Microsoft loses first round of patent infringement

Microsoft has lost the latest round in a patent-infringement case against U.S. International Trade Commission. According to the judge, Theodore Essex, Microsoft has infringed two wireless cellular patents owned by InterDigital, which is a company that designs technologies and licenses them to third parties.

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Microsoft Lumia 640 available for Rs 9,999 on Flipkart for a limited time

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The Microsoft Lumia 640 is now available on Flipkart at a price of Rs 9,999 for a limited time. The offer is valid only on 27th and 28th of April and is down for the retail price of Rs 11,999 (16% off).

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Microsoft rolls out Contacts+Message backup app for Windows Phone

Microsoft has launched a new app that will let users to take backup of all your contacts and messages. Dubbed as Contacts+Message,the app stores contacts and messages to external SD card.

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Microsoft readying Lumia 840 to replace now discontinued Lumia 830

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Microsoft has apparently discontinued the Lumia 830 and while retailers may have it in stock, that stock will not be replenished once its over. This is most likely to pave way for the successor; the Lumia 840.

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Microsoft Q3 FY15 results: Cloud strengthens, Windows stumble

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The Redmond giant on Thursday announced that company’s quarterly revenue ending March 2015 period grew to $21.7 billion, which is overall 6 percent growth from the same quarter last year, but the net $4.99 billion profit this time around is down from last year’s $5.66 billion in the same quarter. Continue reading “Microsoft Q3 FY15 results: Cloud strengthens, Windows stumble”

Outlook for Android exits preview stage

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Microsoft released Outlook for iOS in January along with a preview of Outlook for Android. Today Microsoft are announcing that the application has now exited the preview stage for Android and brings a lot of improvements and features to the table.

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Microsoft Lumia 940 and Lumia 940 XL details leaked

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According to a new rumor, Microsoft is readying two new flagship Lumia devices to be launched this year – the Lumia 940 and the 940 XL. Both the phones will be will be running Windows 10 out of the box.

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truecaller 5 Windows Phone App Review

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truecaller has just released an updated version of its application for Windows phones. The version is now 5 and has brought in a lot of changes to the application particularly in terms of User Interface.

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Nokia Set to Make Its Return to the Phone Market in 2016

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Nokia is planning to re-enter the consumer phone market in the year 2016. It also plans to invest in a number of other technological projects such as the virtual reality space.

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Office Universal apps for Windows 10 phone preview coming this month

Microsoft has announced that it will add Office Universal apps to Windows 10 phone preview later this month. The Office universal apps for Windows 10 phones so far include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

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Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM Review

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The Lumia 640 is one of the latest phones that Microsoft announced post the Nokia takeover. It is the successor to the Lumia 630. The 640 was announced alongside its larger brother, the 640 XL at MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Spain last month. Both the handsets run Windows 8.1 out of the box. Let’s dive into the review to see whether the handset is a good bang for the buck you pay.

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Microsoft and Yahoo renew search partnership

Yahoo has revised its search partnership with Microsoft with some changes. The duo will renew their search alliance started in 2009 and under the partnership, Microsoft will continue to provide search results for Yahoo.

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