Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Tomorrow, 8th April could be a sad day for all those who are still using Windows XP, as it is an official assassination day of it, but there is also a good news that Microsoft is going to stop charging for…
Updated: Lumia 950 XL demo units recalled from Microsoft stores due to hardware problem
If you were hoping to test-drive the upcoming Microsoft Lumia 950 XL in one of Microsoft’s retail stores, you’re in bad luck as it looks like Microsoft is experiencing some hardware problems with its Lumia 950 XL prototype units. A new report from WinBeta, quoting sources from a couple of…
Microsoft Lumia 550 stars in official video
With its entry-level specs, it is easy to forget that the Microsoft Lumia 550 was unveiled at the same time as the new Windows 10 Mobile powerhouses, the Microsoft Lumia 950 and the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL. Still, that doesn’t mean that Microsoft is just going to forget about the…
Microsoft says that forcing Windows 10 on Windows 7/8.1 users was a ‘mistake’
Microsoft says forcing Windows 7/8.1 users to Windows Windows 10 was done by mistake We had reported it earlier that Microsoft was forcing Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users to opt-in for Windows 10 operating system. Now Microsoft has issued a statement that this was being done by mistake. Microsoft’s…
Lumia 950 XL demo units recalled from Microsoft stores due to hardware problems
If you were hoping to test-drive the upcoming Microsoft Lumia 950 XL in one of Microsoft’s retail stores, you’re in bad luck as it looks like Microsoft is experiencing some hardware problems with its Lumia 950 XL prototype units. A new report from WinBeta, quoting sources from a couple of…
Microsoft is developing a dialer app for Android, it’s coming this December
Despite that it’s a competitor to Google, Microsoft has published a handful of Android apps to the Play Store. After allowing just any Android user to give a spin to its Next Lock Screen, its Office suite of apps, its voice assistant Cortana, and an Android launcher, the Redmond-based tech giant…
Old meets new: Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL vs Nokia Lumia 930 and Lumia 1520 (specs comparison)
Microsoft this week announced the first high-end Lumia smartphones since the Lumia 930 – which, as you may know, was launched in mid-2014 as a Nokia-branded device. The new smartphones are the Microsoft Lumia 950 and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, both running Windows 10 out of the box. While the…
Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL will allow color background photos on the Glance screen
It was all the way back in June 2013 when the Glance screen was introduced for Windows Phone on the Nokia Lumia 925. At the time, it consisted of a standby clock, and would show notifications from the lockscreen. A double tap was all that was required to unlock the…
Microsoft once more forcing Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows 10
Microsoft snooping update, KB3035583 returns to Windows 7 users forcing them to upgrade to Windows 10 Like it or not, Microsoft wants you to upgrade your PC to its latest iteration. In fact, Microsoft set up a ambitious goal of bringing Windows 10 on a total of 1 billion devices by…
Microsoft admits that other U.S. carriers besides AT&T wanted the new Lumia models
Did Microsoft shoot itself in the foot, or does it have a master plan? A statement from the software giant’s camp says that the company received interest “across the board” from stateside carriers about offering the Microsoft Lumia 950 and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL. But Microsoft said that it decided…