Nokia might not be the giant it once was – it still exists as a brand within Microsoft. While Microsoft is planning on selling the Nokia feature phone assets – it hasn’t done that yet, so this might actually be the last feature phone coming out of Nokia under Microsoft. …
Read More »Walk on Mars with Microsoft’s HoloLens at the Kennedy Space Center
Microsoft’s HoloLens is something Microsoft has spared no expense in promoting, and for good reason. The HoloLens has a rather large array of use cases – from helping elevator engineers to making short films, HoloLens has been used for a variety of projects. For the visitors of Kennedy Space Center’s …
Read More »Microsoft announces its third Transparency Center will be in Beijing
Microsoft has announced a new Transparency Center in Beijing, which will open this fall. Two Transparency Centers already are in operation – one in the U.S. and the second in Belgium. Microsoft has been trying to gain the trust of governments all around the world since 2002 – when Bill …
Read More »Microsoft offers 150$ gift card with select Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 models
Microsoft is giving buyers a 150$ gift card as their latest promotion – the caveat: it only applies to certain models of Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, from the Microsoft Store. The Microsoft Store is giving a 150$ gift card to those who purchase a certain model of Surface Book …
Read More »Japanese VAIO Phone Biz and NuAns Neo getting the Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Japanese site Windows Forest reports that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update has begun rolling out for VAIO Phone Biz and NuAns Neo. VAIO previously delayed the update due to issues with the new Continuum feature in Windows 10. For those of us outside of Japan, VAIO is simply a laptop …
Read More »Xbox Scorpio will come with native 4K support: Microsoft
The Xbox team at Microsoft isn’t shy about pointing out how the Xbox Scorpio is going to be better than the PS4 Pro. This time around it’s the General Manager at Microsoft Studios Publishing, Shannon Loftis In an interview with USA Today, Loftis says “any games we’re making that we’re launching in …
Read More »WhatsApp Beta for Windows Phone now lets you mass-share photos and videos
WhatsApp builds apps for various platforms – from Android to Nokia’s Symbian. The one thing they might do better than others though is actually supporting these apps. The WhatsApp Beta on Windows Phone has received an update that might be very useful for those who segregate their friends into various …
Read More »Microsoft introduces new Surface warranty program for educational institutions
Continuing the constant push for the Surface brand, Microsoft today announced a new warranty program for schools and educational institutions. The program makes it easier to manage and maintain the hundreds of devices these environments demand. Microsoft is calling the program “Surface Complete for Education”, and with it, intends to reduce the …
Read More »Huawei ‘joins the party’ with MateBook as it pokes fun at iPad Pro
Microsoft and Apple are two giants in the tech industry who don’t mind having a quip about each other’s products. It’s quite a healthy marketing campaign, to be fair much better than throwing insults at each other. It looks like Huawei wants to ‘join the party’ now as well – …
Read More »Microsoft accounts for the highest number of contributors at GitHub
Microsoft has been pushing for change within itself ever since Satya Nadella took the helm of the company. The new CEO has been working hard to make the company more agile. While Microsoft is still a large behemoth not to be reckoned with, it has learned to make its peace …
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