SCIENCE-FICTION COME TO LIFE:MICROSOFT HOLOLENS

Microsoft has just revealed its next great innovation: Windows Holographic. It's an augmented reality experience that employs a headset, much like all the VR goggles that are currently rising in popularity, but Microsoft's solution adds holograms to the world around you. The HoloLens headset is described as "the most advanced holographic computer the world has ever seen." It's a self-contained computer, including a CPU, a GPU, and a dedicated holographic processor. The dark visor up front contains a see-through display, there's spatial sound so you can "hear" hologram

s behind you, and HoloLens also integrates a set of motion and environmental sensors. 

NO WIRES OR PC REQUIRED, IT'S A SELF-CONTAINED HOLOGRAM GENERATOR 
Though still early in its development, HoloLens will be made available "in the Windows 10 timeframe" which could mean anything from 12 months to five years  and, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, it will be priced "for both enterprise and consumers to use it." Microsoft has already shown HoloLens to at least one games publisher, with Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick describing the experience as "extraordinary."

Keyboard developed by Microsoft for iOS ,Android and Windows tablet

Microsoft has developed a keyboard designed for iOS,Android and Windows tablets in its latest move to underline the company's focus on providing software services.

The company plans to release the

Universal Mobile Keyboard next month for $79.95.

According to a report by The Verge, the new keyboard is a lot like Logitech's K480 keyboard. Microsoft's version includes a key to switch between iOS, Android, and Windows Bluetooth modes.

The keyboard is unique in Microsoft's range of wired and wireless keyboards without the conventional Windows key.

The Universal Mobile Keyboard requires only 10 minutes of charging for a full day's use.

source:http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/microsoft-makes-keyboard-for-ios-android-windows-tablets/1/210461.html

Nokia.com yields to new site

Nokia.com is being retired in favor of a new Microsoft-branded site.

When users visit the Nokia.com UK site, they are informed that "Nokia devices and services have moved to a new website" and are urged to "step inside our new home." While the Nokia.com page still shows some basic information on Lumia handsets, the new site offers a richer, fuller pallet of pitches on what Microsoft is offering a la Lumia.

The news was tweeted to the world by the Nokia UK team.

The US Nokia site is still operating as normal and it's not clear when the changeover might be made there.

The new Microsoft Mobile Devices site is simple in its structure, featuring big images and pages focused on phones and tablets, accessories, apps, and support.

The shift away from the old Nokia.com way of doing things comes after Microsoft confirmed that it will phase out the Nokia name, deciding instead to keep just "Lumia" as the central branding for its mobile products. A leak earlier this month also suggested that Microsoft is planning to ditch the "Phone" from its "Windows Phone" branding and will instead use just "Windows" for its products. Microsoft has yet to confirm that's the case, and on its new Mobile Devices page, the company still lists "Windows Phone" for the operating system running on Nokia products.

Microsoft acquired Nokia's devices and services business earlier this year for $7.2 billion. Since that time, it has announced a series of layoffs that include the departure of 12,500 employees who came aboard in the Nokia acquisition.