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Xbox Price Cut Rapidly Boosting Sales

by Raverstead

Microsoft has said that sales of the Xbox One have ‘skyrocketed’ since the console’s price was cut (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 39) – more than tripling in the USA. It is on track …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 21 - Issue 45| xBox

Microsoft Goes to Rock- Bottom Price on First Lumia

by Raverstead

The first smartphone with ‘Microsoft Lumia’ branding has been revealed. The Lumia 535 sports mid-range specifications but an aggressive price: it will cost just €110 ex VAT, when it is launched this month (a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 45

And Finally – CNN Lets Down Microsoft

by Raverstead

Ouch. Microsoft is going to be very upset with CNN, we feel. After (presumably) paying for the Surface Pro 3 tablet to be used during programming, the presenters were found to be using the …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| iPad| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Leak Shows ‘Microsoft Lumia’ RM-1090

by Raverstead

Microsoft has dropped the Nokia branding from its Lumia smartphones, and now images of the first ‘Microsoft Lumia’ handset have appeared online. Posted on Chinese social network Weibo, the images show a device referred …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Microsoft Rumored to Work on Health and Fitness Wearable

by Raverstead

According to an article in PCR, Microsoft is planning to release a new Xbox connected wearable device in 2015. The article describes a device that, in contrast to the recently released Microsoft Band, will …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48| xBox

Lufthansa Takes Off With Surface Pro 3

by Raverstead

German airline Lufthansa will begin equipping its pilots with the Surface Pro 3 tablet from next year, replacing the existing cockpit laptops. More than 5,000 tablets have been ordered, as well as special docking …

Tags:Aviation| Back Panel| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Barnes & Noble Buys Back Microsoft’s Nook Stake

by Raverstead

Barnes & Noble has bought Microsoft’s stake in the Nook business in preparation for a Nook business spin-off later in 2015. Just two years ago, Microsoft bought a 16.8% stake in the Nook business …

Tags:Barnes & Noble| eReaders| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Large Tablets: Developed at Microsoft, Delayed at Apple

by Raverstead

Asian sources say that Microsoft is developing a larger Surface tablet, with a diagonal of between 13″ and 14″. Reports claim that the decision was taken based on an improvement in sales of the …

Tags:Apple| iPad| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Microsoft Band – The First Wearable from Microsoft

by Helen Vince

Wearable – There are plenty of new entries in the wearable market these days, however when a major company like Microsoft announces its wearable device, the world takes notice. The new smartband is called Microsoft …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Samsung Owes Microsoft Over $1 Billion

by Super User

Back in 2010, Microsoft started bringing legal action against Android stakeholders, which resulted in various licensing deals. The company refused to announce what was being licensed to the stakeholders – 25 of them, including …

Tags:Android| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Microsoft Confident of ‘Real World’ Windows Feedback

by Super User

One million people are testing Windows 10 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 39), according to Microsoft. About 65% of these have installed the OS on a PC, while 35% have it on a virtual …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21| Windows

Windows 9 Will Ditch Metro

by Super User

Russian tipster Wzor has said that the enterprise version of Windows 9 will be released without the Metro (tile-based) UI. The source also said that Windows 9 would support a 3D mode and Windows …

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