Microsoft launched the Lumia 540 Dual SIM last month in India. It is a handset that makes you confused as to what its purpose in Microsoft’s lineup really is. This is because it closely resembles its elder brother, the Lumia 640 which was announced alongside the Lumia 640 XL at MWC in Spain earlier this year.
While Microsoft is launching Windows 10 officially on July 29th, users of Windows Mobile will have to wait a bit longer to get access to Windows 10 Mobile as it is apparently scheduled for a launch in late September.
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Microsoft’s digital voice assistant Cortana is getting an update that will make your next air travel easy. The assistant will help users with an array of areas like checking flight status, weather conditions and more.
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Microsoft is now bringing Skype Translator preview technology to Skype for Windows desktop app. The company last month had removed sign-up requirement for the app, and now it is targeting the end of summer 2015 for the roll-out to begin. Continue reading “Skype Translator preview coming to Skype for Windows desktop this summer”
Expansys is offering discounts on the Microsoft Lumia 640, 640 XL and the LG G Flex 2 as part of a weekend promotion for customers in the USA.
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Microsoft has rolled out some new features for the Windows preview of Office 2016. The company announced that it now has more than one million testers that are trying out Office 2016 for Windows and Mac.
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Microsoft has added Music section to its Windows 10 store beta. The music section is coming for those running Build 10130 and version 3.6.1068.0 of the Music app in the Windows 10 Insider Preview.
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Microsoft has officially announced the acquisition of to-do app Wunderlist following a report from the WSJ yesterday. The financial terms of the deal are not disclosed although it is touted to be somewhere between $100- $200 million.
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Microsoft has acquired to-do-list app maker 6Wunderkinder, according to The Wall Street Journal. The exact financial term of the deal is not known but as per the WSJ report, its is expected to be somewhere between $100-$200 million.
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Microsoft has officially launched its Office Lens app for Android. The document scanning app was available in preview but has now landed in Google Play Store.
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Microsoft is expanding the reach of its Office apps and Skype to more partners. The software giant will pre-install the Office and Skype apps on Android tablets from OEMs like LG, Sony, Haier and others.
Back in April, we informed you that Microsoft was readying the Lumia 840 to replace the Lumia 830. Now, a new import listing at Zauba shows two devices being imported into India from Finalnd for testing and it might very well be the Lumia 840 or perhaps the Lumia 840 XL.
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Microsoft seems to be working on a new smartphone chat app called Flow that will be a supplement to Outlook inbox app and will work as instant message chatting service for Outlook contacts or any email directly, according to an alleged leaked document by Microsoft. Continue reading “Microsoft working on ‘Flow by Outlook for iPhone’ email chatting app?”
Microsoft has announced the preview of Office for Android phones. The preview apps include Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps that will run on Android smartphones.
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Microsoft has stated that they will be taking full control over the firmware updates on devices running Windows 10 including PCs, tablets and smartphones. This will be done in order to avoid fragmentation in the OS ecosystem.
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