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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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 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 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.
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 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 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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Rejoice Windows and Android phone users as even you can now create super cool Hyperlapse videos. Microsoft has launched the Hyperlapse app for Windows Phone and a preview version for Android and a desktop version as well.
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Microsoft has launched the Lumia 540 Dual SIM in India, as we expected. It was announced last month and packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide angle lens.
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In yet another pivot, Microsoft has finally announced that it will rebrand Windows Phone as Windows 10 Mobile. This practically brings it full circle to the first effort that the company had made in the mobility space. Some of the earliest PDAs and smartphones out there were running on Windows Mobile which is based on the Windows CE kernel. Continue reading “Windows 10 Mobile to be the new name for Windows Phone”
Microsoft has just revealed the various Windows 10 version that will be available across different platforms and the naming scheme that they will be following. Despite the OSes all being the same, there still are different editions available that will be catered specifically to different customers and devices.
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Skype’s real-time Translator app is now available to all users for a preview. Microsoft on Tuesday announced that the Skype Translator preview app now doesn’t require sign-up and is simply available to download from the Windows Store. Continue reading “Skype Translator preview app for Windows now available for all”
Microsoft has sent out invites for the launch of Lumia 540 Dual SIM in India that was announced last month. The invite says Come. Meet us to welcome the newest member of the Microsoft Lumia family. It also has an image of the Lumia 540 Dual SIM in Cyan color. Microsoft already said that the smartphone will roll out first in India and other countries in Asia Pacific from early May 2015.
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Microsoft has announced Windows Update for Business at its Ignite Conference. This will help IT professionals to make sure Windows devices within the organization are up to date with the latest features and security patches.
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Microsoft Lumia 640 will be among the first Windows Phone devices to get Windows 10 update later this year, says Microsoft’s Scandinavian General Manager Ossi Korpela. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 640 among first to get Windows 10 OS update later this year”
According to the Indian import/ export website Zauba, Microsoft has shipped four units of Lumia devices to India for testing purposes. Continue reading “Microsoft spotted testing 4.7-inch budget-Lumia in India; Two high-end Lumias coming later this year?”
