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Microsoft announced Windows 10. Not Windows 9, but 10. And it’s a major release, one that will make Windows 8 look like a beta product, which in a way – it is. It’s been referenced to the “new Vista” by many folks around the Web, myself included. The upcoming Windows will be the platform we’ve…
Last week Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met with its Xiaomi colleague Lei Jun prompting an avalanche of rumors that the Chinese company may be pulled into the Windows eco-system. This, of course, is still a rumor and at this stage, we can’t claim a thing. However, it’s a fact that the Redmond giant could benefit…
Microsoft announced a trio of Nokia Lumia phones, Lumia 830, Lumia 730 and Lumia 735. The first of the pack is the slimmest Nokia Windows Phone device to date, though it’s not a high-end phone by any stretch of imagination. It does introduce Nokia’s awesome camera technology to the mid-range segment and we salute Nokia/Microsoft…
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Cortana and Siri duke it out, and it won’t be the last. In a new ad for the HTC One M8 for Windows, Microsoft shows off Cortana on HTC’s hot hardware while Siri struggles to keep up with what seems like the tiniest screen ever. Cortana proudly brags…
With IFA 2014 just a little over a week away, Archos has released the details of a plethora of products which will be on display at the event. The lineup includes a few Android devices and Archos’ first ever Windows Phone gadgets. Archos’ entries aren’t bleeding edge, but rather mid-range offerings which carry nominal price…
Chasing up Google is not an easy task but Microsoft has all the resources in the world to play every game the search giant is playing. And they’re playing lots of them. Chromecast is one those “games” and it’s proving pretty popular for Google. So the Redmond boys want to chip in and offer something…
Windows Phone owners can finally take advantage of faux-taxi service Uber today with the release of the official Uber app for Windows Phone devices. Up until now, Windows Phone owners have been forced to visit Uber’s mobile site to book a ride, which sounds rather painful if you ask me. Uber’s app Windows Phone app…
I’ve been saying it before and I’ll say it again – Microsoft should have only one Windows that works across devices and form factors. That Windows One, or however it ends up being known, will be the holy grail of mobile computing, allowing us to finally have one device we could use both while on…
Microsoft plans to join the smart glass market at some point, having recently acquired virtual reality patents from Osterhout Design Group in a deal worth $150 million. While these patents obviously play a role in the Redmond giant’s strategy — $150 million is a significant amount of cash, after all — that doesn’t stop the…
Microsoft will join the smart watch market later this year, as we’ve previously reported. The Redmond giant has been filing for patents left and right to prepare an adequate IP portfolio, and eventually prevent others from using its technology. Or at least make some money when third parties decide to use it [technology]. Recently, WMpoweruser…