Microsoft today revealed new information about what we can expect in the first update to Windows Phone 8.1. Better known as Windows Phone 8.1 GDR1, a preview version is coming to developers next week ahead of a general release “in the coming months.” While Microsoft Canada was hoping to have Cortana in time for the release of Windows Phone 8.1, […]
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Microsoft pits Cortana against Siri in latest ad
Microsoft jumped into the personal digital assistant game a bit later than Apple and Google. It only unveiled Cortana back at Build 2014 in early April but it now appears set to make up for lost time. Cortana stars in a new ad that features the Nokia Lumia 635 (which is coming to Canada later this year) and shows itself to be […]
Concept Sunday: Nokia Lumia 330 with Windows Phone Starter
18,000 employees were not the only casualty Microsoft announced last week. As many had expected, Microsoft also killed off its recently acquired Nokia X line of entry-level smartphones powered by a forked version of Android. Microsoft will instead focus solely on Windows Phone. But can Windows Phone devices hit the low price points seen with some Android ones? Even the Nokia […]
Microsoft parodies LMFAO to tout Surface Pro 3 tablet
Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 3 in May. Aimed primarily at those looking to replace their laptops with a convertible tablet. While the Surface Pro 3 may appear to be geared at those looking for a “serious” device, that does not mean that all the marketing needs to be serious as well. Case in point is the video put together […]
Microsoft unveils Nokia Lumia 530
Microsoft today unveiled its latest entry-level Windows Phone smartphone. The Nokia Lumia 530 is a small update over the Lumia 520 and Lumia 525. In fact, a number of specifications have been downgraded. For example, internal storage has been halved. It’s clear that Microsoft is working hard to drive the price of Windows Phone smartphones as low as possible, especially […]
Microsoft to cut 18,000 jobs including 12,500 at Nokia division
Microsoft today announced that a major restructuring effort that will see it cut some 18,000 jobs over the next year. The Nokia Devices and Services business unit will account for the majority of these cuts with some 12,500 positions, including both professional and factory workers, to be eliminated. The cuts represent 14% of Microsoft’s workforce, which jumped by 25,000 employees […]
Nokia Lumia Cyan update now rolling out
Nokia, or Microsoft’s newly acquired Devices business to be more accurate, today announced that it has begun to roll out the Windows Phone 8.1 Lumia Cyan update for Windows Phone 8 devices to make “your Lumia an even more personal, fun and indispensable part of your life.” The Windows Phone 8.1 upgrade comes with a number of new features like […]
More evidence that LG readying Windows Phone 8 smartphone
Microsoft announced LG as one of its partners for Windows Phone 8 back at Mobile World Congress. While the South Korean company has yet to make any Windows Phone device announcements, past rumours have suggested at least one such device known as the LG Uni8 is in the works. A Windows Program Manager in Korea now appears to have confirmed […]