Category: Microsoft

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM Review

Microsoft recently announced its Lumia 640 series, consisting of two devices – Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM. We already reviewed the former, but the 640 XL is the better-equipped smartphone.

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Microsoft with its 640 series is trying to offer a smartphone to everyone out there and thus we have these diversities. We have spent some quality time with Lumia 640 XL to understand if it offers any value to its price tag and here’s our detailed review. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM Review”

Microsoft announces Cortana app for Android and iOS

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Microsoft has announced Cortana application for Android and for iPhone, after several rumors. It also introduced Phone Companion app for Windows 10, which will be built into Windows 10 that would let you connect your Windows PC to Windows phone, Android or iPhone so that you can set up and sync stuff from OneDrive, OneNote and more across your devices.

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Microsoft Lumia 840/840 XL enters India for testing

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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 Surface 3 Unboxing

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Microsoft introduced the Surface 3, an affordable version of the Surface Pro 3 tablet back in March. Here we have the uboxing of the 4GB RAM + 128GB WiFi version of the Surface 3 that costs $599 in the U.S. Check out the video below.

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Microsoft OneClip cross-platform clipboard app in the works

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Microsoft is working on an app called OneClip for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Windows PC, according to a leak. This will let you send clipboard text, links, phone numbers, screenshots and more from your PC to your smartphones easily. The content will be synced over the cloud between your devices. You need to set up the software in your PC using a PIN code generated on one of your devices. You can later connect multiple smartphones and systems using a single account. Continue reading “Microsoft OneClip cross-platform clipboard app in the works”

Microsoft working on ‘Flow by Outlook for iPhone’ email chatting app?

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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 says that they will take control over Windows 10 firmware updates

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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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Microsoft now says that non-genuine users won’t get free upgrade to Windows 10

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Earlier on in the year, Microsoft had stated that both genuine and non-genuine users of Windows 7, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1 will get an upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge during the first year since its release. But now Microsoft is stating that the upgrade will not be available free of charge to those who are using non-genuine versions of Windows.

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Weekly Roundup: YU Yuphoria, YuFit, HealthYU, Google Chromebooks, Microsoft Lumia 540, OnePlus Power Bank and more

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Biggest announcement this week came from Micromax’s YU Televentures. The company launched three devices in India – Yu Yuphoria smartphone, YuFit fitness tracker, and HealthYU cassette. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: YU Yuphoria, YuFit, HealthYU, Google Chromebooks, Microsoft Lumia 540, OnePlus Power Bank and more”

Bing redesigns algorithm to offer mobile friendly sites

Bing is following Google’s footsteps and changing its search algorithm. The Microsoft owned search engine is tweaking Bing’s algorithm to favor mobile sites higher than desktop-only counterparts when searching on a phone.

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Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual-SIM hands on

Microsoft took wraps of its Lumia 540 smartphone yesterday. We were present at the launch and we even hand a chance to play with the device for a while. Here’s our hands-on report.

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The Microsoft Lumia 540 is the down-graded version of Lumia 640 and is targeted towards entry-level users. The latest mid-range smartphone from Microsoft will compete against the likes of Xiaomi Redmi 2, Moto E 2015 and Lenovo A7000. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual-SIM hands on”

Microsoft brings handwriting search and Apple Watch support for OneNote

Microsoft is adding two important features to OneNote. The company is bringing  handwriting search for OneNote on Windows 8.1 and iPad and even support for Apple Watch.

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Microsoft releases Windows 10 Insider Build 10080 for phone

Microsoft has released the latest Windows 10 Insider Build 10080 for phone. The company said that the latest build brings many improvements and also adds support for a few important phones that Insiders have been requesting.

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