Top Windows Phone news of the week: Wunderlist, Cherry Mobile phones, Nokia $20 phone
This week in Windows Phone Microsoft announced a new Nokia phone, Windows 10 Mobile phones were shown off at Computex, and Microsoft acquired Wunderlist.
The largest mobile provider in the Phillipines unveiled two Windows 10 Mobile phones at Computex this week. The Alpha Prime 4 and 5 will be mid-range phones for the Phillipino market.
It is expected the phones will be launched later this year shortly after the release of Windows 10 Mobile.
Windows Phone enthusiasts will be disappointed that a new Nokia phone unveiled by Microsoft this week does not run Windows. The Nokia 105 comes in two variants starting at $20 and are very low-end phones aimed at emerging markets.
The phones run Nokia's Series 30+ OS and have an ancient candy bar form.
The folks in Redmond continue their monumental push into mobile with the purchase of 6Wunderkinder, the developers of Wunderlist. Wunderlist is a popular to-do list that is strong in the mobile space in this category.
This can only be a good thing for Windows Phone, as Microsoft is building a well-rounded mobile software library that should make it to Windows 10 Mobile once released.
