Microsoft today gave people an early look at the next version of Windows but it was not the Windows 9 event that everyone expected. The company instead announced Windows 10 with an early technical preview for the PC now available for download. As expected, Microsoft has tried to address many of the frustrations of Window 8, promising “an updated user […]
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Microsoft begins moving Nokia.com to new Microsoft Mobile Devices website
With Microsoft having acquired Nokia’s Devices and Services business unit in April, the company has begun to retire the Nokia brand in favour of new Microsoft-centric branding. The first move in that direction appears to be the retirement of the Nokia.com site. The Nokia UK team today tweeted that they have “moved to a new home,” a new Microsoft Mobile […]
Microsoft to unveil Windows 9 at September 30 event
Microsoft earlier this month unveiled its latest Windows Phone devices including the Nokia Lumia 830 and now it is turning its attention to the next version of Windows. The company today began to send out press invitations to a “Windows event” that will take place in San Francisco on September 30. Unlike many invitations, the tagline reveals what is on […]
Nokia readying Lumia 1020 successor with 41MP PureView camera?
Nokia unveiled the Lumia 1020 with its 41MP BSI camera sensor more than a year ago. A rumour now suggests that Microsoft which now owns the Nokia Devices & Services group is readying a successor to that flagship device. This new device is said to also sport a 41MP PureView camera. With a year’s worth of technological advances, the new […]
IFA 2014: Microsoft announces Nokia Lumia 830 with 10MP PureView camera
The IFA 2014 announcements continued today with Microsoft’s event at which it unveiled the Nokia Lumia 830. With its 10MP PureView camera, Microsoft is bringing its mobile camera technology to a more affordable price point than we have seen in the past. It describes the Lumia 830 as an “affordable flagship.” It will also be among the first WIndows Phone […]
Buyers including Microsoft circling Cyanogen?
CyanogenMod is not only attracting the attention of users looking to customize their Android devices these days. From its early days as a custom ROM for the HTC Dream, it has established itself as one of the most popular aftermarket Android firmwares today. Its growing success led to Cyanogen becoming a commercial company backed by venture funding to the tune […]
Microsoft unveils Nokia 130
Microsoft may have axed Nokia’s line of Android-powered smartphones but it is not quite ready to turn its back on the entry-level feature phone market quite yet. The company today announced the Nokia 130, a handset that will sell for as low as €19 (about CA$28). As you would expect from a device selling at that price, many of the […]
Microsoft to unveil new Lumia smartphones on September 4
Microsoft today began to send out invitations to a press event set for September 4, a day before IFA 2014 kicks off. It is peppered with enough hints to effectively confirm that Microsoft will announce new Lumia smartphones at the event. First, the tagline “ready for more?” sports a PureView camera as the o in more. The invitation also asks […]