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Running Windows 11 on Lumia may soon be a thing of the past. As a leaker has noted, some of the recent Dev Channel Insider builds are seemingly refusing to run on Lumia 950 XL due to incompatibility.
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The team responsible for unofficially bringing Windows on ARM to the Lumia 950 family of phones has announced an update that gets many of the sensors working, making it a lot better.
If you've seen the videos of people running full Windows 10 on their Microsoft Lumia 950 or 950 XL, now you can try it for yourself. Here's how to install Windows on ARM on a Lumia.
It appears that HMD Global has purchased the "PureView" trademark from Microsoft. The revolutionary camera tech was used in various high-end devices including Lumia 920, 925, 1020, 1520, and 950/XL.
If you feel like you missed out on owning a 'proper' Microsoft Lumia handset when they kept getting removed from sale last year, fret not! Microsoft has made them all available again, online.
Today, Microsoft removed three of the four listings for its Lumia handsets from the US Microsoft Store, including the unlocked Lumia 950, 950 XL, and AT&T Lumia 950. Only the Lumia 735 remains.
Once again, Microsoft is sold out of all of its first-party Windows phones on its online Store. The company has said previously that it will be discontinuing all Lumias by the end of June.
The UK's largest independent device retailer is no longer selling any of Microsoft's Lumia handsets, leaving only one Windows phone available to purchase there: the HP Elite x3, priced from £679.99.
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According to a new report, Microsoft had originally planned more features for the Lumia 950 and 950 XL than what made it into the finished product, such as pen support, smart covers, and more.
Microsoft has removed seven Windows phones from its online Store today, which accounted for half of its selection. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to which ones were removed.
Months after its own Windows 10 Mobile devices ran out of stock in the UK, Microsoft has removed the last Lumia handsets from its store there, leaving just two Windows phones available to purchase.
The flagships were pared down versions of the ambitious project, Lumia McLaren, according to two Microsoft-watchers. The phones were supposed to have a bunch of gestures that were later killed off.
After slowly selling out of its new models and later refurbished ones, AT&T has removed all listings for Windows phones from its website. However, the Microsoft Store still sells them.
While AT&T hasn't offered any new Windows phones for some time, it still sells some 'Certified Like-New' Lumias, although today, some of those listings have been removed from the carrier's website.
Three months after running out of stock of its Lumia 950 in the UK, Microsoft has scrubbed the handset from its store. Just one Windows phone is now available to buy there - and it's not a Lumia.
AT&T has finally removed the listing on its website for new Lumia 950 handsets. Those who want one can still get it from the online Microsoft Store, or they can get a refurbished model from AT&T.
After selling out of the Microsoft Lumia 950 just yesterday, AT&T has published listings on its website for 'Certified Like-New' models of both the Lumia 640 XL and the Lumia 950.
As supplies of Microsoft's Lumia line of Windows phones continue to dwindle across the board, AT&T is the latest to run out of stock, with its variant of the Microsoft Lumia 950.
After all of its models were suddenly listed as out of stock, AT&T is once again selling the black model of Microsoft's Lumia 950. The white color is still available from the Microsoft Store.
After being sold out numerous times, all Windows 10 Mobile Lumias that are listed on the Microsoft Store are suddenly back in stock. These include the Lumia 550, unlocked 950, AT&T 950, and 950 XL.
As supplies of Microsoft's Lumia line of handsets continue to dry up in the United States, AT&T has now sold out of the Lumia 950; however, you can still get one from the Microsoft Store.
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Microsoft has removed several Lumias from its online Store as of late, and today it took down two more: the black AT&T-locked Lumia 950, and the white model of the unlocked Lumia 950 XL.
After selling out of all models last week, some Microsoft Lumias are back in stock in the Microsoft Store, including the unlocked Lumia 640 XL, Lumia 950, Lumia 950 XL, and AT&T Lumia 950.
Every Lumia Windows phone is now sold out on the Microsoft Store site in the US, leaving buyers with the option of HP's Elite x3 flagship, an entry-level Acer, or a couple of two-year-old BLU devices.
After depleting UK stocks of its entire Lumia Windows 10 Mobile range this month, all unlocked models of its devices are now sold out on its US store too, leaving few options for Windows phone buyers.
After offering extremely generous sales on the devices this week, both the unlocked Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL are out of stock in the online Microsoft Store. Only the AT&T model is available.
77% of Windows handsets are still on Windows Phone 8.1. 86% of Windows 10 PCs are now running the Anniversary Update. Check out more insights on Windows device usage in the latest data from AdDuplex.
Microsoft has cut 19% off the HP Elite x3, and a whopping 40% off the price of its Lumia 950 XL, reducing it to $299. The Lumia 950's price was also cut to $249, but it's now out of stock.
The Lumia 550 and 650 are now out of stock on the Microsoft Store in the UK. With the 950 and 950 XL also sold out, Microsoft's entire Windows 10 Mobile range is no longer available on its store.
Microsoft has run out of Lumia 950 stock in the UK, and many other retailers are now charging £400 or more for the device - but you can currently get a dual-SIM model for just £279.99.
From sextortion suicides and xHamster hacked, to Home Hub hints, bad Apples, big deals, Elephone's "lumia-wave", and Amazon's touchscreen speaker, it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news.
Microsoft's long-running promotion of giving away a free Display Dock with the purchase of a Lumia 950 XL has ended; however, if you purchase the device, you'll still get a free Lumia 950.
For the third time this year, Microsoft is offering a free Lumia 950, worth $399, with its $499 Windows 10 Mobile flagship, the Lumia 950 XL - and it's also offering a free Display Dock, usually $99.
The Microsoft Store recently dropped the Lumia 950's price to £249, although it's now sold out of the device - but you can get the high-end Windows 10 Mobile handset elsewhere in the UK for £259.95.
A few weeks after cutting the price of its Lumia 950 in the UK for the third time this year, Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile flagship is now out of stock on its store, as well as from Amazon.
Early Surface Phone rumors hinted at a launch in 2016 - but after its release was said to have been pushed back to align with the Redstone 2 update in 2017, it seems the wait could be even longer.
After releasing new firmware to the Windows Device Recovery Tool 11 days ago, an over-the-air update is now available for the AT&T variant of the Microsoft Lumia 950, bringing double-tap to wake.
Microsoft is now offering Acer's Windows 10 Mobile flagship in the UK for £449 with a free dock, mouse and keyboard - but you can get a Lumia 950 with similar specs and a free Dock for £200 less.
From mobile Mario and Star Trek tech, to Apple's courage, VR on Edge, Windows flagships, Microsoft's Slack, and PlayStation going Pro, it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news.
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