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I'm All About Windows Phone - a website that brings you everything you need to know about Windows Phone.

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May 6

So long and thanks for all the fish...

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So long and thanks for all the fish...

Twenty years of mobile coverage, almost 25,000 articles across (at times) up to five sites, half a dozen writers, Symbian through Meego and Windows Phone operating systems, then cross-platform to iOS...

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May 4

Samsung Semiconductor launches UFS 4.0 dlvr.it/SPlqm5

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Apr 28

And after months of imaging updates... (Duo 2, iPhone, Pixel 6 Pro)

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And after months of imaging updates... (Duo 2, iPhone, Pixel 6 Pro)

In part testing whether I can get Features to work on this site again - but also testing some of my favourite recent smartphones with a bevy of updates under their belt now. In theory, this is as...

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Apr 23

The laptop in your pocket

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The laptop in your pocket

So yes a bit of an experiment. Writing about the laptop in your pocket ON a laptop in my pocket. In this case the Microsoft Surface Duo 2. No corrections or additions were made on any other device....

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Apr 21

Buy a new mid-ranger or a two year old flagship? dlvr.it/SP09Qp

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Apr 19

(Definitive) Surface Duo vs Surface Duo 2

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(Definitive) Surface Duo vs Surface Duo 2

These are crossover devices for our time, certainly across AAWP and AAM - the Microsoft Surface Duo and Duo 2, with the best of Microsoft and most of the best of Android. A year apart and significant...

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Apr 17

Review: UGREEN Travel Organiser Bag

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UGREEN Travel Organiser Bag

While utterly generic, I have a soft spot for 'gadget bags', as I call them. My go-everywhere briefcase has been filled in recent times with a myriad of cables and adapters - and this £17 UGREEN...

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Apr 14

iMovie update features Storyboards and Magic Movie dlvr.it/SNYc89

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Apr 12

Monument Browser is no longer available (for W10M)

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Monument Browser is no longer available (for W10M)

It has been brought to my attention that the popular Monument Browser is no longer in the Store for Windows 10 Mobile devices. It seems that the developers have finally starting compiling against a...

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Apr 12

Seven reasons for loving (and using) Windows 10 Mobile in 2022

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Seven reasons for loving (and using) Windows 10 Mobile in 2022

Guest writer 'Nico' returns with real world reflections on using Windows 10 Mobile in 2022 - you can reply to him by using the comments below. Note that he uses the shorthand 'WP10' for 'Windows 10...

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Apr 4

All About... the Nokia 9 PureView

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All About... the Nokia 9 PureView

My own experience with the Nokia 9 PureView, released to much fanfare exactly three years ago, was limited to my loan review period, but there are plenty of people with years of experience with this...

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Mar 31

'Your Phone' becomes 'Phone Link'

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'Your Phone' becomes 'Phone Link'

OK, so there's not much new here aside from a redesign of the PC side of things and that'll be rolling out soon - but Microsoft has at least simplified things slightly in the renaming of 'Your Phone...

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Mar 31

TGS: Folding phones and over-ear Bluetooth

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TGS: Folding phones and over-ear Bluetooth

The Gadget Show is a well known TV review affair in the UK, with everything dumbed down in 'Top Gear' fashion for mass market consumption, but still quite fun and covering tech that you or I might be...

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Mar 29

Mini-review: UGREEN HiTune X6 TWS buds

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Mini-review: UGREEN HiTune X6 TWS buds

There's not that much to say about TWS (True Wireless Stereo) earbuds, since they're now pretty ubiquitous in 2022, which is why I refuse most review sets offered to me at All About Towers. However,...

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Mar 28

Surface Duo 2: Michael Fisher's long term review

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Surface Duo 2: Michael Fisher's long term review

Fresh from his detailed look at DeX and Continuum, Michael Fisher has turned his polished attention to the Surface Duo 2, which he's been using on and off now for the best part of half a year. With...

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Mar 25

Review: Jackery 500 Power Station

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Jackery 500 Power Station

Following my look at a folding 120W solar panel and a 12V 65W adapter, it's time for the pièce de résistance - a way of 'caching' charge and dispensing it as needed. Traditionally in the mobile world...

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Mar 23

Review: Firefly 120W folding solar panel

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Firefly 120W folding solar panel

You may have gathered from previous reviews that I'm experimenting with a whole new approach to mobile power - and very capable, though with obvious bulk. What I'm trying out spans the worlds of...

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Mar 20

Review: Baseus 65W PD 'Car Charger'

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Baseus 65W PD 'Car Charger'

No, the second appearance of Baseus in these pages has nothing to do with sponsored products or freebies - I bought each with my own money and am renovating my entire home tech power system - more in...

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Mar 20

DeX, Continuum - 'almost useable'

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DeX, Continuum - 'almost useable'

Michael Fisher is one of the biggest YouTubers who's also open to 'think different', in terms of smartphones, accessories, folding, and extending. In the video below he takes the NexDock 360 and a...

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Mar 16

Review: Baseus Adaman 65W Digital Power Bank

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Baseus Adaman 65W Digital Power Bank

It's that time of the year, perhaps. Roughly once each annum I declare myself to have discovered the 'perfect' power bank. And the thing is that I always have justification for the new rating because...

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Mar 15

Magic Movie and Storyboards coming to iMovie next month

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Magic Movie and Storyboards coming to iMovie next month

Apple has trailed two major new features for its flagship video editing suite on iOS (and iPad OS and Mac OS). Magic Movie is an overhaul of the basic 'cinematic' wizard that has been in iMovie for...

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Mar 13

David Wood on 30 years of PDA and smartphone OS...

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David Wood on 30 years of PDA and smartphone OS...

If you haven't heard of David Wood before then you need to catch up a little. One of the creators of the Psion palmtops in the 1990s and then one of the architects of Symbian OS in the 2000s, he has...

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Mar 7

Review: UGREEN 100W GaN Fast Charger

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UGREEN 100W GaN Fast Charger

New features are still broken on the All About sites - but Reviews seem fine, so here goes. Sent over for me to test is the UGREEN 100W GaN Fast Charger, designed to charge just about any mobile tech...

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Mar 3

OpoLua brings Psion palmtop apps to the iPhone

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OpoLua brings Psion palmtop apps to the iPhone

A brief history lesson. Today's smartphones are built on the lessons learned from the early days, when Symbian ruled the world (2002-2010) - and Symbian itself, a multitasking OS in the palm of your...

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Mar 2

Review: RENAISSER Raphael 530 Stylus

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RENAISSER Raphael 530 Stylus

Features may be on hold, but I can still post reviews. Now, now... If you resent paying £120 for a Microsoft Slim Pen 2, and then either another £30 for a charger for it, or another £60 for the...

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Feb 27

Review: XtremeSkins: Aged Oak and Textured Black

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XtremeSkins: Aged Oak and Textured Black

Features may be on hold, but it seems that I can post reviews. Not there's a huge amount to tackle at 'All About Towers' right now, but for the sake of completeness, here's a look at two of my...

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Feb 26

Surface Duo 2: Updates, Long term review

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Surface Duo 2: Updates, Long term review

Two quick notes regarding Surface Duo 2, of interest today. Firstly, the February 2022 update just hit the phone, with yet more speed improvements to the camera, plus proper animations in single...

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Feb 20

How to Side Load Android Apps on Windows 11

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How to Side Load Android Apps on Windows 11

YouTuber Shane Craig has a specialism in the intersection of Windows and mobile, resulting in a lot of interesting geeky videos, including the one embedded below, demonstrating how to sideload...

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Feb 18

Haptics-enhanced Android 12 and Dynamic Vibration...

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Haptics-enhanced Android 12 and Dynamic Vibration...

YouTube channel 'Gary Explains' has an interesting video up, embedded below, on the criminally under-reported inclusion of 'HD Haptics' in Android 12, now here on the Google Pixels and imminent on...

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Feb 18

Windows 11 powered by your Android phone?

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Windows 11 powered by your Android phone?

For anyone steeped in Lumias, Continuum, DeX, and now Surface Duo, there's an interesting editorial up at WC this week by fellow Brit Sean Endicott, talking about his dream of dual booting a phone...

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Feb 16

Enter the Amazon Appstore Preview, with select Android apps and games on Windows 11

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Enter the Amazon Appstore Preview, with select Android apps and games on Windows 11

You've always wanted to run Android apps in your Windows Desktop, right? Well, perhaps not (and note that Your Phone kind of got there first), but casual gamers in particular might like to know that...

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Feb 16

Why does the Surface Duo 2 exist? A new chat series...

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Why does the Surface Duo 2 exist? A new chat series...

Brett and Mathew Gilbertson, Australian tech experts and Microsoft MVPs, also known on YouTube as 'oztabletpc', have started what will hopefully be a full series of chat videos based around the...

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Feb 15

What can I still do with my Microsoft Band?

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What can I still do with my Microsoft Band?

Coming across my Microsoft Band 2 the other day, I charged it up and found it in tip top condition - and it's been gathering steps, heart beats, and stairs climbed ever since. So - what can the Band...

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Feb 14

Features on hold...! dlvr.it/SJxwMg

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Feb 8

Five obscure beginnings to some of our favorite smartphone features dlvr.it/SJc4P4

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Feb 7

Video testing with the Duo 2, this time with telephoto(!)

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Video testing with the Duo 2, this time with telephoto(!)

The method of zooming in on the Duo 2 may be almost identical to on Microsoft's previous Lumia series of camera phones (albeit in the opposite direction, i.e. swipe down to zoom in, not up!), but the...

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Feb 3

Mini-review: XtremeSkins Black Leather for Duo 2

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Mini-review: XtremeSkins Black Leather for Duo 2

Yes, yes, more Duo 2 content, but I thought you might like to see my latest XtremeSkins experiment. This is their 'Black Leather' option and is exactly as it sounds. Except that, being a skin and...

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Feb 2

Surface Duo 2 imaging revamp - tested vs Microsoft's own Lumia 950 XL

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Surface Duo 2 imaging revamp - tested vs Microsoft's own Lumia 950 XL

The only downside to a manufacturer significantly improving phone camera performance is that I have to re-do one or more of my imaging features on the 'All About' sites. Luckily, I love doing them,...

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Feb 2

Galaxy Z Fold 3 vs Surface Duo 2, in depth on video

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Galaxy Z Fold 3 vs Surface Duo 2, in depth on video

It's a pretty fair test, really. Take a Microsoft Surface Duo 2 user and swap out the device for a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 for a few weeks. What will they miss, what will they come to appreciate? And...