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Microsoft Lumia 535 Set to Launch in India on November 26

Posted on November 24, 2014 by ramesh xavier

Microsoft has sent out invites for an event on 26 November, which is expected to be the launch of the company’s first branded smartphone Microsoft Lumia 535. The invite sent by the company reads, “Five days to magic of triple

WhatsApp’s latest update for Android users adds option offers more privacy

Posted on November 24, 2014 by sherly

WhatsApp has started rolling out another update for its Android users that includes an end-to-end encryption of chats enabled by default. This is the strongest security offered by a texting app even when compared to similar tools offered by giants

Google to offer 1TB of Drive storage for new Chromebooks

Posted on November 24, 2014 by sherly

Chromebooks make day-to-day computing fast, simple and secure, whether you’re searching for a great pumpkin pie recipe or sharing a family photo from Google Drive. And now, as a bonus for the holiday season, new Chromebook buyers can get 1TB

Microsoft to replace Nokia Store with Opera Mobile Store

Posted on November 20, 2014 by sherly

Opera Mobile Store will replace Nokia Store as the default app store for Nokia feature phones, Symbian and Nokia X smartphones, following an agreement between Opera Software and Microsoft. Beginning in the first quarter of 2015, people who access Nokia

Microsoft Lumia 535 and Lumia 535 Dual SIM Launched

Posted on November 11, 2014 by ramesh xavier

Microsoft, as expected, finally launched the first Lumia smartphone with its own branding, called the Microsoft Lumia 535. Microsoft Devices just announced the Lumia 535 and Lumia 535 Dual SIM, first smartphones under Microsoft Lumia brand. These have 5-inch qHD

First Lumia smartphone with Microsoft branding is set to launch Tomorrow

Posted on November 10, 2014 by ramesh xavier

Microsoft has replaced the Nokia branding from Lumia smartphones with its own brand, and now the company is teasing the first Lumia smartphone with Microsoft branding. The Microsoft-branded Lumia smartphone is set for a November 11 launch, and the company

Dropbox and Microsoft team up, placing Office in the cloud

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Dropbox and Microsoft are partnering to integrate Microsoft Office with the cloud-storage platform more closely than any other save Microsoft’s own OneDrive service. The joint venture brings Dropbox the credibility in the enterprise that it has been fighting for in

Microsoft Lumia phone without Nokia branding leaked

Posted on November 5, 2014 by ramesh xavier

Just a week after it officially announced it was dropping the name Nokia from its Lumia series phones, a Microsoft-branded Lumia phone has reportedly leaked; and there is no Nokia name on it. A Chinese website has put up an

Microsoft stops selling Windows 7

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Microsoft has discontinued sales of computers running consumer versions of Windows 7, effectively pushing people onto the less-popular Windows 8 operating system. As of 31 October 2014, Microsoft will no longer provide licences for Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7

End of an era: Goodbye Nokia smartphones, hello Microsoft Mobile

Posted on November 3, 2014 by sherly

Everyone has a favourite Nokia phone. It doesn’t matter if you back the friendly Nokia 5110 or the feature-rich Nokia N95, somewhere lodged in your memory lies a Nokia smartphone that brings about a sense of nostalgia. Microsoft’s global head

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