Microsoft Lumia 650 gets listed for pre-order, price revealed

Microsoft Lumia 650 specifications were confirmed earlier this month and now the phone is up for pre-order even before its official announcement. A UK-based online retailer MobileFun has listed the phone on its site.

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Windows 10 Mobile expected to roll out in February

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Back in October soon after the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL smartphones running Windows 10 Mobile were introduced, Microsoft said that Windows 10 update will be rolling out for existing Windows Phone 8.1 devices in December. Later it said that the update is delayed till early 2016. Now Venture Beat is reporting that Windows 10 Mobile to current Windows Phone 8 handsets will be delayed by another month. Continue reading “Windows 10 Mobile expected to roll out in February”

Microsoft releases Mimicker Alarm app for Android

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Microsoft Garage has launched Mimicker Alarm app for Android, which helps you get up and stay up by playing a simple game, called a Mimic. To dismiss your alarm, you must mimic the action given. “We might ask you to snap a selfie, speak a phrase, or even get out of bed! The Mimics require you to be alert, smart, and use yourself and surroundings,” said the company.

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Microsoft Office apps get 3D Touch for iPhone 6s, Apple Pencil support for iPad Pro

Microsoft has added a bunch of new additions and improvements to its Office apps on iPhone and iPad. The latest update will allow users to take advantage of the new features present on the iPhone, iPad and iOS 9.

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Windows 10 Continuum for phone adds support for the Snapdragon 617 SoC

One of the most important feature of the Windows 10 is Continuum, which lets you connect some Windows 10 smartphones to an external display to run apps in desktop mode. Now, Microsoft has expanded its Continuum compatibility list by officially adding support for the mid-range Snapdragon 617 SoC.

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Skype for Android improves productivity in latest update

Skype has added a couple of new features to its Android app which focuses on improving productivity. The update brings a call scheduling feature and lets you open files directly in Microsoft Office.

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Microsoft Surface Book Photo Gallery

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Microsoft had unveiled the Surface Book in October last year that comes in several variants. We have already unboxed the variant with 6th Generation Intel Core i5 processor, 256GB SSD storage, 8GB of RAM and 1GB NVIDIA GeForce Graphics, and now let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of the Surface Book in this photo gallery Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Book Photo Gallery”

Microsoft Surface Book Unboxing

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Microsoft introduced the Surface Book, its first laptop back in October last year. It comes in several variants, we got the variant with 6th Generation Intel Core i5 processor, 256GB SSD storage, 8GB of RAM and 1GB NVIDIA GeForce Graphics for about $2000 including taxes in the US. Check out the unboxing video.

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Microsoft Lumia 650 expected to be announced on February 1

Microsoft Lumia 650 has been surfacing the online world with live images, retailer listing and more since past few days. Now, a new report from Windows Central suggests that the phone will be announced on February 1.

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Microsoft will be bringing its Word Flow keyboard to Android and iOS

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Up until now, the Word Flow keyboard from Microsoft has been available only on Windows devices and the Microsoft Band. It now seems that Microsoft is planning to bring the same to the Android and iOS platforms.

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Microsoft is inching closer to launch its iOS to Windows 10 bridge

Microsoft has been working on Project Islandwood, its iOS to Windows 10 porting tool for quite some time. The tool is now inching closer to its completion as the company is asking iOS developers to submit apps.

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New listing suggests Microsoft Lumia 650 to be priced at around $185

Microsoft Lumia 650 specs were confirmed earlier this month and now a possible price for the phone has surfaced by a listing from a Czech retailer.

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Skype Translator now available for all Windows users

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Skype has just announced that its Translator feature will be available for all users on the Windows platform starting today. This move comes within a year after Skype launched a Translator preview in partnership with Microsoft Translator.

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Windows 10 smartphone powered by Snapdragon 820 shows up on GFXBench

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Microsoft is trying hard to make it big with its new Windows 10 smartphones. With the next generation of Android smartphones set to be released powered by the likes of the Snapdragon 820 from Qualcomm, it is important that the Windows phones too have powerful hardware ticking inside them to attract customers.

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Nokia feature phone with all-metal design leaked

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2016 is the year when the non-compete agreement between Microsoft and Nokia comes again. That means that we can see smartphones under the Nokia brand again soon and this smartphone is probably the first one to come out from the legendary brand.

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