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Lenovo announced that global technology industry leaders Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Baidu Chairman and CEO Robin Li will join Lenovo chairman and CEO Yang Yuanqing for the keynote address at Lenovo Tech World on May 28 in Beijing. These technology leaders will share their vision for disruptive computing opportunities, unveil innovative technologies that are closer on the horizon, and discuss the role that partnerships play in creating a robust hardware and software ecosystem.

Windows 10 isn’t just a new version of the operating system, Microsoft’s Stella Chernyak said, “With Windows 10 we have a new generation that’s Windows as a Service. Windows Update for Business is an update delivery mechanism that we expect will help customers adopt the Windows as a Service model and which will also reduce the cost of device management.”

Microsoft, while announcing the return of its preloaded Windows games such as Solitaire, Hearts, and Minesweeper in Windows 10, also said that King Digital Entertainment’s very popular Candy Crush game will come preloaded with the OS as well.

Tech-giant Microsoft is all set to introduce Windows 10 for phones with a lot of new features for techies who are part of the preview program. The updated Windows will support Lumia 930/Lumia Icon, Lumia 640 and 640XL. It also announces the update to a non-Lumia smartphone for the first time ever. Microsoft said that Windows 10 will be unveiled for phones after it is launched for PCs.

Microsoft is ramping up the momentum of its mobile business and is driving itself towards the low-end, budget market segment to stay right in the middle of the competition in emerging markets like India. The strategy continues to yield results as analysts say that nearly 78 percent of market demand is for phones in the sub-Rs 10, 000 range. “We at Microsoft believe that the smartphone is the new PC and a PC helps any user to multi-task and to do more with one device,” said Raghuvesh Sarup, Director—Marketing, Microsoft Devices India.

Microsoft launched its Hyperlapse technology as apps for various platforms. The first-person time-lapse video-making app has been made available for Windows Phone, preview versions for Android and Windows, apart from a version for Microsoft Azure Media Services. The Microsoft Hyperlapse app lets them save videos in multiple speeds ranging from 1x to 32x and share them via social media or emails.

Microsoft has launched its Lumia 430 dual SIM card smartphone with the Windows 8.1 operating system. “We have introduced Lumia 430 at an affordable cost of Rs 5,299 to enhance our share in the Indian market. It is a dual SIM card smartphone with the right hardware, software, services and applications,” said Anant Mittal, Microsoft Mobile Devices Director (West). The company has also launched its ‘Knockout On Wheels’ van which will cover 200 cities to get youngsters to experience Windows-based phones.

Microsoft said its Bing search engine would be reconfigured to give more prominence to mobile-friendly websites, an acknowledgment of the growing importance of smartphones and other mobile devices. “Based on data from user’s interaction with Bing, we have seen that mobile users are able to satisfy their information needs much faster on searches that return more mobile-friendly results,” said Microsoft’s Shyam Jayasankar in a blog post.

Microsoft has released the Lumia 540 in India, priced at Rs 10,199. The Lumia 540 is equipped with a 5-inch 720p display which offers a pixel density of 294ppi and is powered by the Snapdragon 200 processor paired with 1GB of RAM.

Microsoft has officially announced that Windows 10 for smartphones and tablets will be called Windows 10 Mobile. Windows 10 Mobile boasts the new universal Windows apps that are included in Windows 10 Home, as well as the new touch-optimised version of Office. Windows 10 Mobile will enable some new devices to take advantage of Continuum for phone, so people can use their phone like a PC when connected to a larger screen.