At the launch of the premium HTC One M9+ in India today, Chia-Lin Chang (the company’s Chief Financial Officer and President of Global Sales) was asked if a Windows version of the handset might be on the way

Google has been pushing out its latest Android release, 5.1, to its Nexus devices in recent weeks, but as you may have noticed, other manufacturers have been slow to roll out the newest version of the OS

Acer was among the first companies to join Windows Phone, but after releasing its W4 handset back in 2012, the company decided to abandon the platform, choosing instead to focus its mobile efforts exclusively on Android. But all that will soon change, as Acer prepares to return to Windows Phone in the coming weeks.

Alaska Airlines has announced that it will be introducing Windows tablets on some of its flights, providing access to music, games and videos on longer-distance journeys. From February 1, the new ‘Inflight Entertainment tablets powered by Microsoft’ will be available on board the carrier’s long-haul flights.

On December 18, Microsoft officially announced that it had begun the rollout of the Lumia Denim update, which includes the most recent OS version, Windows Phone 8.1 Update. Some Lumia handsets have already received the update, but most have not, and the company said that it would expand its rollout further to more devices and markets throughout January.

Dell has confirmed that its new curved monitor will go on sale this week. The announcement was made at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, at which the company also unveiled its striking new XPS 13 notebook and the Venue 8 7000 Series, which it calls the “world’s thinnest tablet”.

Not all that long ago, HTC was belching out a stream of utterly forgettable devices that steadily pushed buyers into the waiting arms of its rivals. But more recently, the company has been creating some of the most impressive devices on the market, including its excellent One (M8) flagship, and the stylish Nexus 9 tablet.

After iBall launched its first Windows 8.1 tablet, the 8-inch Slide WQ32, back in September, the company’s first Windows Phone handset was spotted a couple of weeks ago, in promotional panels photographed at a retail store. Now, the Indian hardware brand has officially announced the new device: the Andi 4L Pulse.

OnePlus had a difficult twelve months in 2014 - from enduring the backlash of its sexist photo contest, or having a shipment delayed after it redesigned a required regulatory mark, to admitting its own design failures when it announced that it was cancelling its promised swappable rear covers.