Microsoft rolls out digital gift cards for Windows and Xbox stores

Microsoft has launched digital gift cards for Windows and Xbox Stores. People can gift their friends and family gift cards for apps, games, music, movies, and TV shows on their Windows PC, tablet, smartphone or Xbox.

Digital-Gift-Cards
Continue reading “Microsoft rolls out digital gift cards for Windows and Xbox stores”

Barnes & Noble and Microsoft call off their partnership

Barnes & Nobles and Microsoft have terminated their partnership that was signed in 2012. Microsoft had invested $300 million into Nook Media which has lost more than half its value in just two years.

8GB Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet Continue reading “Barnes & Noble and Microsoft call off their partnership”

Microsoft acquires mobile email startup Acompli

Microsoft has bought Acompli, a mobile startup that makes email apps for iOS and Android. The financial details were not officially disclosed by either firms but Re/Code is stating that the amount of deal is more than $200 million.

microsoft acompli

Continue reading “Microsoft acquires mobile email startup Acompli”

Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Nokia Lumia 1520 Photo Gallery

Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Nokia Lumia 1520_fonearena-01

Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with Lumia 1520 that was launched last year in October. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Nokia Lumia 1520 Photo Gallery”

Microsoft Office for Android tablet preview available in closed beta

Microsoft has released Office for Android tablet preview in closed beta. The company said that is will soon release the Office for Android tablet apps in 2015.

Office preview word Continue reading “Microsoft Office for Android tablet preview available in closed beta”

Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 9199

Lumia 535 Dual SIM_fonearena-1

Microsoft devices has launched the Lumia 535 Dual SIM smartphone in India, as expected. It is the first smartphone under Microsoft Lumia brand and it packs a 5-inch qHD 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 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide-angle lens. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 9199”

Dropbox and Microsoft integration goes live for Android and iPhone

Dropbox’s Microsoft integration has gone live on Android and iPhone devices. The software giant announced a partnership earlier this month that will allow document editing capabilities from directly inside Dropbox.

dropbox microsoft iOS

Continue reading “Dropbox and Microsoft integration goes live for Android and iPhone”

Microsoft Lumia 535 launching in India on November 26th

Nokia Lumia 535 India launch teaser

Microsoft just sent out press invites for the Lumia 535 launch on November 26th. Microsoft will launch the Lumia 535 Dual SIM in India next week since it is listed on the official India website. It is not clear if the company plans to launch the single SIM variant as well in the country. It is the first smartphone under Microsoft Lumia brand. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 535 launching in India on November 26th”

Office for Android gets Dropbox integration and easier OneDrive sharing

Earlier this month, Microsoft partnered with Dropbox to improve integration between Office and the cloud storage service. At that time Dropbox was added only to iOS devices. However, today the company is adding Dropbox integration to Office on Android. Office-Mobile-for-Android-Smartphones-update-1 Continue reading “Office for Android gets Dropbox integration and easier OneDrive sharing”

Samsung looses bid to put off Microsoft’s lawsuit

Samsung has lost its bid to a US Judge about putting the Microsoft smartphone patent royalties suit on hold. The U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said the lawsuit would proceed despite the arbitration.

samsung_logo Continue reading “Samsung looses bid to put off Microsoft’s lawsuit”

Microsoft replaces Nokia Store by Opera Mobile Store on Nokia devices

Opera Mobile Store will replace Nokia Store as the default app store for Nokia feature phones, Symbian and Nokia X smartphones, following an agreement between Opera Software and Microsoft.

opera-mobile-store nokia Continue reading “Microsoft replaces Nokia Store by Opera Mobile Store on Nokia devices”

Microsoft Band vs Samsung Gear Fit Photo Gallery

Microsoft Band vs Samsung Gear Fit_fonearena-01

Microsoft announced the Microsoft Band, its fitness tracker last month for $199. Along with the band the company also launched the new Microsoft Health platform. We have already seen the unboxing and photo gallery of the Microsoft Band, now lets compare it with Samsung Gear Fit that was launched in India earlier this year.

Continue reading “Microsoft Band vs Samsung Gear Fit Photo Gallery”

Windows 10 preview update adds gestures, MKV support, OneDrive improvement and more

Microsoft has added an array of features to Windows 10 under the build 9879. The update comes only three weeks after the Windows 10 Technical Preview got its first new build available to members of the Windows Insider program.

windows 10 Continue reading “Windows 10 preview update adds gestures, MKV support, OneDrive improvement and more”