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Julia Martin

Julia Martin
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She has been writing columns on consumer gadgets for over 2 years now. Her areas of interest include smartphones, tablets, mobile operating systems and apps. She holds an M.C.S. degree from Texas A&M University.

Microsoft plans a Surface Phone?

Microsoft's Corporate Vice President for the Surface division Panos Panay was recently interviewed by folks at Wired, which has apparently led to a speculation...

Microsoft Corporation restructuring continues cutting about 1000 jobs: NYT

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) said earlier in July that it'll be laying off 7800 employees of its workforce, and now the company has reportedly...

Microsoft HoloLens Roadshow 2015 coming to 11 US cities in October and November

Microsoft has announced that it'll be touring across 11 cities in the US and Canada with its HoloLens augmented reality headset. The software giant...

Microsoft surprises everyone with Surface Book and Surface Pro 4

Microsoft did have a few surprises in store at its Windows 10 event in New York. After unveiling the highly anticipated current-gen Surface Pro...

Skype for Windows desktop breaks language barriers with Skype Translator

Microsoft's Skype Translator app now arrives on its Skype for Windows desktop app, the company announced today in a blog post.The new built-in translator...

Microsoft Office 2016 for Windows available worldwide

Microsoft has finally started the global rollout of its Office 2016 productivity suite; the company announced on Tuesday. Users with an existing Office 365...

Skype releases ORTC APIs for Microsoft Edge to support for voice, video calls without...

Microsoft's Skype team has announced the availability of ORTC API, which will essentially allow users to make voice and video calls without the need...

Microsoft and Salesforce forge stronger ties at Dreamforce 2015

Microsoft and Salesforce have made an announcement in San Francisco at Dreamforce 2015, the latter's customer extravaganza that the duo will be building upon...

Microsoft Cortana in the Car reportedly in trial mode

Microsoft is apparently working on an initiative that might bring its digital personal assistant ‘Cortana’ in your car. At the company's TechDays conference on...

Microsoft delays Windows 10 Threshold 2 until November due to instability issues

Over the past month, Windows 10 users have seen mere patches to the latest OS, though reports suggest the Windows maker seems to be...

Microsoft’s $499 Xbox One Elite bundle Preorders exclusively at GameStop.com, MicrosoftStore.com

Microsoft just announced the new Xbox One Elite bundle on Monday aimed at pro-gamers. Priced at $499, the new 'ELITE' Xbox One is now...

Replace Google Now with Microsoft’s Cortana on your Android device

After a slew of leaks and a private beta, Microsoft has now officially rolled out the first public beta of its digital virtual assistant...

Torrent trackers curse Microsoft Windows 10 over privacy intrusions

Since the launch of Microsoft's latest Windows 10 for PCs last month, the company has been facing immense backlash over various privacy intrusions. So...

Microsoft patches Zero-day flaw in all versions of Internet Explorer, while Edge is safe

Microsoft has released a critical out-of-band security update on Tuesday to fix a zero-day vulnerability in its Internet Explorer. The company says that all...

Microsoft tightens its grip on counterfeit games or hardware peripherals with Windows 10

Microsoft has updated its Windows 10 End User License Agreement (EULA), according to which the newly launched Windows 10 will be able to identify...

Microsoft’s Skype for Business Preview program opens up for iOS and Android users

Microsoft is now rolling previews of its Skype for Business app for iOS and Android. The new iOS and Android clients for the app,...

Skype for Web and Outlook.com now offer support for group voice and video calls

Microsoft has now added free voice and video calling for both its Skype for the web (still in beta) and Skype for Outlook.com. Both...

Download Windows 10, ISOs and Media Creation Tool are available now

Windows 10 is now being gradually rolled out – in 190 countries – to users via Windows update, though users who prefer doing a...