Microsoft event happening October 6, new flagship Lumia phones and more expected

Microsoft event happening October 6, new flagship Lumia phones and more expected photo Microsoft event happening October 6, new flagship Lumia phones and more expected

Although the full invitation is frustratingly vague on what we’ll see at that event, the #windows10devices at least lets us know it’s hardware.



It’s all still in the rumor state at this point, but if Evan Blass turns out to be accurate and Microsoft does indeed plan to take the wraps off its new Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL on October. 10, we’ll soon get the official scoop straight from the source.

The event will be taking place in New York City and Paul and I will be there to cover the event live.

According to Mary Jo Foley of CNet, Microsoft will announce the Surface tablet, two new smartphones running Windows 10, and an updated version of the Microsoft Band fitness tracker. It’s believed that Microsoft will launch both the Surface Pro 4 and a pair of flagship Windows Phone devices, codenamed Cityman and Talkman. Microsoft is likely to release either the build 10536 or a fresh one to everyone in couple of days. It did this with the Surface Pro 3 previous year. Microsoft hasn’t revealed anything regarding this device because the company wishes to build up interest and momentum behind the Surface Pro 4.

The delay in showing the date and time on the Lock screen has been improved. So, don’t expect the new build until these issues are resolved. He said that the bug which would cause users to re-flash their device before moving on to newer builds was the main reason behind the company’s decision. The latest rumors also suggest that both these variants will include the new Skylake processor which has been designed to be fanless and as a result, hardware manufacturers will be able to build thinner devices. Frequent reboots were necessary to restore normal service and performance was so slow at times that I wondered whether Windows 10 Mobile was wading through treacle. It’s Microsoft Store website offers $150 or more in savings on Surface Pro 3s right now.

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