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Microsoft Lumia 650 Windows 10 smartphone goes on sale in UK and Europe

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Microsoft announced the Lumia 650 smartphone running Windows 10 earlier this week, now it has officially started selling the smartphone, as it had promised. To remind you, the Lumia 650 packs a 5-inch HD AMOLED ClearBlack display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 212 processor, has a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 4G LTE connectivity and a 6.9mm slim metal frame.

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Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter announced for $49.95

Microsoft has introduced a wireless display adapter that uses Miracast technology to establish a private wireless connection between your Windows tablet and the display dongle. It is a successor to the first generation wireless display adapter that was launched in 2014.

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Microsoft Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 update fixes power management, Intel driver issues

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Microsoft has pushed out new updates for both the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 devices that includes Microsoft and Intel driver and firmware updates. This update fixes power management issues that caused these devices not to go to sleep when idle or consume more power during sleep. The update also fixes several Intel driver issues for these devices.

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Skype adds support for native Office apps on iOS

Skype for iOS has been updated with a couple of new feature and improvements. The service will now add native support for Microsoft Office documents which means that users can now open, view, and respond to files in the middle of online conversations on Skype.

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Microsoft Lumia 650 and Lumia 650 Dual SIM with 5-inch HD AMOLED display, 4G LTE announced for $199

Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM

Microsoft just announced Lumia 650 and Lumia 650 Dual SIM smartphones running Windows 10. These smartphones have a 5-inch HD AMOLED ClearBlack display, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 212 processor, have a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. These have 4G LTE connectivity, have a metal frame and are just 6.9mm thick. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 650 and Lumia 650 Dual SIM with 5-inch HD AMOLED display, 4G LTE announced for $199”

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Unboxing

Microsoft launched the Surface Pro 4, its latest 2-in-1 in India last month starting at Rs. 89,990. We already brought you the photo gallery of the 2-in-1 last year from the Future Unleashed 2015 event in Mumbai, here we have the unboxing.

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Microsoft teams up with Acer to pre-install its Android apps on phones and tablets

Microsoft has partnered with Acer to pre-load productivity apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype on select Android smartphones and tablets from Acer. The company said that it will start the pre-installing the apps from second half of 2016.

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Microsoft acquires Groove music player iOS app

Microsoft has scooped up Groove music player iOS app for an undisclosed sum. The Groove app is developed by a Montreal-based startup, Zikera. As a result of the acquisition, Groove will no longer be available for download.

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Microsoft and GoPro ink patent licensing deal for file storage tech

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Microsoft and GoPro have signed a cross-licensing patent agreement. Microsoft did not disclose the exact term of the deal, but it said that the new collaborative patent licensing agreement is for certain file storage and other system technologies. Since the company launched its IP licensing program in December 2003, it has entered into more than 1,200 licensing agreements with companies like Samsung, ZTE, LG, HTC, Acer, Dell and Motorola Solutions. Continue reading “Microsoft and GoPro ink patent licensing deal for file storage tech”

Microsoft Lumia 650 new press images, pricing details surface

Microsoft Lumia 650 leak

After press images of the rumored Lumia 650 surfaced back in October last year, live images of the smartphone showed up last month. Now more press images of the smartphone have surfaced on a German site. These images show the metal frame of the smartphone.

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Microsoft Band 2 gets GPS power saver mode, weight tracking and more in latest update

Microsoft Band 2 has received a new update which brings some additional functionality to the activity tracker. The second generation Microsoft Band 2 is getting GPS power saver mode, weight tracking and more

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Microsoft officially confirms it has acquired SwiftKey

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After reports, Microsoft has officially announced that it has acquired SwitKey, one of the popular keyboard app makers. The exact amount of the deal is not disclosed, but it is said to be $250 million, according to an earlier report. Microsoft said that it will continue to develop SwiftKey’s keyboard apps for Android and iOS and will also explore scenarios for the integration of the its core technology in its products. Continue reading “Microsoft officially confirms it has acquired SwiftKey”

Microsoft Lumia 850 with 5.4-inch display, Iris scanner surfaces in live images

Microsoft Lumia 850 leak

Microsoft Lumia 850 render based on factory-acquired schematics surfaced back in December last year, later the case of the smartphone leaked. Now live images of the smartphone have surfaced in a new leak from China (Via). The leak also says that the phone will have a 5.4-inch display compared to 5.5 / 5.7-inch screen as rumored earlier. It shows the smartphone’s metal frame and Iris Scanner at the top right corner.

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Microsoft said to acquire Swiftkey for $250 million

Microsoft has acquired popular third party keyboard app Swiftkey for $250 million, according to a latest report from the Financial Times. Swiftkey specializes in predictive typing which is powered by artificial intelligence.

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Microsoft Surface revenue up 29%, phone revenue declined 49% in Q2 FY 2016

Microsoft has announced earnings for Q2 2016 where it reported $25.7 billion in revenue and $6.3 billion in net income. It looks like Surface is finally doing the job for Microsoft, as it recorded $1.35 billion in revenue, up from $672 million in previous quarter and up from $1.1 billion year-over-year.

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