![Spinlet, the iTunes of Africa, hits 650K subscribers — and is targeting 50M users by 2016](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/origin_1307538513.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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![Spinlet, the iTunes of Africa, hits 650K subscribers — and is targeting 50M users by 2016](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/origin_1307538513.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![Now this is podracing: Rovio reveals new Angry Birds Star Wars 2 gameplay](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/angry-birds-star-wars-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Now this is podracing: Rovio reveals new Angry Birds Star Wars 2 gameplay
![iOS 7, Windows 8, and flat design: In defense of skeuomorphism](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-10-at-11-22-56-am1.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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iOS 7, Windows 8, and flat design: In defense of skeuomorphism
![VIDEO: The new iPhone side-by-side with a Windows phone](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/windows-phone-8x.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
VIDEO: The new iPhone side-by-side with a Windows phone
![Microsoft on Windows Phone: We grew 78% last quarter](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/windows-phone-8.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft on Windows Phone: We grew 78% last quarter
![The first Windows Phone with a six-inch screen: Nokia Lumia 1520 image leaks out](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lumia-1520-leaked-image.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The first Windows Phone with a six-inch screen: Nokia Lumia 1520 image leaks out
![iPhone up, Windows Phone up, Android down in latest mobile marketshare numbers](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/iphone5-ios7.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
iPhone up, Windows Phone up, Android down in latest mobile marketshare numbers
![Microsoft buying Nokia is like Google buying Samsung (but it still loves the other girls)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/htc_8xt_3-view.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft buying Nokia is like Google buying Samsung (but it still loves the other girls)
![Microsoft OS head on why owning Nokia is a good thing: ‘We need to make the market for Windows Phone’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/terry-myerson-microsoft.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft OS head on why owning Nokia is a good thing: ‘We need to make the market for Windows Phone’
![Microsoft + Nokia = Apple (at least, that’s what Ballmer is hoping)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ballmer-elop.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft + Nokia = Apple (at least, that’s what Ballmer is hoping)
![Welcome to MicroKia: Microsoft buys Nokia’s devices and services biz for $7.2B](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nokia-windows-phone-8-event-5.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Welcome to MicroKia: Microsoft buys Nokia’s devices and services biz for $7.2B
![700K of the 1.2M apps available for iPhone, Android, and Windows are zombies](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/origin_219581402.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
700K of the 1.2M apps available for iPhone, Android, and Windows are zombies
![These are the top apps Windows Phone is still missing](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/windows-phone-8-launch.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
These are the top apps Windows Phone is still missing
![IDC: 13 percent iPhone market share might be Apple’s lucky number](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/origin_3344844184.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
IDC: 13 percent iPhone market share might be Apple’s lucky number
![Nokia’s Lumia 1020: the best smartphone camera ever — too bad it’s wasted on Windows Phone (review)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lumia-1020-3.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nokia’s Lumia 1020: the best smartphone camera ever — too bad it’s wasted on Windows Phone (review)
![Android reaches massive 80% market share, Windows Phone hits global high, iPhone languishes](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/flickr-android.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Android reaches massive 80% market share, Windows Phone hits global high, iPhone languishes
![Xbox 360 sales slow for Microsoft in Q4](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/360.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Xbox 360 sales slow for Microsoft in Q4
![6,000 mobile developers: Android most popular, iOS most profitable, Windows Phone most ‘next’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/smartphones.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
6,000 mobile developers: Android most popular, iOS most profitable, Windows Phone most ‘next’
![Windows Phone 8 users may have to wait until 2014 for a notification center & other major fixes](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nokia-windows-phone-8-event-4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Windows Phone 8 users may have to wait until 2014 for a notification center & other major fixes
![Here are the Microsoft execs who benefit most from today’s huge reorg](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Here are the Microsoft execs who benefit most from today’s huge reorg
![Lumia 1020: Nokia finally brings its insane 41-megapixel camera to Windows Phone](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lumia-1020.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Lumia 1020: Nokia finally brings its insane 41-megapixel camera to Windows Phone
![Windows Phone is the new BlackBerry (but in a really, really good way)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/windows-phone-8.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Windows Phone is the new BlackBerry (but in a really, really good way)
![Skype for Android takes some cues from Windows Phone in latest update](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/skype-android.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Skype for Android takes some cues from Windows Phone in latest update
![Sprint gets two new Windows Phone 8 devices: HTC 8XT, Samsung Ativ S Neo](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/htc_8xt_3-view.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Sprint gets two new Windows Phone 8 devices: HTC 8XT, Samsung Ativ S Neo
![Microsoft reportedly gives up on buying Nokia’s phone biz — a wise decision](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft reportedly gives up on buying Nokia’s phone biz — a wise decision
![iOS 7 is the essence of less](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
iOS 7 is the essence of less
![Former Palm CEO to Apple on iOS 7: Cupertino, you started your photocopiers](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/redmond-start-your-photocopiers.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Former Palm CEO to Apple on iOS 7: Cupertino, you started your photocopiers
![Microsoft launches Bing Translator for Windows: ‘automatic subtitles for life’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-06-at-3-16-29-pm.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft launches Bing Translator for Windows: ‘automatic subtitles for life’
![Three months from today, Google Play will have more total app downloads than Apple](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/flickr-android.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Three months from today, Google Play will have more total app downloads than Apple
![iPhone, Windows Phone growing faster than Android in U.S](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/origin_4029847429.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
iPhone, Windows Phone growing faster than Android in U.S
![Shazam's new Windows Phone app integrates with Xbox Music](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Shazam's new Windows Phone app integrates with Xbox Music
![Google and Microsoft agree to play nicely on a new YouTube Windows Phone app](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Google and Microsoft agree to play nicely on a new YouTube Windows Phone app
![Windows Phone jumps to third in global smartphone market share — and could be second faster than you think](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Windows Phone jumps to third in global smartphone market share — and could be second faster than you think
![Google to Microsoft: kill your YouTube app ‘immediately’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/windows-phone-youtube-app.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google to Microsoft: kill your YouTube app ‘immediately’
![Spair launches testing for its mobile cloud-gaming service](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Spair launches testing for its mobile cloud-gaming service
![Nokia announces the Lumia 928 with little fanfare — hits Verizon May 16](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Nokia announces the Lumia 928 with little fanfare — hits Verizon May 16
![Nokia latest device is cheap, colorful, and not running Windows Phone](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Nokia latest device is cheap, colorful, and not running Windows Phone
![Nokia’s Lumia 928 camera takes on the iPhone 5, Galaxy S III (and wins)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Nokia’s Lumia 928 camera takes on the iPhone 5, Galaxy S III (and wins)
![Hulu adds Windows Phone 8 app](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Hulu adds Windows Phone 8 app
![Nokia’s Lumia 928 Windows Phone could hit Verizon in May](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)