A new study has claimed that Microsoft Surface Pro 3 offers richer and more realistic colours through its display as compared to Apple iPad Air 2. Displaymate Technologies, the company behind the…
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Microsoft: More than 50m Lumia smartphones have been activated worldwide till date
Microsoft recently revealed more than 50 million Lumia handsets have been activated worldwide till date. The Windows 10 maker made the announcement at a recent blogger event held in Germany. The number…
Microsoft back with another Surface Pro 3 vs. MacBook Air ad
Yet another ad in the series, positioning Surface Pro 3 as superior to MacBook Air, comparing the devices’ features, in a Winter Wonderland theme, just in time for holiday season!
Microsoft to shutter Nokia Store next year
Microsoft on Tuesday announced it will replace Nokia Store in its Nokia feature phones in favor of the Opera Mobile Store as its default app store. This means that users of classic…
Windows Phone 8.1 hack lets you run third-party apps with OEM app privileges
A stupid exploit discovered by a hacker over at XDA Developers lets users run self-developed apps at OEM app level privileges and that too without involving a lot of technicalities. DJAmol, the…
Microsoft Sway for iPhone released; lands first in New Zealand
Microsoft has released its simple and easy to use office presentation app Sway for iPhone in New Zealand with a promise that it will be releasing the app in more countries soon….
Latest Windows 10 Technical Preview build packs Cortana traces
It has long been rumoured that Microsoft will be bringing Cortana to desktop PCs and tablets and latest Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9879 brings with it just that – few concrete…
Microsoft: Windows 10 will run on all Windows Phone 8 devices, not just Lumia handsets
Microsoft has cleared the doubts on future of existing Windows Phone 8 devices other than Lumia smartphones stating that ‘all WP8 devices will be getting Windows 10’. The clarification comes from official…
Microsoft Cortana could land on rival platforms as well, new report claims
New reports suggest Microsoft’s Windows Phone virtual assistant dubbed Cortana could land on other rival platforms too. According to a Business Insider report, Microsoft held an intimate meeting with a select group…
Microsoft rolls out Skype for Web beta
Microsoft on Friday started rolling out a beta version of Skype for Web that will let people use the video and voice calling service across major web browsers on Windows and Mac…
Microsoft bags Israeli enterprise security startup Aorato
Microsoft on Thursday announced it has acquired Israeli enterprise security startup Aorato. Founded in 2011 by Israeli Defense Forces veterans, Aorato’s core product is a software that keeps a check on enterprise…
Windows Phone 10 will run on all existing WP8 Lumia handsets
Microsoft has confirmed that all existing Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8 will be able to upgrade to Windows Phone 10 without issues thereby indicating that hardware requirements of WP10 won’t be…
XBox One Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare + FIFA 15 bundle for just £339.99
One of the best ways to experience gaming is to do it through a console and if you haven’t already bought one for yourself, the XBox One Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare…
Microsoft .NET framework opensourced; Visual Studio Community 2013 is now free
Microsoft has taken a huge step to prove that it is slowly moving towards openness by open sourcing its .NET framework and providing Visual Studio Community 2013 for free to all developers….
Xbox One sales breach 10 million mark; price point stabilising at $349
Microsoft has revealed that Xbox One sales to retailers has breached the 10 million mark and thanks to release of a couple of exclusives over the past two weeks and introduction of…