Microsoft is holding a Surface media event on May 20. Hints dropped by the company suggest that it will unveil the Surface mini but it may not be the only device to get the spotlight treatment. A support document published on the Microsoft website described a new update for Windows 8.1 that would add “support to the Surface Pro 3 […]
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Video: Microsoft’s first Nokia ad
With its acquisition of Nokia’s Devices & Services group now complete, Microsoft is wasting no time ramping up the marketing. Claiming that the move “has made everything #MoreColorful”, it today released its first Nokia ad entitled “Not Like Everybody Else” that plays up that claim. Color runs through our devices; it’s part of our DNA. From the bright and bold Nokia […]
Nokia Devices & Services business becomes part of Microsoft Devices Group
As expected, Microsoft and Nokia today announced that the acquisition of the Nokia Devices & Services business unit is a done deal. Announced almost eight months ago, the US$7.2 billion acquisition sees Microsoft immediately take over Nokia’s Lumia, Asha and Nokia X lines of smartphones, tablets and feature phones. Microsoft will welcome some 25,000 transferring employees (less than the originally announced […]
Nokia Devices & Services business acquisition by Microsoft to close on April 25
In a short press release issued today, Nokia said today that Microsoft’s acquisition of the Nokia Devices & Services business is now expected to close on April 25, 2014. The US$7.2 bilion deal was first announced in early September 2013. Initially expected to close in Q1 2014, it was delayed by the process to obtain all necessary regulatory approvals Nokia […]
Microsoft to rename Nokia Oyj business unit as Microsoft Mobile Oy?
The Microsoft acquisition of Nokia’s Devices & Services business is expected to close later this month after slipping from its original Q1 date. First announced last September, the US$7.2 billion deal will see Microsoft take over Nokia’s smartphone and tablet business. A leaked letter from Nokia to its business suppliers has apparently revealed the name under which the new wholly-owned Microsoft […]
Microsoft releases Windows Phone 8.1 preview for developers
Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 8.1 at Build 2014 earlier this month. The latest version of the mobile operating system will come preloaded on new phones as early as later this month or early May. An update for existing Windows Phone devices is to follow in the next few months as well. But developers can begin to play with Windows Phone […]
Build 2014: Microsoft announces Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft’s Build 2014 developer conference kicked off today and the company wasted no time introducing Windows Phone 8.1 at its first event keynote. Highlights of Windows Phone 8.1 include: New lockscreens New lockscreen designs developed with famed French Windows Phone developer Rudy Huyn Start screen Setting for a denser layout with smaller tiles Background images New action center at the top […]
Microsoft Office for iPad announced
Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella today announced at a press event that Microsoft Office for iPad is now available along with free Office Mobile apps for iPhone and Android phones. The Microsoft Office for iPad suite consists of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Office for iPad brings full file fidelity across Office on PC, Mac, tablet and phone, and along with […]