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Lumia 1520 pricing and specs leaked by Nokia official Tmall store

Nokia World is only 2 days away, Nokia is expected to announce six new devices, including phablet Lumia 1520 and tablet Lumia 2520. Today, it is reported that Nokia China’s official Tmall store leaks Lumia 1520 pricing and specs information.…

Now that Windows 8.1 is here, what we still don’t know

Yesterday Microsoft released the final version of Windows 8.1, the fix update to Windows 8, featuring a Start button, Bing Smart Search, better mouse and keyboard controls, updated versions of Microsoft’s “core” apps, and quite a bit more. If …

Official Facebook app hits the Store just in time for 8.1

Thanks to sharp-eyed @MichaelGillett, we were just able to download and install the new *official* Facebook app for Windows 8.1, which apparently just went live a few moments ago (at just after 11pm PDT on October 16th here …

Engineering Xbox Music… and Reading?

Microsoft has been using the past few days to drum up enthusiasm for Windows 8.1, set to be released to the public (it’s already available to developers and others with MSDN or TechNet subscriptions) on October 18th, in …

Is it time for Bill Gates to go?

The latest flurry in the long running soap opera known as Microsoft comes today with news that 3 top unnamed investors in the company are asking that Bill Gates to step down as Chairman of the Board. Reuters has the

SkyDrive smart files will be searchable with Windows 8.1

Back in July, the SkyDrive team introduced us to placeholder files, or “smart files”, basically image and document thumbnails which show you what’s on your online SkyDrive without actually saving a copy of the entire file on your hard …

Microsoft’s next CEO?

Ever since Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced his decision (well, we very much doubt it was actually *his* decision, but still) to retire from Microsoft within the next twelve months, the rumor mills have been rampant with guesses as to …

A Single App Store coming for Microsoft?

According to The Verge, Executive Vice President Terry Myerson told attendees of Microsoft’s annual Company Meeting today that Microsoft is planning to combine its Windows Phone Store and Windows Store into a single app store. The move is expected …

Microsoft introduces new Surface models

Today in New York, Microsoft unveiled successors to the Surface RT and Surface Pro, with faster speeds, thinner covers, better cameras and resolutions, and a number of new accessories. The new models, and some of the accessories, will be available …