ICYMI: January 3, 2015

Richard Devine steps in, as we head to CES 2015

A lot can happen in a week. New apps join the Windows Phone Store or Windows Store. Your favorite apps can get a big update with a new look or new features. Device rumors come and go. Seven days might not seem like much, but it can be an eternity in the tech news cycle. Every week we're going to compile the biggest stories into one post, so you never fall behind – In Case You Missed It (ICYMI).

Windows Phone

The back cover of the purported new Microsoft 'Lumia 1330'

AdDuplex finds that Windows Phone 8.1 is continuing to build momentum [Read]
Microsoft Lumia phones bested only by Apple and Samsung in holiday sales [Read]
Microsoft reportedly working on a fix for Lumia 930 display woes [Read]
New Lumias via Denim support downloading OS updates to memory card [Read]
Green Lumia 1520 is no longer an AT&T exclusive; now on sale in Germany [Read]
Seven things to know about the Microsoft Lumia 535 [Read]
The back cover of purported new Microsoft 'Lumia 1330' phablet appears online [Read]
2015 starts with WindowsPhone.com redirect loops and pending downloads [Read]
New videos reveal just how fast the Lumia Camera update is with Denim [Read]
iBall announces the Andi4L Pulse Windows Phone [Read]

Microsoft + Windows

Xbox Live and XNA founder, Boyd Multerer, departs Microsoft after 18 years

Xbox Live and XNA founder Boyd Multerer departs Microsoft after 18 years [Read]
New report claims Windows 10 for desktop could have two browsers: IE11 and 'Spartan' [Read]
Microsoft has new plans to close the Windows 'app gap', Android support still possible [Read]
Microsoft offers some encouraging stats about 2014's Windows Store downloads and sales [Read]
Unpatched vulnerability in Windows 8.1 gets published [Read]
New OS data shows a loss for Windows 8.1 while Windows 10 makes an appearance [Read]

Apps

Bring in the New Year with these Microsoft recommended apps [Read]
WatchESPN app makes its Windows Phone debut for sports fanatics [Read / Download for Windows Phone 8.1, Download for Windows 8.1]
Joe Belfiore: More news on Office for Windows Phone is coming before Feb. 19 [Read]
StartScreen 8.1 brings gorgeous Windows 8.1 start screen patterns to your Windows Phone [Read / Download]
Xbox One SmartGlass update appears to fix crashing woes [Read]

Games

Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff: Top tips, hints, and cheats you need to know! [Read]
Over 8,000 people have volunteered to beta test Plague Inc for Windows Phone [Read]
Gunhouse dev explains journey from PlayStation Vita to Windows Phone in our interview [Read]
Xbox One SmartGlass apps for Windows Phone are currently crashing on startup [Read]
Hunger Games: Panem Run is a movie-based endless runner game for Windows Phone [Read / Download]

Xbox

Microsoft still plans to raise the price of the Xbox One back up to $399 after Jan. 3 [Read]
Halo 5: Guardians pre-orders begin, including a $249.99 Limited Collector's Edition [Read]
The Halo 5 multiplayer beta can now be pre-loaded by Master Chief Collection owners [Read]
Hacking group leaks Xbox One SDK online in an attempt to motivate console modders [Read]
English police have arrested one of the perpetrators of the Christmas Day Xbox Live attack [Read]
4 reasons to connect your TV service with the Xbox One [Read]
Halo 5 Guardians multiplayer beta adds new Breakout game type [Read]

Misc.

From the editor's desk: Different editor, different desk and getting ready for CES [Read]
We're heading to CES 2015, and this is what to expect [Read]
What's Mark bringing to CES 2015? [Read]
Microsoft Band officially on sale again in Microsoft Store US retail locations [Read]
Bad code update to blame for Bing outage [Read]