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Rumour: Names Revised for Win 10 Phones

by Bob Raikes

A Chinese website, IT Home, calims that the new Windows 10 handsets will be called the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL. Resolutions will be FullHD according to the site, with 5.2″ and 5.7″ …

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Microsoft Closes Chinese Plants, Looks to OEMs

by Milos Pavlovic

‘Industry sources’ say that Microsoft has closed its handset manufacturing plants in Beijing and Dongguang. The company is preparing to outsource more work to Taiwanese ODMs, sources said. Production is also expected to be …

Nadella Responds to ‘Death of Windows Phone’ Claims

by Tom Allen

Following the announcement of job losses in Microsoft’s phone business (Microsoft to Cut 7,500 Jobs), ZDNet‘s Mary Jo Foley sat down with CEO Satya Nadella at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference. Nadella’s comments about …

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Microsoft Keeps Fighting: More Lumia Phones Coming

by Tom Allen

Evan Blass, aka @Evleaks, says that Microsoft is preparing to launch ‘at least’ six new Lumia handsets in the coming months.

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Parker Showcases Windows 10 Devices at IFA

by Tom Allen

Nick Parker, corporate VP of Microsoft’s OEM division, will deliver a keynote at IFA 2015. The speech, titled ‘Windows 10 Lights up New Devices’, will highlight new Windows 10 tablets, convertibles, notebooks, gaming devices …

Statista: Microsoft Spent $9.4 Billion on a Sinking Ship

by Tom Allen

Statista has released a chart that demonstrates the poor decision that Microsoft made on buying Nokia. As well as letting go of almost 7% of its global workforce (Microsoft to Cut 7,500 Jobs) – …

Phone Thoughts from Abroad

by Bob Raikes

This week, I’m writing my editorial from rural France as I take something approximating to a vacation. At least, the scenery around my computer is different! As usual, when I’m away, I have included …

Microsoft to Cut 7,500 Jobs

by Helen Vince

Microsoft says it will cut 7,500 jobs, around 7% of its workforce, primarily in its phone hardware business, and write down approximately $7.6 billion related to its Nokia phone business. Around one third of …

BBC Micro Returns to UK Schools

by Tom Allen

The BBC, working with ARM, Microsoft and Samsung, has finalised the design of a tiny computer, which will be supplied – for free – to every Year 7 schoolchild (11 year-olds) in the UK …

Microsoft Names New Austria Manager

by Helen Vince

Microsoft has appointed Dorothee Ritz as general manager for Austria, taking over from Georg Meier who has left the company to pursue other interests. Ritz has been with Microsoft since 2004, most recently serving …

Microsoft Rumoured to be Interested in AMD

by Helen Vince

Microsoft is rumoured to be interested in acquiring Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), in an effort to revive its chip design operations and bolster its gaming arm by developing its own console chips. Microsoft is …

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Rumour: Microsoft to Dump Windows for Phones

by Tom Allen

Microsoft is preparing to abandon Windows Phone and adopt Android for future smartphones and small tablets. So says the rumour (and we stress that it is a rumour) from Twitter tipster @MSNerd. The source …