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Microsoft's Lumia 532 might soon be available in India, if reports are to be believed. The smartphone was unveiled only last month. The reports have been carried by website Zauba. The first reports which were carried by NPU, suggested that the device might be priced in the range of  R s. 6,999 and  R s. 7,499. The report suggests that it might take 2-3 weeks for the device to hit the shelves. Here is a recap of the specifications of the smartphone- 1. Snapdragon 200 chipset 2. Quad-core CPU at 1.2 GHz 3. 4 inch display at 800x480 pixel resolution 4. 1G RAM 5. 8GB internal memory(expandable upto 128GB via microSD card) 6. 5MO main camera, VGA front camera 7. 1560 mAh battery

The invite doesn’t quite give away what the company has in store for the event. The only thing mentioned in the invite is the tagline, “Come along for the ride,” alongside an image of hot air balloon. Recent reports however suggest that the company could take the wraps off Lumia 1330, the successor to last year’s 6-inch Nokia Lumia 1320. From what we’ve heard so far, the Lumia 1330 features a 5.7-inch HD display, a 14-megapixel rear camera and 32GB internal storage. Additionally, it is also believed to include a 5-megapixel selfie camera, a quad-core processor, Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB of RAM. Last year, Nokia had launched its Nokia X lineup of handsets. The phone ran on a forked version of Android and didn’t include Google Mobile Services. But later in the same year, Microsoft ditched the project. Microsoft has also launched a number of affordable handsets including the affordable Lumia 435 in the past couple of weeks, so it won’t be surprising if the company has plans to ad

Microsoft announced that Word, Excel and PowerPoint are now available for technical preview on PC, laptops and that are running the Windows 10 Technical Preview. In the coming weeks, they will open up the preview for the same apps on phones and tablets running Windows 10. These Office apps are optimized for touch screens and mobile use. No keyboard or mouse is required. If you have the windows 10 technical preview then you can go ahead and download these Office apps from windows store beta. These Office apps will come pre-installed for free on phones and tablets running Windows 10, and will be available for download on the Windows Store for other devices.

The newly launched Microsoft Lumia 435 is now available for purchase in India. Those who are interested can now buy the Dual SIM version of this affordable Lumia smartphone from Nokia shop. The price of Lumia 435 in India is Rs. 5,999. Talking about the features, the Lumia 435 comes with a 4-inch of 800 x 480 pixels LCD display panel, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with Adreno 302 GPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of Internal Storage and Windows Phone 8.1 OS with Lumia Denim Update. The phone also include 2MP rear camera and VGA front-facing camera. The phone is available in different color options including bright green, bright orange, white and black. Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM Specifications 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) LCD display 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with Adreno 302 GPU 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, up to 128GB expandable memory with microSD Windows Phone 8.1 OS with Lumia Denim Dual SIM 2MP fixed focus r

Microsoft recently launched a new lock screen replacement app called as Picturesque for Android devices, this app is a part of Microsoft Garage project, it replaces your Android phones stock lock screen and focuses on showing all the information up front. The Picturesque app displays beautiful images from Bing home page to your lock screen and allows you to change the image by just shaking your phone or by swiping to the right. Missed call and text message notifications will be displayed on the lock screen and you can also search directly from the lock screen without unlocking your phone. Here is the full list of features this app offers: Beautiful Bing Homepage images : Beautiful bing images are displayed on your lock screen and the images update daily; you can swipe through the images from past 6 days or can shake your phone to change the image on your lock screen. Search on the lock screen: Using the bing search bar yiu can search for anything directly from

For the first month of 2015 it was expectedly slow on the game releases front, with only a few brand new titles hitting the real and digital shelves. February is looking a much livelier in terms of new releases, however. The two games that jump out from the below list the most are probably the second episode to Telltale's brilliant  Game of Thrones  story-driven title, and Turtle Rock's asymmetrical FPS  Evolve . Other game releases in February include updated versions of  Dynasty Warriors 8  and  Dead or Alive 5 , along with the game of the  SpongeBob HeroPants  movie. Oh, and  Dying Light 's physical release is expected too. Take a look at what games are expected to be released this month on  Microsoft 's Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles: Xbox One Game of Thrones: Episode Two - The Lost Lords - 4th Feb Evolve - 10th Feb Rugby 15 - 10th Feb US The Escapists - 13th Feb Dead or Alive 5 Last Round - 17th Feb Blue Estate: The Game - 18th Feb Drag

Microsoft India has announced that the Xbox 360 is receiving a delicious new price cut, making it all the more affordable for gamers. The console is now selling for Rs 29990 which includes a 250GB HDD and the Kinect sensor in the box. The same model was priced at Rs 2000 more which makes it quite a decent deal. Well, if you’re not a fan of the GPU hogging Kinect, there’s a bundle being offered by Microsoft for a lot cheaper. By shelling out Rs 19990, you’ll land a 500GB Xbox 360 console, and two free game, namely Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Ghosts. However, you won’t be getting physical copies of these titles, but download codes for the digital versions. Additionally, the company is throwing in a 1-month Xbox Live Gold membership for free. You can also get the Xbox 360 for much cheaper, that’s by opting for the lower storage model of 4GB. The standalone unit here will cost you just Rs 12990 which is down from Rs 15990, while the Kinect bundle will set you back by a hefty

Microsoft is investing in Android — that’s a news most of you won’t believe, but it’s true, well sort off.According to Wall Street Journal Microsoft is reportedly planning to become a minority investor in Cyanogen, best known for its customized version of Android. None of them are talking about the deal, and we still don’t know how big Microsoft’s investment may be. Reports state that the two companies are in negotiations to create a new version of Cyanogen’s image that will feature Microsoft’s services, similar to the Nokia X series. The report comes only a few months after Cyanogen declined a Google buyout offer. Cyanogen will probably worth a lot more after additional investments than what Google was willing to pay. Microsoft’s already has Windows Phone, but that platform isn’t exactly exploding. There are more than 50 million people using Cyanogen which would put it at five percent of the one billion active users of Android, and that number will rise significantly if it

Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system-powered high-end smartphone will be available in the summer, suggests a new report. While Windows Phone users are eagerly waiting for first Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones, which will be released in later February, the latest report on the launch on the Windows 10 flagship smartphones has set rumour mills on fire. New Lumia smartphones According to anonymous sources quoted by Chinese website WPDang (translated) the Redmond-headquartered company will announce two new Lumia smartphones at the 2015 Mobile World Congress scheduled to be held in the first week of March in Barcelona. The smartphones would reportedly aim the mid-range and entry-level market segments. One of the smartphones is expected to be the Lumia 1330, which could be the successor to Lumia 1320, and the other one could be a cheaper variant of the Lumia 830, with a PureView camera and less storage capacity. The sources claimed that Microsoft's

The Nokia acquisition should have led Microsoft to come up with a flagship device of its own, however, the tech biggie chose to continue offering budget Windows devices. The Redmond based company has launched quite a few entry and mid-level Lumia smartphones, but nothing that could challenge the higher end Android or iOS devices. However, recent reports suggest that  Microsoft may be looking to launch two new Lumia smartphones at the Mobile World Congress 2015  (MWC 2015), which  will be held at Barcelona this year from March 2-5 . Sources suggest that these new smartphones will once again be an entry-level and a mid-level device. From whatever little we know, both the Lumia smartphones  will run on Windows 10 OS . One of the Lumia handsets that can make its way out is the new Lumia 830  (code-named RSM-1072). It is expected to have a  5 inch 720p display , a  Qualcomm quad-core processor ,  8.7 MP primary camera  and  8 GB internal memory . The fact that the Lumia 930 (

We already knew a lot about Microsoft’s new Windows 10. Thanks to the Windows 10 event of September, and the Technical Preview, which was released just a couple of weeks after the official announcement. Now with the New Year, Microsoft is back again with a new chapter for Windows 10. In its recent Press Event, the company revealed some of the exciting new features which will be coming to Windows 10. The main change in the OS comes to the desktop experience; Windows 10 puts the best of Windows 7 and 8 into a single package. There’s lot more changes to the OS that are to be explored. Below are some of the features which company unveiled.   Cortana : If you are a Windows Phone user then you might be familiar with Cortana: Microsoft’s take on a personal digital assistant. The mobile version of Cortana offers features that are a mixture of Siri and Google Now, but the PC version has a few added features. You can ask for “PowerPoint slides about the charity account,” it’ll search yo

At its January Press Event, Microsoft unveiled some brand new features of Windows 10. The company promised to release the latest build after a couple of days and now it is fulfilling it. Microsoft has released the latest Windows 10 Build 9879 which brings lots of new features like Continuum, Cortana and more.   If you are already running the Windows 10 Technical Preview, then you can download the new build from ‘Windows Update Settings’ > ‘Preview Build’ Option. But if you want to download the ISO image of the OS, then you can hit the download link attached in this post. Download

Microsoft has finally announced that it will be releasing the next version of its Office Suite later this year. To be called as Microsoft Office 2016, this software kit will include some major new changes to match the upcoming Windows 10 Operating System. “We will have more to share on Office 2016 in the coming months, but this suite will remain the comprehensive Office experience you’re long familiar with, best suited for a PC with keyboard and mouse,” says Julia White, Microsoft’s Office general manager. “We expect to make Office 2016 generally available in the second half of 2015.” Microsoft is yet to unveil this new Office 2016. But as per the reports, the company is planning to add various UI tweaks and a Clippy-like helper in this version of Office. It will still look very similar to Office 2013, but it will be touch-optimized. The company plans to release the preview version of Office 2016 for Windows 10 in the coming weeks. But we still don’t know the exact release date

In a surprise move, Microsoft has announced that its upcoming Windows 10 Operating System will be a free upgrade for all Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. The company says for the first year of Windows 10 launch, the interested Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users will be able to upgrade their computer to Microsoft’s latest and major Windows update free of cost. The company says that with this move it will be bringing all the old Windows devices on the same line. Which in other words means that, Windows Developers will be able to focus on greater audience.  While the company hasn’t revealed how it will be providing the update. But seeing the recent Windows 8.1 Update plan we think that it will just make it available free of cost on Windows 7 and 8.1 devices. Microsoft is also promising to provide latest updates to throughout the “supported lifetime for the device.”

We already told you that Microsoft is planning to introduce a new Web Browser, totally different from the Internet Explorer in its upcoming Windows 10 Operating System. Now we have received some new details regarding this web browser. Microsoft has codenamed it Spartan and the company is planning to bring some unique features in this browser. As per the new reports from The Verge, Microsoft’s Spartan will feature inking support, allowing Windows 10 users to easily annotate a web page with a stylus and transfer that to their notes. The interesting is that it will be powered by Microsoft’s very own OneDrive cloud storage service, which means that all the notes will be stored online and you can easily access it from any platform. The company also plans to integrate its new Cortana Digital Assistant in Spartan. With the help of this features, users will be able to search for flights, hotels and other data just with their voice. The company plans to totally customize Cortana on the ba

Microsoft has today announced a new variant of its Lumia 830 and Lumia 930 Windows Phone. These devices will be now available in special golden chassis. The company says that you might see it on sale starting next week. But we still don’t have any exact release date for the same. This Gold variant is similar to the normal variants of Lumia 830 and 930, except the golden finish on the chassis. Microsoft says that the Lumia 930 Gold will be coming first this week, followed by the white variant of the same at the end of the month.  As similar to 930, the Lumia 830 Gold will also come in Black and White color variants, but in February. Microsoft says that both of these devices will be available for purchase in Europe, Asia Pacific and China, India, the Middle East and Africa. The Price will vary according to the market and the operator. Do you want more TechChaitu  Updates ? Enter your email address:

Microsoft is today launching its most affordable smartphone. The company has today unveiled Nokia 2015, which comes with the price tag of $29 and is capable of running most of the popular apps like Facebook, Twitter, Messenger, Opera Mini, Bind and more. Seeing the status of Nokia’s budget friendly smartphone all over the world, it will be not wrong to say that this new Nokia 215 will be an excellent choice for entry-level users, who just want a phone with basic features.   Apart from that, Noka 215 has got a 2.4-inch of QVGA 320 x 240 pixel display screen, along with a rear camera of 0.3-megapixel, built-in torch, MP3 Player and FM Radio system. You can also connect it with a Bluetooth headset or speaker. The company is claiming that this mobile phone will offer battery backup of 29 days on standby. Nokia 215 will be on sale in Asia, Africa and Europe. Do you want more TechChaitu  Updates ? Enter your email address:

For all those who hated Internet Explorer, here is a good news. Microsoft is reportedly planning to launch a new web browser, codenamed Spartan for its new Windows 10Operating System. So, by default there will two web browser in Windows 10, one Spartan and another one Internet Explorer, as reported by ZDNet. The report claims that this new web browser will look “more like Chrome and Firefox” and will also include support for extensions, as Chrome and Firefox does. But the software giant will continue to use the Chakra JavaScript engine and Trident rendering engine in this browser too, instead of using WebKit technology, which you will find in Apple’s Safari web browser. Google Chrome already comes with the custom version of WebKit to offer great performance. Let’s see if this new web browser will be able to get good popularity or not. The company has already scheduled a Windows 10 event on January 21st. So, we will be hearing more next month. Do you want more TechCha

New screenshots from recent internal builds of Windows 10 have revealed that the Settings app has received a huge make over, along with the title bar which now has a dedicated full screen button. The screenshots also reveal that elements within the Control Panel are slowly going away, with features being stripped in place of messages which tell users to use the new Settings app. From the screenshots, it's clear that Microsoft has started with the user-interface updates, something that we claimed would begin to happen this month. WinBeta understands that a lot more than just the Settings app within Windows 10 is set to get a face lift, including File Explorer which was mentioned by Gabe Aul recently. The fact that elements within the Control Panel are being removed with messages telling users to use the Settings app may mean that Microsoft is planning to remove the Control Panel completely. This is something that has been rumored for sometime now, and it looks like it may