Category: Microsoft

Nokia 222 and Nokia 222 Dual SIM affordable Internet-enabled phones announced

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Microsoft just announced Nokia 222 and Nokia 222 Dual SIM, the company’s latest affordable internet-enabled feature phones. These are the successors of last year’s Nokia 220 and 220 Dual SIM and have a similar 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixel) QVGA LCD screens and a T9 keypad. These have a 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera and come with 2G connectivity. These run on Nokia Series 30+ OS, measure 116mm x 50mm x 12.9mm and weigh just 79 grams. Continue reading “Nokia 222 and Nokia 222 Dual SIM affordable Internet-enabled phones announced”

Microsoft’s DisplayCover integrates e-ink display into keyboard cover

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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 Outlook for iOS update lets you edit Office documents

Microsoft has updated Outlook app for iOS with a deeper intergration with Office documents. The latest update adds the ability to easily open and edit Office documents in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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Bing for Android improves contextual search with Bing Snapshots

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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Microsoft to announce Surface Pro 4, Microsoft Band 2 and fresh Lumia devices in October

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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 testing News Cast app that reads out news to users

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 releases Photo Story app for Windows Phone that creates videos from photos

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.

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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM Giveaway Winner Announcement

Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM Giveaway

Hello readers! We started the Qualcomm Snapdragon giveaway last month teaming up with Qualcomm India to giveaway three Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM smartphones, and as promised, today we reveal the lucky winners. Before that, we would like to thank all the participants who took their time to participate in this giveaway. Are you the lucky winner? Find out below. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM Giveaway Winner Announcement”

Updated start menu and lock screen coming to Windows RT as part of final update

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Windows RT is dead. That much has been made clear by Microsoft time and time again. The operating system that was expected to become the darling of tablet users seeking productivity found almost no takers. That said, Microsoft has always maintained that it will give the operating system one final update that will bring it closer to Windows 10 in terms of experience. Continue reading “Updated start menu and lock screen coming to Windows RT as part of final update”

Fresh leak give us a better glimpse at the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

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Long anticipated, the Microsoft Talkman and the Cityman duo are two high end Windows 10 Mobile running handsets that will be used to demonstrate the capabilities of the upcoming mobile operating system. Today, a brand new leak gives us a cursory glance at what the handsets might look like.  Continue reading “Fresh leak give us a better glimpse at the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL”

Skype expands free group voice and video calling for Web and Outlook.com

Skype has expanded its support for free group voice and video calling to Web and Outlook.com. With the latest update, users can add upto 25  people to a voice call and up to 10 to a video call.

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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM Unboxing

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Microsoft announced the Lumia 640 XL back in March at the MWC 2015. It comes in three variants, and the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM was launched in India in April, but the company is yet to launch the LTE version of the smartphone in the country. We managed to get the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM from the US for $175 that converts to about Rs. 11,160. Check out the unboxing.

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Microsoft clarifies which 10 Lumia phones will receive Windows 10 upgrade

Microsoft has already started rolling out Windows 10 for computers and tablets and now the company is giving information about which Lumia phones will receive the update.

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