• Never Mind, The Microsoft Band Is Official

  Yes, we just got done telling you all about some Microsoft Band rumors, but don't bother with those: The Microsoft Band is officially official . The 10-sensor fitness tracker, which should last two days on a charge, will go on sale tomorrow for $199. Read more...

• Microsoft Band wearable surfaces early in app releases

  For reasons unknown, a trio of Microsoft apps have arrived in the big three app stores, with the Apple version in particular showing off a wearable called "Band" that is, presumably, the device expected to launch officially in the near future. Not much is revealed by the three app…

• Microsoft's health revolution is here, starting with a $199 fitness tracker

  Microsoft's fitness tracking ambitions are not small. Yusuf Mehdi is sitting at a conference table at the company's campus in Redmond, WA, crossed legs revealing the sneakers he's wearing, talking to me on Skype as he swipes through a presentation on his Surface. Microsoft's Corporate…

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• Microsoft outs Band fitness wearable in Apple App store screenshots

  Device's sensors will track heart rate, steps taken, calories burned and sleep, according to a Microsoft privacy statement.

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• Looks Like Microsoft Just Leaked Its Own Fitness Band

   Whoops! Before Microsoft even got a chance to announce that they're making a fitness tracking band (a la Jawbone Up, Fitbit Force, etc.), the device's companion syncing app has found its way onto the Mac App Store. Read More

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• Microsoft cut loose 3,000 employees today

  This summer Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella revealed a planned workforce reduction that would ultimately result in 18,000 or so employees being cut loose. The reason behind it was to "realign our workforce" toward better fitting its current business goal, with the most notable cuts being…

• Microsoft enters the health wearables space with $199 'Band' bracelet

  A Microsoft smartwatch design patent was released last spring. And, more recently, a Microsoft wearable was approved by the FCC.

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• Here's Our First Glimpse of Microsoft's Fitness Band

  We'd heard that Microsoft would have a new wearable device soon, and now we may have our first look at the goods. Microsoft already has a companion app on the Mac App Store , which shows what the new Microsoft Band will probably look like. Read more...

• Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with Windows 13″ model expands lineup

  Earlier this month we went hands-on with Lenovo's new Yoga Tablet 2 with Windows (and Android), which was revealed in both 8-inch and 10-inch iterations. The maker has expanded upon this, introducing another slate into the lineup: the Yoga Tablet 2 with Windows 13-inch model (not to be confused…

• Lenovo's new 13-inch 'Yoga' tablet is as big as its Windows Ultrabooks

  Lenovo seems to be coming full circle. After knocking our socks off with the original Yoga, a 13-inch Ultrabook whose screen could fold all the way back, the company followed up with a spinoff product called the Yoga Tablet. Today, the lineup...

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• 'Microsoft Band' fitness tracker leaks out (update: goes on sale Thursday for $199)

  It looks like the curtains have been raised early on Microsoft's attempt to join the wearable game. Windows Central points out that sync apps have appeared in the Mac and Android app stores (update: and Microsoft's), set to personalize and track data...

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• 'Microsoft Band' wearable revealed in app store leaks

  Microsoft is  expected to unveil its fitness band very soon and the company appears to have leaked its new wearable a little early. A  Microsoft Band Sync app has appeared in the Mac App Store today, indicating that the company's new wearable will simply be named Microsoft Band when it debuts.…

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