Android and iOS apps on Windows phones? Yup. Photo: Microsoft

More than four years after its debut, Windows Phone still has a native app problem. Microsoft has now accepted that’s not going to change anytime soon, so in an effort to attract new users to its platform, it’s going to allow them to run Android and iOS apps… sort of.

TAG’s Android Wear watch is to be based on the stunning Carrera. Photo: TAG

TAG Heuer’s first smartwatch powered by Android Wear will make its debut later this year, priced at about $1,400, according to a new report. The device hopes to compete with other high-end smartwatches like the Apple Watch, and it promises excellent battery life.

CyanogenMod on the OnePlus One. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Enjoy the latest Cyanogen OS update for the OnePlus One while it’s fresh, because it’s highly unlikely you’re going to get another one. Cyanogen CEO Kirk McMaster has all but confirmed that the company has parted ways with OnePlus.

The war continues!

Samsung has regained its position over Apple as the world’s largest smartphone vendor by volume, according to new stats from Strategy Analytics.

The analysts claim that global smartphone shipments grew 21 percent annually, to hit 345 million units in the first three months of 2015.

Of these, Samsung shipped 83.2 million smartphones worldwide, meaning it captured 24 percent marketshare for the first quarter. Apple, meanwhile, shipped 61.2 million smartphones to represent 18 percent of the marketshare.

Samsung has already teamed up with Swarovski. Photo: Samsung

Samsung wants to make its next Gear smartwatch just as pretty as the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, so it is working with a number of artists and fashion brands on its design and accessories, a new report claims.