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Microsoft has released Windows Phone Build 14219 for those who participate in the Preview for Developers program.  The update is either ready for you in your Phone Update in Settings on your device or can be downloaded by tapping the Check for Update button on the same screen.  While the Preview for Developers program is a free app and service, I’ll remind everyone that it is beta software and sometimes behaves as such.

The biggest news with this update is support for Cortana in France, Germany, Italy and Spain as part of an update posted on the Microsoft blog this morning.  Now Windows Phone users can enjoy the personal assistant feature that has been available to those in the United States and other countries for a few months.

If you are like me, one think you get use to in Windows 8.1 is how your Start screen is configured on your PC.  With a swipe to the left or right, I know exactly where certain apps are located that I access, making my user experience certainly more personal but equally faster for me day-to-day.

As I posted earlier in the week, I picked up a Toshiba Encore 2 tablet on Black Friday.  You can read my first impressions of the Encore 2 here on the site but now that I have two Windows 8.1 devices, the ability to sync my settings across my devices has finally come to age for me.  The settings have always been there as a part of OneDrive but they are a bit buried and if you aren’t using multiple devices, there isn’t much of a point (although you can sync your theme colors to your Windows Phone).  This is a small but powerful feature as it immediately allows you to have the same computing experience with the Start screen on any of your devices.  In this How To I will show you how to sync your PC settings across your Windows devices using this small but powerful feature in your OneDrive settings.

As part of their Cyber Monday sale, Microsoft has the Lumia 635 Windows Phone on sale today for just $39.00, $60 off the normal price of $99.00.  The phone is locked to AT&T however there is no contract on the phone.  If you remember, the Lumia 635 was on sale on Black Friday at Amazon for $49.00 so this is an even better deal on what is one of my favorite budget Windows Phone devices.

Lumia 635 (AT&T) – $39.00 – Microsoft Store

The Microsoft Store is offering the BLU Win Jr Windows Phone for $49.00 today only at their physical and online stores.  This entry level Windows Phone comes unlocked and normally sells for $89.00.  It is a great deal if you are looking for a new Windows Phone.

BLU Win Jr Windows Phone – $49.00 – Microsoft Store