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Windows Phone 8 and 7.5 users have just 18 more months before Microsoft cuts ties.

Updated Microsoft put the brakes on its Windows Phone 7.8 update to address a Live Tiles glitch, Nokia Russia said via Tweet.

Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 software chief confirms storage issue, offers temporary workaround for now.

Windows Phone is stealing 17 percent of its new users from Android, which is more than iOS and RIM combined.

Windows Phone is stealing 17 per cent of its new users from Android, which is more than iOS and RIM combined.

Bill Gates admits that Microsoft messed up on mobile but still has high hopes for Bing and Windows 8.

The luxury mobile maker had plans for a Microsoft-powered device, but shelved them in favour of a friendlier Android OS.

Though Google's syncing service was due to start sunsetting today, new Windows Phone users can still sign up for the service until July 31.

Networks and Microsoft have said the Windows Phone 7.8 update will arrive on handsets by the end of the month.

Analysis Allied hardware and services are crucial. Yet while Google has nailed it, Microsoft remains way behind.