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Zara Ali May 13th, 2015 3:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Skype Translator Preview application now available to general users

Skype for Business was announced last month, and following the launch streak, Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled Skype Translator Preview application for the masses. Interestingly, the app was earlier available in a closed preview form since its official announcement that was made last year in December. The Skype Translator Preview is now directly downloadable from the Windows Store, but it requires Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 preview operating system on PC... Read More

SuperGeek May 13th, 2015 2:57 AM 2 COMMENTS

Microsoft Lumia 540 to launch tomorrow in India

India is one of the most strategically important markets for Microsoft when it comes to smartphones. It is one of the few markets where the brand actually has a strong fan base and impressive sales in the budget segments. Microsoft is constantly launching budget Lumia handsets globally as well as in India to hold on to the market share it has and eventually improve upon it. After having recently launched... Read More

SuperGeek May 9th, 2015 2:52 PM 7 COMMENTS

Top 5 Windows smartphones below Rs 10,000 as of May 2015

Windows Phone as a choice of an operating system is still playing the catching up game globally when compared to Android and iOS. Its share is minuscule compared to the two bigger and more popular counterparts but nevertheless is growing quite fast. Microsoft's buying out of Nokia's handset division has ensured that there are enough devices in the market running Windows Phone and there's something for catering to almost everyone.... Read More

Zara Ali May 5th, 2015 5:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft Office 2016 now available as a public preview

Microsoft has made the Office 2016 Preview available to download for the public on Monday. It includes Office 365 subscribers (with Pro Plus), non-subscribers, and also home and enterprise users. The company has made major changes in the interface, it has also promised real-time editing or co-authoring in the forthcoming Office 2016, which will be fresh feature and is not available in the present version. Microsoft also told The Verge... Read More

SuperGeek April 30th, 2015 1:12 PM 12 COMMENTS

Microsoft Lumia 430 launched for Rs 5,299 in India

Microsoft is going forth aggressively as far as its Indian prospects are concerned. It recently announced that it will be re-branding all Nokia Priority Resellers to Microsoft Priority Resellers and has now launched the cheapest Windows smartphone, the Lumia 430 in India at a price of Rs 5,299. The smartphone will be available for purchase starting today itself and will be upgrade-able to Windows 10 too. The Lumia 430 is... Read More

SuperGeek April 30th, 2015 12:22 PM 2 COMMENTS

Microsoft will let Windows 10 run iOS and Android applications

The Microsoft BUILD conference has brought along with it a really pleasant announcement. Microsoft has announced that it will let the developers port their Android and iOS apps in order to bridge the gap that Windows has as a platform due to the lack of apps when compared to its counterparts. Microsoft will be providing the developers with the tools to use the original code of their applications for porting... Read More

SuperGeek April 24th, 2015 7:24 PM 2 COMMENTS

Microsoft sold 8.6 million Lumia smartphones in Q1, 2015

Microsoft has just announced that it sold 8.6 million Lumia smartphones during the first quarter of 2015 (January to March 2015). The sales have gone up by 18 percent when compared to what they were in the same time frame last year, but are down by 18 percent when compared to the previous quarter (October to December 2014). The drop can be probably attributed to the fact that the festive sales... Read More

SuperGeek April 23rd, 2015 12:54 PM 1 COMMENTS

Microsoft Lumia 940 is coming soon with a 5.2-inch display and a 25MP camera

Microsoft hasn't announced a Windows Phone flagship for a while now but it looks like that it had been holding its cards for something worth the wait. The successor of the Lumia 930 with the moniker Lumia 940 is coming soon and it might see a showcase as soon as next week (April 29) at Microsoft's BUILD Conference. The... Read More

Zara Ali April 21st, 2015 4:39 PM 1 COMMENTS

1Password Alpha released for Windows Phone and Windows 8.1

AgileBits has launched an alpha version of the popular password manager app 1Password for Windows and Windows Phone. The app enables users to save and sync randomly created passwords for different accounts on various websites. The present version of the 1Password for Windows Phone was updated in the year 2013 and it is still running the basic UI, which will be changed by the new alpha version. We hope that... Read More

SuperGeek April 18th, 2015 5:38 AM 0 COMMENTS

Microsoft launches Office 365 Video app for the iPhone

Microsoft is in the middle of taking its services to as many platforms as possible. It is not holding back its services just for Windows and is instead launching them on the platforms of its competitors too. It has just introduced the Office 365 Video app for iPhone. The app is mainly aimed at enterprise users and it will let companies upload, browse, search, view and share videos with the... Read More

SuperGeek April 16th, 2015 7:03 PM 8 COMMENTS

Cyanogen OS to bundle Microsoft apps from later this year

Cyanogen has just announced that it will be joining hands with Microsoft to bundle the tech giant's services into its operating system. As per the announcement, the first Cyanogen OS bundled with Microsoft's services will arrive later this year. The operating system (which is still based on open source Android) from Cyanogen will come with Bing services, Skype, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, and Microsoft Office as a part of this partnership. Cyanogen... Read More

Asif Iqbal April 11th, 2015 11:09 PM 1 COMMENTS

Control Microsoft office presentations using Office Remote app for Android

Microsoft has been releasing some kickass apps on its rival smartphone and tablet platforms – Android and iOS. After releasing new Office apps – Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel – for Android and iOS, the software giant has released a great utility app for Office users dubbed 'Office Remote'. As the name suggests, the Office Remote app can turn your Android smartphone into a remote to control Microsoft Office... Read More