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Zara Ali March 19th, 2015 6:15 PM 9 COMMENTS

Microsoft launches most-affordable Lumia 430 Dual SIM, to reach India in April

Microsoft has unveiled the Lumia 430 Dual SIM, which is by far company’s most affordable Lumia smartphone. The phone will be even cheaper than the Lumia 435, which was launched earlier this year. The design of Lumia 430 Dual SIM is somewhat different from the Lumia 435, but the specification are identical. The phone features a 4-inch WVGA display, and is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor paired... Read More

Zara Ali March 16th, 2015 1:32 PM 5 COMMENTS

Microsoft Lumia Denim update comes to Lumia 1320 and Lumia 625 in India

Microsoft has started rolling out the much longed for Lumia Denim update. Lumia 1320 and Lumia 625 users in India can check their handsets for the latest Denim update. In accordance with the Microsoft’s Windows Phone support page, Lumia 625 and Lumia 1320 have got the WP 8.10.14234.375 Denim update. The latest Denim update brings in a wide array of features and enhancements, like the cool new Lumia camera app,... Read More

SuperGeek March 14th, 2015 6:48 PM 3 COMMENTS

Microsoft may bring Cortana to Android and iOS

iOS has Siri, Android has Google Now and Windows Phone has Cortana. Cortana is the youngest of them all, and is as functional as its competitors. As a matter of fact, it understands the Indian accent better than others do. As per the latest reports, Microsoft is believed to be working on a new version of Cortana for Android as well as iOS. The project of bringing Cortana to competing smartphone... Read More

Zara Ali March 2nd, 2015 6:59 PM 12 COMMENTS

MWC 2015: Microsoft Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL announced

Microsoft has launched the Lumia 640 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona. The smartphone comes with a 5-inch HD ClearBlack IPS display (1280 x 720 pixels) with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor. It runs Windows Phone 8.1 and sports an 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash along with a 1-megapixel front camera. It has 8GB... Read More

Zara Ali January 28th, 2015 3:38 PM 1 COMMENTS

Microsoft Q2 2015: Surface and Lumia high, but Xbox and profits low

Microsoft has announced its financial outcome for the quarter that ended in December 2014. The company made $5.8 billion in net income on $26.5 billion in revenue, taking a leap of 8% in revenues compared to the December 2013 quarter. However, it lost in terms of profit, as in 2013 the net income was $6.5 billion. Also, the company made an expense of $243, which is related to the sustained... Read More

Zara Ali January 23rd, 2015 5:16 PM 1 COMMENTS

Windows 10 flagship smartphones to come later this year

We all would agree on the notion that Windows Phone hardware has not made any major progress since several months. Yes, we have witnessed the launch of some of the notable handsets, including the Lumia 830, which is an amazing mid-range device and Lumia 532, which is good enough for the entry-level market. It has been 9 months since the launch of a notable Windows-based smartphone, known as Nokia Lumia... Read More

Asif Iqbal December 27th, 2014 8:59 PM 1 COMMENTS

Microsoft Lumia 1330 visits GFXBench, confirms a 14MP camera and a 5.7-inch screen

There have been rumours about the upcoming mid-range smartphone from Microsoft, the Lumia 1330. In the past, we've even seen alleged images of the Lumia 1320 successor with the Lumia 535 and its alleged specifications. Today, the specifications have been confirmed as the device has finally visited GFXBench, a GPU benchmarking suite. According to the benchmark, the Nokia RM-1062, which would possibly be released as the Microsoft Lumia 1330, features a... Read More

Apurva October 25th, 2014 2:13 PM 8 COMMENTS

Microsoft reports disappointing Lumia sales, Surface tablet sales up by 127%

Microsoft has published its earning report for FY Q1 2015 , where it made a net income of $4.5 billion on $23.20 billion in revenue. Another important update from the earning report is that Microsoft has sold 9.3 million Lumia devices in Q1 2015. The number is up by just 5.6 percent from its previous sales of 8.8 million handsets during the same quarter last year, which is a bit disappointing.... Read More

Asif Iqbal September 11th, 2014 11:33 PM 6 COMMENTS

Microsoft reportedly set to drop Nokia and Windows Phone branding soon

According to some reports, Microsoft will discontinue using the Nokia brand on smartphones after the Nokia Lumia 730 and Nokia Lumia 830 models get released in the market. The confidential document that leaked recently revealed that the future devices will be called 'Microsoft Lumia' phones. The move will pave way for the unified Windows experience that has been on Microsoft’s agenda for long. According to the leak, Microsoft will start... Read More

Asif Iqbal September 6th, 2014 9:20 PM 14 COMMENTS

Nokia X2 Dual SIM launched in India for Rs 8,999. What’s the point?

After announcing the Nokia X2 Dual SIM back in June, Microsoft has made available the Android smartphone in India for Rs 8,999. It comes with a 4.3-inch ClearBlack display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 5MP autofocus primary camera with LED flash, VGA front-facing secondary camera and an 1800 mAh battery. After Microsoft acquired Nokia a few months ago, details were hazy about the future of the Nokia X series of smartphones. Before... Read More

Asif Iqbal September 6th, 2014 2:21 PM 6 COMMENTS

IFA 2014: Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM and Lumia 830 are worthy upgrades but will they sell?

At their IFA 2014 event, Microsoft has revealed three new mid-range Windows Phone devices; the Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM, Nokia Lumia 735 and Nokia Lumia 830. All of them are mid-range smartphones and they come with some interesting camera features. Nokia's smartphones are known to have exceptional build quality, smooth performance and great camera experience. But in the age of the Xiaomi Mi 3 and Asus Zenfone 5, will... Read More

Asif Iqbal August 13th, 2014 1:01 AM 9 COMMENTS

Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM with Windows Phone 8.1 goes on sale for Rs 7,349

The Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM went on sale in India today for a price of Rs 7,349 through Nokia's official web store. The Lumia 530 Dual SIM is the cheapest priced dual SIM equipped Windows Phone 8.1 device from Microsoft. It has a 4-inch LCD screen with WVGA resolution, 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage with microSD card slot and is based on... Read More