Cortana detailed as Microsoft’s natural language personal assistant

At BUILD 2014 Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore introduced the company’s reply to Apple’s Siri and Google’s latest voice search with Cortana. Cortana’s other name was introduced onstage too as Belfiore spoke … Continue reading

Windows Phone 8.1 Action Center gets slanted, Start Screen skinned

The first of a long line of updates to Windows Phone in Windows Phone 8.1 has been revealed today in the Action Center. For those of you that aren’t familiar … Continue reading

Windows Phone 8.1 starts with two new partners

This chat at BUILD began with the chief of Windows, Terry Myerson, stepping onstage suggesting that he “considered coming out chanting Developers, Developers, Developers!” He went on to say though, … Continue reading

Does Microsoft Want To Power Your Coffee Mug As Well?

Does Microsoft Want To Power Your Coffee Mug As Well?We will be there at BUILD 2014, and are more than interested to see just what Microsoft has in store for the masses. Of course, there will always be speculation of a new Lumia smartphone, but until the day arrives and something official is announced, do expect a fair number of rumors to continue to float around. Having said that, Microsoft’s newly launched website that is known as “Windowsondevices.com” touts that the software giant intends to lay the foundation in developing the next generation of connected devices, where among them might include a smart coffee mug, a teddy bear, basically anything else that as of right now, has nothing to do with the Internet whatsoever.

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    Microsoft Build 2014 is here: What to expect

    Microsoft’s Build 2014 opens tomorrow, April 2nd, a chance for new CEO Satya Nadella to not only convince developers and the industry that his “mobile first, cloud first” strategy makes … Continue reading

    Nokia Lumia 630 leaked with Windows 8.1, dual-SIM, dual-standby

    At this year’s Microsoft BUILD conference we’re likely to see the following device appear for the first time. Taking on many of the newest specifications outlined at MWC 2014 for … Continue reading

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