According to a new report, Microsoft is working internally on a project called Microsoft WiFi, which is a rebranded version of Skype WiFi. The rebranded service, leaked to the world early in true modern-day fashion, is said to be based around the idea of exponentially increasing the productivity of users by offering "hassle-free" Internet access around the world. Productivity comes in many forms - forms that can vary greatly on an individual basis - but there's no denying that having easy access to Internet wherever you are in the world could potentially increase anyone's output.
Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates: what’s the difference between the two? Here’s your answer, according to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
Even before now, Windows 10 was shaping up as one heck of an improvement over Windows 8, which has divided opinion at every opportunity since first arriving in 2012. Today, however, the software giant has taken the wraps off one of its most exciting features yet in the form of Windows Hello, a biometric authentication system that will permit a user to sign in securely by facial recognition and fingerprint sensing.
If you ever had to type a quick email or two from your tablet or your phone whilst sipping away at a cup of coffee, you might have realized that on-screen keyboards aren't always the best option. Granted, they serve the purpose most of the time, but when doing long stretches of typing, you need to fall back on a dedicated, physical keyboard.
Microsoft may be working to move the Nokia brand away from its high-end and mid-range Windows Phone devices, but it is still more than happy to keep Nokia as the face of its feature phone and low-end smartphone market. The latest entrant into the Nokia side of the family is the Nokia 215, a phone that Microsoft says is its cheapest Internet device yet.
In a move that is poised to give a major boost to Bitcoin, Microsoft has adopted the currency as a means for customers to pay for its digital goods / services bought online. Microsoft has been mixing up its strategy for some time now, and adding Bitcoin as a payment option is another surprising move from the software giant.
The first ever Nokia Android tablet has been announced, and the device happens to be called the ‘Nokia N1'. It's the first tablet being released under Nokia brand after company's acquisition to Microsoft, and it looks like a finer version of iPad mini from Apple.
Where Microsoft has been busy hogging the headlines with its strategic shift lately, with Nokia since having foregone its mobile division to the software giant, has been pretty silent on what the future holds for the Finnish company. Akin to how Microsoft revealed its plans for unveiling a Microsoft branded Lumia by teasing us with obscure photos of the Lumia 535, Nokia has just released a photo of a black box via its Twitter account, the details to which will be revealed on the 18th of October, in a day.
Forbes has just unveiled its annual list of the world's most valuable companies, and perched at the summit of this particular round-up is Apple. The iPhone maker has had an incredible year, shifting record numbers of the just-released iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in the first couple of months on sale, and with an estimated valuation of almost $125 billion, Forbes believes Apple's brand is worth double that of Microsoft and almost 2.5 times that of search giant Google.
Microsoft is finally dropping the Nokia and Windows Phone branding for all its smartphones. And as we move forward, all Windows Phone devices from Nokia will now be carrying the Microsoft Lumia branding. Earlier, there were rumors that Microsoft, having acquired Nokia's phone division, was now looking to kill the Nokia and Windows Phone brand, but we weren't entirely sure what the replacement was.
















