In a surprising move, Microsoft is returning to its roots. The company today announced the launch of MS-DOS Mobile, a new mobile operating system designed for its Lumia smartphones. Recognizing that its Windows Phone operating system has failed to catch on with audiences across the globe, it has decided to return to “where productivity started for millions of people” by […]
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Microsoft Band and Microsoft Health get first major update
Microsoft today began to roll out the first major updates for both the Microsoft Band and the Microsoft Health portal. While buying a Microsoft Band is still proving nearly impossible, those who managed to get their hands on one will now benefit from a number of new features and enhancements. The Microsoft Band update adds cycling tracking with a new […]
Microsoft: Cortana is a better girlfriend than Apple’s Siri
Microsoft has released two new ads for the Lumia 635 smartphone. But rather than focusing on the features that make it the smartphone you have to have, both look at Lumia 635 who recently broke up with someone. But as you would expect from Valentine season ads, both have happy endings. Breaking up is really hard (especially around Valentine’s Day). […]
Microsoft announces March 2 MWC 2015 event
Microsoft is the latest to announce a press event at MWC 2015. The company today began to send out invitations for the event which will take place in Barcelona on March 2nd. The company invites attendees to “come along for the ride” but does not reveal exactly what it plans to announce. Given that this is the Mobile World Congress, […]
Microsoft launches Microsoft Lumia 535
When Microsoft unveiled its new Microsoft Lumia branding, it promised to unveil a a Microsoft Lumia device “soon.” It delivered on its promise today with the Microsoft Lumia 535, described as a “5x5x5” smartphone because of its 5-inch display and 5MP front- and rear-facing cameras. As you would expect, the Nokia branding is gone in favour of a Microsoft logo […]
New Microsoft Lumia branding found on upcoming device
Microsoft unveiled new branding for its Windows Phone devices in late October. As expected, the Nokia name will make way for the Microsoft one. The company also posted some images of what the new branding will look like. New images posted by China’s TENAA telecommunication equipment regulator have now given us a glimpse at how the new branding will look […]
Microsoft unveils new Microsoft Lumia branding
Microsoft yesterday made official what we already knew: That the company is going ahead with a transition from Nokia Lumia to Microsoft Lumia for future Windows Phone devices. Microsoft also revealed how the new branding will look on upcoming devices with a couple of images. According to Tuula Rytilä, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Phones at Microsoft: Microsoft was founded […]
Microsoft to drop Nokia branding in favour of Microsoft Lumia
Despite some early rumours that Microsoft might retain the Nokia brand for its smartphones, it is now clear that Microsoft will in fact drop the Nokia branding. It started last month when Microsoft began to redirect Nokia.com traffic to its new Microsoft Mobile Devices website. The Verge now reports that the company is now ready to take the next step […]