fans.
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“We’re excited to be part of the Windows 10 user journey”.
