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• Microsoft Essentially Confirms Windows Phone Is Dead

  October 9, 2017

  

  At one point of time, Microsoft wanted Windows Phone to be the third ecosystem after iOS and Android. After what can possibly be described as a half-hearted attempt, the company today confirmed that Windows Phone is essentially... Read more »

• Microsoft’s Edge Browser Comes to iOS and Android

  October 6, 2017

  

  Microsoft today announced that it is bringing Microsoft Edge, its own web browser found on Windows devices, to iOS and Android. Microsoft says that Windows users have long requested their “browser experience to move” to their phones... Read more »

• Microsoft Admits to High Surface Book Return Rates in Internal Memo

  August 15, 2017

  

  Last week, Consumer Reports pulled the recommended status from Microsoft’s Surface devices due to their reliability issues. The data from Consumer Reports was collected after surveying over 90,000 users which pegged the reliability issues with Microsoft Surface... Read more »

• Microsoft Shuts Down Word Flow for iOS Keyboard ‘Experiment’

  August 1, 2017

  

  Last year, Microsoft launched its Word Flow keyboard for iOS. The keyboard was different from other popular third-party keyboards already available on the App Store and Microsoft kept updating it regularly with new features and enhancements. Now,... Read more »

• Outlook for iOS Updated with Revamped Navigation and Conversation Experience; Smarter Search Coming Soon

  July 13, 2017

  

  Microsoft today announced a major revamp of its Outlook mail app for iOS and Android with a new Microsoft Graph-powered search, a redesigned conversation experience, quick account switching, and more. To make following a conversation easier, the... Read more »

• Demand for Microsoft Surface Devices Lower Than Anticipated

  July 5, 2017

  

  Microsoft is known to take jibes at Apple’s iPad and MacBook lineup with its Surface lineup. Even recently when the company unveiled the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop, it took a direct potshot at Apple’s MacBook Air lineup. However,... Read more »

• Microsoft’s Modern Keyboard Features a ‘Hidden’ Fingerprint Reader and Costs $129

  June 17, 2017

  

  While Microsoft has already announced plenty of new products recently, the company apparently couldn’t sit still for very long before unveiling something else. Today the company has officially unveiled a brand new, wireless keyboard called the Modern... Read more »

• Microsoft Executive Sees the iPad Pro as a ‘Clear Example’ of Apple Following Microsoft

  June 17, 2017

  

  Technically speaking, Microsoft recently launched the fifth-generation Surface Pro tablet, even if the company effectively dropped the numbering system attached to it. And while the Surface lineup has expanded quite a bit, to include the Surface Book,... Read more »

• Skype iOS App Gets Redesigned and Adds New Snapchat-Like Features

  June 2, 2017

  

  Microsoft announced an updated version of its Skype app for iOS today, bringing a big redesign to the fore along with new features inspired by other popular apps. Skype is now designed on iOS (and Android) to... Read more »

• Microsoft’s Windows 10 Fall Creator’s Update Aims to Draw in More iOS Users

  May 12, 2017

  

  Microsoft is hosting its biggest developers conference right now, with BUILD 2017 officially kicking off yesterday. As such, there are new things coming out of the Microsoft camp right now, most of which is focused on software... Read more »