• Microsoft's Band has some flaws but offers a lot for the price

  I've been wearing the device around for a few days now, and while I definitely have my complaints about the device's performance, interface, and app, I definitely feel like I'm getting $200's worth of fitness tracker.

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• Microsoft now lets Windows Phone developers swap ad networks

  This solution calls a second or third ad network if the first designated one can't fill the spot.

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• Microsoft offers prorated Office 365 refunds to paid subscribers after making mobile editing free

  Following Microsoft's announcement yesterday that you can now create and edit documents using its mobile Office apps for free, there is some good news for Office 365 subscribers regretting their purchase. The company is offering prorated refunds, though you'll have to apply, and there's…

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• First Microsoft Lumia phone to be revealed next week

  The new smartphone, set to debut Tuesday, drops the Nokia logo and marks a new chapter for the Lumia family of mobile devices.

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• Microsoft's first Lumia smartphone is almost here

  There are many Windows Phone Lumia handsets in stores, but these devices still have Nokia branding, which Microsoft has to ditch. However, that's about to soon change, as the company next week will release its first ever Lumia handset that doesn't have Nokia written anywhere on it. As The Verge…

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