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Microsoft to launch smartwatch for holidays - report

2014-10-20 08:47:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Microsoft is preparing to launch a wearable device within the next few weeks, Forbes reported. The gadget is a smart watch that will track a wearer's heart rate and work across different mobile platforms. It will also come with a battery life of more than two days of regular use, sources close to the project said. The wearable will reach stores in time for the year-end holiday season. Forbes first reported in May that Microsoft was working on a smart watch that drew on optical engineering expertise from its Kinect division, and which would sync with iPhones, Android devices and Windows Phones. It was not known what Microsoft will name the device, or what it will cost.

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Microsoft to launch smartwatch within weeks

2014-10-20 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Report claims sensor-packed device will work with iPhones, Android as well as Windows.

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Microsoft to launch DTT tuner for Xbox One in October

2014-08-11 09:38:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Microsoft will launch the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain in late October, giving Xbox One customers a free-to-air DTT alternative to accessing TV content from a cable or satellite STB. The new digital TV tuner will support free-to-air DVB-T, DVB-T2 and DVB-C standards. It will support TV viewing in Snap mode, whereby users can watch TV on the side a leave the main screen for games, Skype or other apps. Customers will also be able to pause live TV, to use the OneGuide TV listings, including VoD and favourite channels, and to change channels by voice with the Kinnect add-on. The DTT tuner will cost GBP 24.99 in the UK and EUR 29.99 in the four other European markets.

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