The Walking Dead kicked off its fourth season on Sunday. As if that was not enough excitement, it also featured a new Microsoft ad for a Lenovo Yoga convertible notebook and Nokia Lumia 1020 as well as some more zombie action. http://youtu.be/jD04ZH2BSag In fact, this is the third such Microsoft Walking Dead ad. The first two also starred the same […]
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Microsoft announces Windows Phone 8 Update 3
Microsoft today announced Windows Phone 8 Update 3 (also known as GDR3 or General Distribution Release 3). It sets the stage for new device announcements, including quad-core ones with larger displays. It will also make its way onto existing Windows Phone 8 devices in the coming months. The update comes with a number of improvements and new features. Among them […]
Microsoft wooing HTC back to Windows Phone
Indications this summers suggested that HTC was moving away from the Windows Phone platform to focus entirely on Android. Bloomberg has now learned that while HTC has no current plans to launch any Windows Phone 8 devices, Microsoft is trying to woo it back to the fold with a very interesting offer. Citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” the […]
Future Microsoft Surface tablets to come with ‘multiple aspect ratios and sizes’
The first two generations of Microsoft Surface tablets have each consisted of a single Surface and a Surface Pro. But there are more signs that Microsoft will diversify its Surface lineup in the future. Rumours have been hinting at a Surface Mini for a while now and now Panos Panay who heads up the Surface team has effectively confirmed that […]
Microsoft to launch Surface Mini tablet in early 2014?
Many expected Microsoft to unveil a new Surface Mini tablet alongside the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 at its event earlier this week. Needless to say at this point, it did not materialize. Two separate reports now suggest that such a device is still in the works but may not see the light of day until 2014. According to […]
Windows RT to merge with Windows Phone for single ARM-based OS?
Windows RT continues to remain somewhat of an oddity. The stripped down version of Windows designed for ARM-based processors has not met with much success so far and Intel’s new Haswell processors that promise long battery life for Windows 8 devices will not make it any easier for Windows RT in the future. But Microsoft does not appear ready to […]
Nokia delays late September event after Microsoft acquisition
A tweet over the weekend was the first sign that Nokia was about to delay a late September event at which it had been expected to unveil its Lumia 1520 phablet (codenamed Bandit during development). No reason was given for the delay of nearly a month although it may be a result of Microsoft acquiring the company earlier this month […]
Preview of Windows 8.1 tablets lists 10.1-inch Nokia Sirius and others
WinSuperSite’s Paul Thurrott this week put together a list of the Windows tablets that should be announced in the coming weeks. It’s an impressive lineup that covers a range of sizes and configurations. Despite the failure of the current generation, there are even a couple of Windows RT 8.1 on ARM tablets, including the 10.1-inch Nokia Sirius tablet. Details about […]