According to the latest rumors, Lumia 650 will be the only Microsoft Smartphone in 2016. Since the performance of the gadget is far from a flagship level, the decision of the American company to manage such a device seems at least strange. However, there is a chance that this evil tongues trying to cut the ground from under the feet of Microsoft. Like it or not, we learn over time, but for now we want to inform you that one of the British retailers rather all of a sudden opened pre-order the Lumia 650. Recall that the official premiere of the smartphone to be held in mid-February, possibly at the MWC 2016 Barcelona. Retailer estimate future novelty of 200 pounds (about 22.5 thousand. Rubles). According to the information on the website, Lumia 650 will receive 5 '' HD-screen, 4-core processor with a frequency of 1.1 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of internal memory expandable, 8-megapixel camera and a 2000 mAh battery. "Out of the box" smartphone will run on Windows 10. The ... Read more »

Russian Yota Devices has made a name for itself in the international arena thanks to smart phones with two screens. Many Western and Chinese companies appreciated this concept. Someone immediately began to develop its own version YotaPhone, but Microsoft has gone the other way. According to the source, the research division of the American company is working on a laptop covers with built-in energy efficient TVs. In the image below you can see some of the scenarios of this accessory. For example, the additional screen may serve as a keyboard, display and other notifications. It is reported that the display for such cover is made by technology e-Ink. At the moment, Microsoft Research is closely communicates with the Lumia unit to determine whether the company's engineers to turn a very interesting concept into a real product. What do you think about this idea?

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In December, Xiaomi and Microsoft released a firmware from Windows 10 on board for Xiaomi Mi4. Today, the release of new updates for all users of the software. The new build brings a lot of changes and improvements. In particular, programmers managed to improve the quality of images in the macro mode to optimize battery consumption, and quick settings panel began to work much more stable. Also, problems have been corrected the alarm, the screen fading, Outlook synchronization and charging off. If you are testing on Windows 10 Xiaomi Mi4, update should make you happy, because these improvements and fixes have been waiting many owners of Chinese flagship. Check fresh software in the appropriate section of your smartphone.

Yesterday, Apple executives will report on the first quarter of fiscal 2016. If you are confused that the calendar only in January, while US corporations have ended the first quarter, we hasten to inform you that in the business world are all a little different. From Apple, for example, the fiscal year begins in October and not in January. As expected, the company set a new record.

 Apple's revenue in this period amounted to $ 75.9 billion, the net profit of the company - $ 18.4 billion. For comparison, in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, Apple had $ 74.6 billion, of which $ 18 billion - net profit.

In the reporting period the company sold 74.8 million iPhone. This is only 300 thousand. Units more than the previous year. Nevertheless, it is a new record. Experts estimate that to achieve this result, Apple needs to be sold around the clock for 34 thousand. IPhone hour for 13 weeks. Also, Apple has managed to sell 5.3 mi ... Read more »