Microsoft has released a new app for iPhone that lets users schedule for meetings. Dubbed as Invite, the app that is a product of Microsoft Garage, will let you set up small events and group meetings.
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Microsoft had a surprise lined up last year in the form of the Band, Redmond’s play in the fitness wearable space. The device that brought a litany of sensors, tight integration with Microsoft Health and honest to goodness support for the Windows Phone platform was widely panned for the design compromises made by the company. Continue reading “Next generation Microsoft Band 2 shows up in renders”
Microsoft has finally sent out invites for its October 6th event in New York City, as rumored. Even though the invite just says We have exciting news to share about Windows 10 devices, the company is expected to introduce the longtime rumored Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL flagship smartphone, new Surface 4 Pro tablet and Microsoft Band 2. Continue reading “Microsoft schedules an event on October 6th to introduce new Windows 10 devices”
Microsoft has acquired cloud cybersecurity firm Adallom for an undisclosed sum. The financial terms of the deal are not disclosed yet by the companies.
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Microsoft has decided to clean its Windows App Store by removing some of the apps. The company has announced today that it is ending support and updates for a number of Lumia camera-related apps on Windows Phone 8.1 devices.
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This week, popular Chinese player Meizu launched its flagship MX5 smartphone in India. The company has been selling devices in the country from quite some time and after the m1 note and the m2 note smartphones roll out, the MX5 is company’s third smartphone launched here. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Meizu MX5, ZOPO Speed 7, Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro and more”
Its been known for a while that Microsoft has two new Lumia handsets lined up for later this year. The Cityman and Talkman, also known as the Lumia 950, 950 XL are believed to be the torchbearers for Redmond’s new mobile optimized operating system. Fresh leaks give us a better look at the phone. Continue reading “Leaked renders reveal Microsoft’s upcoming Lumia flagships”
Microsoft has launched Cortana for Android in public beta. The official launch comes after the voice assistant was released in private beta last month.
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Microsoft has really hit it out of the park with the Surface 3 and Surface Pro 3 which have proven to be successful tablets aimed at the productivity minded user. Part and parcel of the experience have been the tablets that Microsoft sells with the devices. Building on that, the Applied Sciences division at Microsoft has built a prototype device that incorporates an e-ink touchscreen display into the keyboard cover. Continue reading “Microsoft’s DisplayCover integrates e-ink display into keyboard cover”
Microsoft has updated Bing app for Android that allows users to access its search and data information inside other apps. The company has taken a cue from Google Now on Tap feature for the latest update.
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Fresh reports suggest that Microsoft is all set to host an event in October where the company will reveal a slew of new devices and updates to existing ones. This doesn’t really come out of the blue as Redmond would certainly want to refresh its hardware ahead of the holiday season and we’ve already been hearing murmurs regarding the same. Continue reading “Microsoft to announce Surface Pro 4, Microsoft Band 2 and fresh Lumia devices in October”
Microsoft is testing a new app that curates news from various sources, sorts out the bests ones and reads them out loud to you from your phone. Dubbed as News Cast, the app uses text-to-speech technology to read out article summaries to the users.
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Microsoft has rolled out Photo Story app that creates videos from your photos. Available for Windows Phone users, the app is a product of Microsoft Garage.
Microsoft has launched Outlook email app for Apple Watch. The app will allow users to check and respond to mails directly from their wrist at a single glance.
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