Nadella’s rationale for focusing on business phones, rather than consumer handsets, according to what he told me a year ago, was that business phones are a segment where Windows Phone devices were catching on. It is widely anticipated that one of the editions of the phone will be focused on the consumers which are general, the second edition will be focused towards the enthusiasts and the third edition will be more directed towards the enterprise.
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The new Microsoft Lumia 950 XL not only comes with an impressive 20MP rear camera with PureView technology but it is also powered by a huge 3340mAh battery.
Black_blob says there’s a secure boot exploit that makes it possible to load third-party operating systems on Microsoft’s tablet and that Windows Phone 8.1 already works. In an email sent to various executives and business partners, Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s Executive vice president for the Windows and Devices group, has firmly stated that the company is committed to deliver Windows 10 on mobile devices with small screens and ARM processors.
When Microsoft launched Windows 8, the company also released a version of the operating system created to run on devices with ARM-based processors.
There are so many changes in the latest build that some users might want to wait around for a more stable version of the operating system.
Microsoft Corporation’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) continuum device, the Surface Phone is finally slated to be released in April 2017, according to Windows Central’s sources.
Microsoft announced today that its plans to test the handoff feature for Windows 10, The Verge reported.
Sales of Microsoft’s Lumia devices have been much lower than the company had expected, it will be interesting to see if their new Surface Phone can turn things around.
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Microsoft is expected to position the Surface Phone based on the productivity of the Windows 10 platform. Surface Phone would be a sleek, and stylish handset with different hands on great experience. The difference is believed to be down to a change in the Android marketplace, where we are seeing cheaper and cheaper devices being sold around the world and especially in the emerging markets, such as India and China. Consistent sales of Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book helped to earn revenue up to $1.1 billion in the third quarter, which marks an increase of 61 percent from the same period past year, reports IBTimes.
