Windows 10's Cortana Has Already Told Over Half a Million Jokes: Microsoft

It hasn't even been a month since the release of Windows 10, Microsoft's newest desktop operating system, and more than 75 million devices are already running on it, the company announced on Wednesday. At the sidelines, Microsoft also shed light on several other interesting Windows 10 statistics.

Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President of Marketing for Windows and Devices, took to Twitter to offer several other interesting statistics. Mehdi revealed that the Windows Store, the official application store for Windows applications, is witnessing a big drive in usage. Launched with Windows 8, the Windows Store for Windows 10 has seen six times more app downloads per device than on Windows 8.

Cortana, the digital voice assistant which Microsoft introduced to the desktop platform with Windows 10, is garnering interest as well. Mehdi noted that since launch on Windows 10, it has shared over half a million jokes in response to "tell me a joke" query which apparently people love to ask it.

Additionally, Microsoft Solitaire Collection, which Microsoft released in Windows 10 replacing the good ol' Solitaire title, and recently launched Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta, have seen users unlock over 10 million achievements.

Mehdi further revealed that over 2,000 organisations are competing to win the global partner slot in its "Upgrade Your World" program. For those unfamiliar, through Upgrade Your World, Microsoft offers cash support to non-profit organisations. The company also provides such organisations with its products and services for free. He also thanked Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, and Dwayne Johnson, for helping the the Upgrade Your World program.

Source: NDTV

Android apps run on Windows 10 Mobile

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced plans for Android and iOS developer tools, making it easy for developers to run their apps on Windows 10.

Just how easy is it for developers to get their Android apps running on Windows 10 Mobile then? Well, you and I could do it.

As it turns out, the latest Windows 10 Mobile preview runs the Android runtime, and you can get your APKs running in a few simple steps.

First of all, you'll need a select Lumia device running the Windows 10 Mobile preview, a PC and the APKTOW10M program from MicrosoftInsider.es.

Steps?

You'll need to enable developer mode on the phone (take note of the code displayed on your phone), then plug your phone into the PC.

From here, you'll need to fire up the APKTOW10M tool, enter the code displayed on your phone into the tool and hit "connect".

You'll then need to drag your Android APK file to the rectangular area marked "drag here" on the APKTOW10M tool and hit "install". It should take a few minutes to install the app on your device.

That's all there is to it, but you'll need to keep developer mode enabled to run those Android apps. However, some have noted that you'll need to disable developer mode if you intend to restart or power off your phone.

Additionally, those hoping for apps like Snapchat or YouTube are out of luck, as the Google Play Services framework is required. Don't count on games just yet either, due to the early nature of the Android support.

However, I have successfully tried apps like Sync for Reddit, Medium and Steam.

It must also be noted that the tool is compatible with the Lumia 920, 925, 928, Icon, 930, 1520, 830, 820, 730, 635 with 1GB of RAM and the 435. However, the tool worked successfully on my Lumia 1020.

Check out this list of compatible Android apps on reddit if this feature tickles your fancy.This isn't officially supported by Microsoft and Windows 10 Mobile is still in technical preview, so we'd advise you use a secondary phone if you really want to get in on the action.

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