Nokia Lumia 630′s Launched Today

Microsoft Mobile Oy launched the Lumia 630 in India on Monday. The Lumia 630 smartphone came with a price of Rs 10,500 for the single SIM and Rs 11,500 for the dual SIM. 

Microsoft and Nokia deal to seal $7.5 billion this week

According to the Microsoft statement on Monday that it had “completed the steps necessary” to seal the deal for Nokia’s devices and services business on April 25th. 

This deal will wrap up its 5.4 billion euro ($7.5 billion) takeover of Nokia's handset business on Friday, after making a few tweaks to the long-awaited deal.

Source: cnbc.com

Antoine Leblond Windows Exec leaving Microsoft Corporation almost after 25 years

After appointing Microsoft New CEO “Satya Nadella” now organization is taking new shape and at the same time, those executives who were passed over for the CEO role and those who lost power in last year’s reorganization are starting to leave the organization

Re/Code reports today, is Antoine Leblond. A Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed to us that Mr Leblond is, indeed, leaving the company. Re/Code cites an internal email from Leblond in which he announces his departure. In it, Leblond writes that “after almost 25 years, I’ve decided it’s time for me to go out and see what the non-Microsoft world has to offer” and stresses that he “will never look back on all of these years with anything but fondness, pride in what we’ve accomplished together, and a real appreciation for having been lucky enough to be part of so many awesome things.”

Antoine Leblond was Microsoft’s Vice President for Windows Web Services, which put him in charge of quite a number of Microsoft products, including the Windows 8 store and the ecosystem around it.

Source by: techcrunch.com