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Asif Iqbal November 3rd, 2015 10:52 AM 19 COMMENTS

Microsoft will officially release Cortana to Windows 10 users in India this month

Microsoft has launched Windows 10 worldwide, including India, but none of its Windows 10 Mobile-based smartphones are available in India yet. The company's digital voice assistant, Cortana, is a part of Windows 10 operating system for desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. However, the company didn't release Cortana in India yet. Now, it is being reported that Cortana will be activated after a software update that will roll out on November... Read More

Asif Iqbal October 8th, 2015 12:12 AM 2 COMMENTS

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 17,399

Just one day after announcing the Microsoft Lumia 950, the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, and the Microsoft Lumia 550 at an event in the US, the company has launched the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL 4G LTE in India with a price tag of Rs. 17,399. The device was first announced during MWC 2015, but the company didn't launch it in India. Instead the company launched the dual-SIM 3G variant of... Read More

Asif Iqbal October 7th, 2015 12:35 PM 5 COMMENTS

Microsoft Lumia 550 is the cheapest Windows 10 Mobile smartphone, but it’s not dual-SIM

During Microsoft's event last night, the company's focus was on its flagship Windows 10 Mobile-powered devices as well as Windows 10-powered Surface devices. So, it was only natural that the company didn't spend much time in announcing a new affordable smartphone, the Microsoft Lumia 550. Even if you did watch the live stream of the event, there's a fair amount of chance that you might have missed some of the details regarding the... Read More

Zara Ali October 6th, 2015 10:13 PM 10 COMMENTS

Here are Microsoft’s latest flagships, the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL

Microsoft finally took the wraps off its much-awaited and highly rumored Lumia smartphones, the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL. Both the smartphones run the latest Windows 10 Mobile OS. These devices also feature liquid-cooling technology that makes them ideal for handling high power processors, which means that both the phones won’t heat up after heavy usage. Both the smartphones were unveiled at the Microsoft event today, by Microsoft’s head... Read More

Asif Iqbal September 21st, 2015 8:43 PM 1 COMMENTS

Upcoming Microsoft Band 2 leaked, looks similar to the Samsung Gear Fit

Looking at the immense consumer interest in the smart wearable devices market, Microsoft launched its first fitness tracker, the Microsoft Band, in October 2014. After almost an year, it looks like the Redmond-based software giant is ready to launch the successor to the Microsoft Band. The first images of the Microsoft Band sequel have surfaced on the Internet, thanks to the guys over at MicrosoftInsider. Unlike its predecessor, which had some design... Read More

Zara Ali September 16th, 2015 7:36 PM 3 COMMENTS

Microsoft rolls out invites for the October 6th event, expected to unveil Windows 10 devices

Microsoft has rolled out press invites for its upcoming event on October 6 in New York. The invite reads — “We have an exciting news to share about Windows 10 devices”. It means that the company might unveil its much-awaited devices Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL flagship smartphones along with the new Surface 4 Pro tablet and Microsoft Band 2. The Surface 4 Pro is dubbed to come with... Read More

Zara Ali September 16th, 2015 5:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Cyanogen’s next version will come “deeply integrated” with Cortana

Cyanogen and Microsoft are working closely towards integrating Cortana into the Cyanogen OS. Cyanogen’s CEO Kirt McMaster revealed in an interview that both the companies have come together to make Cyanogen OS rich in virtual voice assistance. McMaster also said that Microsoft is planning to integrate Cortana deeply into the future version Cyanogen OS, which will be based on Android. Although Cortana is available in the form of an app... Read More

Asif Iqbal July 24th, 2015 10:03 PM 5 COMMENTS

Microsoft Lumia 550, 750, and 850 specifications revealed, uninspiring hardware expected

Earlier today, we reported about the high-end hardware specifications of the upcoming Windows 10-based smartphones from Microsoft – the Microsoft Lumia 950 and the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL – and now, some details regarding the upcoming entry-level and mid-range Windows 10-based smartphones have been revealed. All these devices – Microsoft Lumia 550, Microsoft Lumia 750, and Microsoft Lumia 850 – will run Windows 10 out of the box, and feature... Read More

Asif Iqbal July 24th, 2015 9:31 PM 1 COMMENTS

Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL will be the next-generation high-end Windows 10 smartphones

Microsoft unveiled Windows 10 for smartphones during its BUILD 2015 developers conference, but no new smartphone was announced that was running Windows 10 out-of-the-box. However, everyone expected Microsoft to announce a couple of high-end smartphones during the official availability of Windows 10, that is, sometime around the end of July. Earlier, these high-end Windows 10 running smartphones were expected to be the Microsoft Lumia 940 and the Microsoft Lumia 940... Read More

SuperGeek July 20th, 2015 8:56 PM 1 COMMENTS

Microsoft in talks with Foxconn to manufacture smartphones in India

Smartphone OEMs have realised that if they are going to have an edge over the rest in this highly competitive Indian market, they will have to resort to manufacturing devices here itself. A slew of manufacturers have already announced their plans to manufacture smartphones in the country and many have already started working on the same. Microsoft is the latest company which is in the process of evaluating manufacturing smartphones... Read More

SuperGeek July 20th, 2015 5:29 PM 16 COMMENTS

Microsoft starts rolling out an OTA update to enable 4G on Lumias in India

Microsoft has just started rolling out an OTA update for some of its Lumia smartphones in the country which will enable 4G on them. Some of the Lumia devices on sale currently come with support for 4G LTE but couldn't make use of the country's 4G network. This was mainly due to the lack of a software update even though the requisite hardware support for it existed. The devices that... Read More

Zara Ali July 18th, 2015 2:32 AM 3 COMMENTS

Following Xiaomi, Microsoft approaches Foxconn to build its phones in India

If a report published by the Economic Times is to be believed, then we can soon see Microsoft manufacturing devices in India with Foxconn. Microsoft in collaboration with Foxconn could get its smartphones manufactured in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. The report also suggests that Foxconn might initially start manufacturing two variants of Windows Phone in India. Also, Foxconn’s chairman, Terry Gou, stated on his visit to India that the company... Read More