Like previous Windows versions before it, Microsoft has committed to a ten-year support lifecycle for Windows 10. The company confirmed the news just days before the OS is scheduled to arrive on July 29. According to the Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet, the end of mainstream support for Windows 10 will come on October 14, 2020. Extended support, meanwhile, will come …
Lumia 940 no more: slim metal 950/950 XL tipped for November release with USB-C
Last week, a Chinese tech blog dedicated to Windows Phone that has often broken credible leaks before, claimed that Microsoft will skip a flagship Lumia generation, and go from the current Lumia 930numbering straight to Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL. “If nobody wants to make Windows phones, we will make them ourselves,” said Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella, and they are indeed …
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 said to launch October with Intel Skylake chips and Windows 10 on board
A fresh report from Digitimes, quoting the usual unnamed industry insider sources, says that Microsoft has notified its upstream supply chain to start shipping components for the upcoming Surface Pro 4 in September. The report then moves on to note that the tablet should hit the market in October. The same report also claims that Microsoft Surface Pro 3 shipment …
Nokia Inks IT Infrastructure Deal With HP, Microsoft, Telefonica
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia Friday said it has partnered with HP,Microsoft and Telefonica for collaboration in IT infrastructure and workplace space. The transformation is planned to be completed during the first quarter of 2017, Nokiasaid in a statement. “With the new cloud-based architecture in place, the company will be in a unique position to harness the …
Microsoft India Launches Edu-Cloud With Aim to ‘Make Learning Fun’
Microsoft India on Tuesday unveiled Edu-Cloud, a cloud computing-based offering, designed to offer digital learning and teaching in schools and higher educational institutions through virtual learning platforms in India. Bhaskar Pramanik, Microsoft India Chairman, said Edu-Cloud is expected to benefit 1 million teachers and 6 million students in over 1,500 institutes over the next 18 months. “Today’s students are …
Microsoft seeks to recruit autistic workers
The tech giant is to start by offering 10 places on a pilot scheme based at its Redmond headquarters. Senior executive Mary Ellen Smith said: “People with autism bring strengths that we need at Microsoft.” The UK’s National Autistic Society welcomed the move but said that other firms should do more to tap into the skills offered by many people …