Microsoft has ended support for its Windows 8 smartphones, as the US tech giant focuses on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile.
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Jul 13, 2017
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Microsoft, after failing to build a smartphone hub to rival Google or Apple, is trying to change the conversation.
Software
May 3, 2016
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Android-powered smartphones extended their lead in the global marketplace in the third quarter, helped by growth in emerging markets, a survey showed Wednesday.
Software
Nov 18, 2015
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The success of Microsoft's fall lineup of devices will ride on the company's ability to convince people who got free Windows 10 software upgrades this summer to spring for new devices—specifically, Windows devices.
Software
Oct 6, 2015
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Facebook on Wednesday began testing a Messenger app virtual assistant that the leading social network said goes beyond artificial intelligence programs already on the market.
Software
Aug 26, 2015
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Microsoft said Monday its Cortana virtual assistant software was available to users of Android mobile devices.
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Aug 24, 2015
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Microsoft announced plans Wednesday to cut 7,800 jobs and write down the value of its struggling mobile phone division acquired last year from Nokia by some $7.6 billion—fresh evidence of its woes in the global smartphone ...
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Jul 8, 2015
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New features promised for smartphones, tablets and watches could improve how we interact with technology. Although it's too soon to tell how well these will work in practice, here's a look at what I'm looking forward to most ...
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Jun 10, 2015
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Microsoft's Cortana virtual assistant will be released later this year for users of Google and Apple smartphones.
Software
May 28, 2015
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Microsoft hopes to get more people using the next version of its Windows software on all kinds of devices by giving them access to many of the same apps they're already using on Apple or Android phones.
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Apr 29, 2015
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