Weekly Mobile News Community Edition Issue 131

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UK retailer advertising for Windows Phone developer – app on the way? - https://findbacon.com/job/full-time-software-developer-windows-phone-at-sainsburys-supermarkets-ltd-i

Windows 10 Mobile now supports phones with X86 chipsets - https://www.techtimes.com/articles/126875/20160123/windows-10-mobile-now-supports-smartphones-with-intel-x86-chips.htm

Microsoft revenue sharing and gift cards - https://wmpoweruser.com/microsoft-is-decreasing-revenue-sharing-for-app-purchases-made-with-a-gift-card/

Windows 10 Mobile delayed until February - https://www.winbeta.org/news/windows-10-mobile-release-delayed-february-says-internal-microsoft-email

More on project Islandwood and Astoria - https://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-look-how-easy-it-is-to-bring-iphone-apps-on-windows-10-mobile-499199.shtml

NYPD officers using translator app on Windows Phone - https://www.windowscentral.com/all-nypd-officers-will-soon-use-translator-app-their-windows-phone

Apps:

Brazilian airline launched Windows 10 Mobile app - https://www.winbeta.org/news/brazilian-airline-azul-rolls-windows-10-mobile-app

Domino’s adds Windows 10 Mobile support to app - https://www.winbeta.org/news/dominos-adds-windows-10-mobile-support-app-not-universal

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Google paid 1 billion for search on iPhone in 2014 - https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.gizmoids.com/2016/01/google-paid-1-billion-for-search-spot-on-iphones-in-2014/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzA0MjI4OTA4ODgyMTMzNjI0NDIaMzRkYjkzNTNmYmFlNTQzYzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG1noTtaAynlOMKgJLaOOsi4uHxeA

Google dominated CES without making an appearance - https://neurogadget.com/2016/01/22/how-google-won-the-ces-2016-without-making-an-appearance/22907

iOS store earns more than Google Play store - https://www.streetwisejournal.com/ios-app-store-android-google-play-comparison/

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Apple posts record Q4 2015 in India - https://www.bgr.in/news/apple-posts-record-q4-2015-in-india-sells-800000-iphones/

Possible iPhone sales decline? - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-suppliers-idUSKCN0V00V5 - more on this - https://www.businessinsider.com/it-gets-worse-we-do-not-expect-a-major-iphone-7-bounce-back-2016-1?r=UK&IR=T

Microsoft’s Word Flow keyboard coming to iPhone - https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/microsofts-word-flow-keyboard-is-coming-to-the-iphone-18-01-2015/

Built For BlackBerry app program shut down - https://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/01/built-for-blackberry-shut-down/

T-Mobile joins AT&T in offering BlackBerry Priv - https://www.wirelessweek.com/news/2016/01/t-mobile-joins-t-offering-blackberry-priv

BlackBerry says handsets are as secure as ever - https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35344138

 

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Cyanogenmod to add protected apps feature - https://www.gizmodo.in/indiamodo/Upcoming-version-of-CyanogenModto-make-the-protected-apps-feature-mainstream/articleshow/50719796.cms

 

Firefox

No news this week

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Canonical working with AT&T - https://www.techtimes.com/articles/125139/20160118/at-t-goes-open-source-adopts-ubuntu-for-both-internal-and-customer-facing-systems.htm

 

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No news this week

End of Weekly Mobile News Summary

John O'Donnell

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