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Microsoft Supposedly Taking Android Seriously Now After All These Years

Kellen April 1, 2022 5

Microsoft has had its toes dipped in the Android realm for numerous years now, yet for whatever reason has never wanted to fully dive in and use the massive platform to further their own agenda. After tossing out apps here and there, like Outlook, buying...

Microsoft Renames Your Phone App to Phone Link, Updates Some Stuff

Kellen March 31, 2022 5

Microsoft's popular companion app for Windows PCs and Android phones has stumbled into a bit of a rebrand today and is now simply called "Phone Link" on PC and "Link to Windows" on Android. While I get the reasoning behind initially calling it "Your Phone," it...

Surface Duo Receives Android 11, Finally

Tim January 24, 2022 8

Holy moly, the Surface Duo is getting Android 11 right now! As you may already know, we've given Microsoft a hard time due to its lack of software support for this $1,400 device, but finally, we can put this issue to bed. That is, until it's time for Surface...

Microsoft Didn’t Fulfill Its Surface Duo Android 11 Update Promise

Kellen December 31, 2021 13

Microsoft made a promise a couple of months back that it was going to update its $1,400 Surface Duo device to Android 11 before 2021 ended. Unless something changes over the next several hours, they will fail to do so. That's both unsurprising and pathetic. I...

Surface Duo Should Get Android 11 This Year

Kellen September 23, 2021 5

I was going to spend this post dunking on the Microsoft Surface Duo (again), a flawed product that will soon be replaced by the Surface Duo 2, but I'm tired of dunking on it. You all know how bad it is. So let's instead make this quick and talk about the...

Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 Looks Great, Hopefully It Gets Software Updates

Kellen September 22, 2021 36

Microsoft announced their new Surface Duo 2 today, and dammit, it looks pretty good. I think they fixed just about everything I had complaints about, plus they improved the device in a number of areas and tossed in some clever new tricks. That said, if they...

Microsoft Surface Duo Gets July Security Patch, Still No Android 11

Tim July 26, 2021 2

Microsoft has announced a fresh update for the Surface Duo, and before you get your hopes up... No, it's not Android 11. Will Android 11 ever come? Eh, who knows? We're too busy focusing on Android 12's release next month, so apologies to those who are...

If Real, This Surface Duo 2 Design is a Major Mistake

Kellen July 26, 2021 21

The original Microsoft Surface Duo didn't necessarily fail as a concept, it failed because Microsoft decided an ultra minimalist design was more important than proper smart technological functionality. The Surface Duo is actually a pretty good idea, the...