GSM Arena, meanwhile, said that the Windows 10 build on the device is quite old and hence, this handset could be a prototype version of the actual Surface Phone.
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Microsoft moderator Softie Anannya Podder explained to the Windows 10 users saying that the problem could be traced to issues with the SD Card. Microsoft basically built an emulator that would run Android apps right from the APK form directly.
Windows Central notes that this new 10586 build is the same one that’s now on Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL units that are shipping to consumers.
There were a few serious concerns raised about Windows 10 at launch, when it emerged that Cortana was contacting Microsoft even when privacy settings had been changed to avoid any contact with the developer.
After we released Build 10581 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring, we discovered a bug in the build that will cause the filesystem to become partially corrupted after doing a factory reset. Due to this bug however, upgrading to Build 10586 will cause your phone to go into a reboot loop after the upgrade completes – rebooting at the Windows or operator logo. On top of that, Apple’s iOS accounts for about 92% of all global smartphone profits.
Microsoft Corporation is a public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, U.S. that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through… It’s hardly a recipe for success. According to Microsoft’s Nerd Jesus Gabe Aul, the company has made “improvements to the Messaging + Skype app – through both app updates via the Store and also on the server side”. For Microsoft, that was likely too much of a gamble.
Of course, the offer in Windows Store is still quite poor.
Perhaps fittingly, the new update brings the app up to version 10.0, much like we saw Facebook do with its update for Windows 10 Mobile. Stopping Astoria in its tracks now essentially sends a signal to developers that Windows Mobile is here to stay.
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This is to be expected given how close we are to an official launch date for the mobile operating system. In particular, the service is aimed at helping game developers make money off the video games that they produce in the same way they’d monetize them on iOS and Android, where Vungle already has a long track record of serving ads in more than 15,000 apps.
