<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
services	I-Application
are	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
proprietary	O
mobile	B-Application
services	I-Application
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
they	O
are	O
typically	O
offered	O
through	O
mobile	O
applications	O
and	O
mobile	O
browser	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
(	O
operating	O
system	O
)	O
|	O
platforms	O
,	O
BREW	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
mobile	B-Application
services	I-Application
are	O
typically	O
connected	O
with	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
and	O
often	O
come	O
preinstalled	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
own	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
while	O
they	O
are	O
offered	O
via	O
various	O
means	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
started	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
mobile	O
computing	O
platforms	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
in	O
1996	O
and	O
later	O
added	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Pocket	O
Office	O
suite	O
to	O
their	O
Handheld	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
line	O
of	O
PDAs	O
in	O
April	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
December	O
2014	O
to	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
corporate	O
acquisitions	O
,	O
buying	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
applications	O
listed	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
including	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
,	O
Sunrise	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
,	O
Datazen	O
,	O
Wunderlist	B-Operating_System
,	O
Echo	O
Notification	O
Lockscreen	O
,	O
and	O
MileIQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Applications	O
and	O
Web	O
ServicesMobile	O
ServiceAppWebSMSExchange	O
ActiveSyncDescriptionStatusCalendar	O
Mobile	O
10px	O
10px	O
10pxWeb-based	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
Calendar	O
designed	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
to	O
view	O
,	O
schedule	O
and	O
manage	O
calendar	O
appointments	O
and	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SMS	O
service	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
query	O
today	O
and	O
tomorrow	O
's	O
appointments	O
in	O
their	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
CalendarFinalContacts	O
Mobile	O
10px	O
10px	O
10px	O
10pxWeb-based	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
Contacts	O
designed	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
for	O
access	O
to	O
contact	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Client-based	O
version	O
allows	O
integration	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
contact	O
list	O
with	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
's	O
address	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
query	O
contact	O
information	O
via	O
SMSFinalGroups	O
Mobile	O
10px	O
Web-based	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
Groups	O
designed	O
for	O
mobile	O
devicesFinalOutlook	O
Mobile	O
10px	O
10px	O
10px	O
10pxWeb	O
-	O
and	O
client-based	O
version	O
of	O
Outlook	B-Operating_System
that	O
targets	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
and	O
allow	O
new	O
email	O
alerts	O
via	O
SMSFinalWindows	O
Live	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
Mobile	O
10px	O
10px	O
10pxWeb	O
-	O
and	O
client-based	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
that	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
and	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
send	O
instant	O
messages	O
via	O
SMSFinalProfile	O
Mobile	O
10px	O
View	O
and	O
update	O
user	O
's	O
own	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
Profile	O
information	O
using	O
a	O
mobile	O
deviceFinalOneDrive	O
Mobile	O
10px	O
10px	O
Web-based	O
version	O
of	O
OneDrive	B-Application
designed	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
for	O
accessing	O
documents	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bing	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
Live	B-Application
Search	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
website	O
and	O
collection	O
of	O
applications	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
central	O
hub	O
for	O
Bing	O
services	O
and	O
websites	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
"	O
cards	O
"	O
that	O
present	O
information	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
and	O
enables	O
Bing	O
Rewards	O
for	O
US-based	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bing	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
homepage	O
shows	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
search	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
card	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
personalised	O
to	O
show	O
headlines	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
personal	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
browsing	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
Bing	O
on	O
their	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
through	O
WAP	O
or	O
GPRS	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
HTML-ready	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
such	O
as	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
touch-screen	O
Windows	B-Protocol
phones	I-Protocol
,	O
further	O
features	O
are	O
available	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mobile	O
Application	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
application	O
for	O
non-Windows	O
phones	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
richer	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
application	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phones	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
application	O
for	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Binary	B-Application
Runtime	I-Application
Environment	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wireless	I-Application
(	O
BREW	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turn-by-turn	O
navigation	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
6.x	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hub	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7.x	O
and	O
later	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bing	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
(	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	O
Touch	O
,	O
iPad	B-Device
)	O
includes	O
these	O
further	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bing	O
app	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
phones	I-Protocol
,	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
devices	O
,	O
all	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
several	O
BREW	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	O
Touch	O
,	O
and	O
Sidekick	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
Cortana	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
operating	O
system	O
,	O
Cortana	O
is	O
a	O
digital	B-Protocol
personal	I-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
with	O
music	O
searching	O
capabilities	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
tell	O
jokes	O
,	O
show	O
the	O
latest	O
headlines	O
,	O
predict	O
sports	O
events	O
,	O
enable	O
"	O
quiet	O
hours	O
"	O
and	O
show	O
relevant	O
local	O
data	O
using	O
Foursquare	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groove	O
Music	O
was	O
launched	O
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
as	O
Xbox	B-Device
Music	O
,	O
a	O
rebranded	O
version	O
of	O
Zune	B-Library
,	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Music	O
+	O
Videos	O
Hub	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
content	O
they	O
've	O
bought	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Music	O
Pass	O
and	O
stream	O
it	O
to	O
their	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
Xbox	B-Device
Music	O
was	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
exclusive	O
application	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
iTunes	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
though	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
application	O
did	O
have	O
more	O
features	O
than	O
its	O
counterparts	O
but	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
unbundling	O
several	O
core	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
service	O
such	O
as	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
and	O
FM	O
radio	O
(	O
which	O
got	O
their	O
own	O
applications	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
Microsoft	O
enabled	O
OneDrive	B-Application
integration	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
stream	O
the	O
songs	O
they	O
've	O
stored	O
on	O
OneDrive	B-Application
via	O
Groove	O
Music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
works	O
only	O
if	O
the	O
files	O
are	O
in	O
a	O
OneDrive	B-Application
folder	O
named	O
"	O
Music	O
"	O
and	O
otherwise	O
ca	O
n't	O
detect	O
any	O
other	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JobLens	O
(	O
previously	O
Nokia	O
JobLens	O
)	O
,	O
Boston	O
University	O
JobLens	O
and	O
Internships	O
Lens	O
are	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
applications	O
,	O
JobsLens	O
was	O
originally	O
launched	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
largely	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
user	O
interface	O
as	O
the	O
CityLens	O
application	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
the	O
Here	B-Application
maps	I-Application
 '	I-Application
LiveSight	O
technology	O
to	O
visualise	O
the	O
possible	O
employment	O
options	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
JobLens	O
offers	O
filters	O
for	O
specific	O
jobs	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
preferences	O
and	O
jobs	O
recommended	O
by	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
social	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JobLens	O
gathers	O
data	O
from	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
,	O
Salary.com,	O
and	O
Zillow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JobLens	O
users	O
may	O
use	O
Microsoft	B-Application
OneDrive	I-Application
to	O
store	O
their	O
CVs	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internships	O
Lens	O
is	O
an	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
application	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	O
(	O
previously	O
Nokia	O
)	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Internships.com	O
and	O
works	O
similar	O
to	O
JobLens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
Here	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
 '	I-Application
LiveSight	O
technology	O
to	O
augment	O
possible	O
employment	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
retire	O
the	O
applications	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumia	B-Language
Beta	I-Language
Apps	I-Language
(	O
previously	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Language
Beta	I-Language
Labs	I-Language
)	O
facilitates	O
beta	O
applications	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
or	O
select	O
3rd	O
party	O
developers	O
for	O
Lumia	B-Device
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
collects	O
feedback	O
through	O
UserVoice	B-Application
and	O
has	O
since	O
launched	O
several	O
new	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Cinemagraph	O
Beta	O
and	O
Gestures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
discontinued	O
the	O
Nokia	O
Camera	O
Beta	O
trial	O
and	O
re-released	O
the	O
Beta	O
app	O
as	O
"	O
Lumia	B-Device
Camera	I-Device
Classic	I-Device
"	O
while	O
implementing	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
Camera	O
app	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
added	O
OneDrive	B-Application
integration	O
to	O
Lumia	B-Device
Cinemagraph	O
(	O
formerly	O
Nokia	O
Cinemagraph	O
)	O
after	O
first	O
trialing	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Language
Beta	I-Language
Apps	I-Language
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
Join	B-Application
Conference	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
Nokia	B-Application
Conference	I-Application
)	O
was	O
made	O
public	O
for	O
all	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phones	I-Protocol
but	O
republished	O
under	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Garage	I-Application
,	O
and	O
reduced	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
markets	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumia	B-Device
imaging	B-Application
apps	O
(	O
earlier	O
the	O
Nokia	O
imaging	B-Application
apps	O
)	O
are	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
imaging	B-Application
applications	O
formerly	O
by	O
Nokia	O
and	O
now	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
bundled	O
with	O
its	O
Lumia	B-Device
line	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumia	B-Device
imaging	B-Application
applications	O
were	O
originally	O
based	O
on	O
technology	O
from	O
the	O
Nokia	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Scalado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
Cinemagraph	O
app	O
enables	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
subtle	O
animated	O
GIFs	O
(	O
or	O
Cinemagraphs	O
)	O
from	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
Microsoft	O
would	O
include	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
Camera	O
application	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
become	O
a	O
Lumia	B-Device
exclusive	O
application	O
unlike	O
the	O
other	O
imaging	B-Application
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
Imaging	B-Application
SDK	O
3.0	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
Imaging	B-Application
SDK	O
would	O
support	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Universal	O
Application	O
Platform	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
languages	O
as	O
other	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
applications	O
such	O
as	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
JavaScript	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Visual	O
Basic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
that	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
Imaging	B-Application
SDK	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
implemented	O
for	O
form	O
factors	O
other	O
than	O
just	O
Nokia	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
smartphones	O
as	O
the	O
SDK	O
could	O
now	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
tablets	O
and	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
Microsoft	O
bundled	O
a	O
preinstalled	O
email	O
client	O
that	O
supports	O
Outlook.com,	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
,	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Mail	O
,	O
iCloud	B-Application
,	O
IBM	B-Application
Notes	I-Application
Traveler	I-Application
and	O
Gmail	B-Application
natively	O
and	O
supports	O
many	O
other	O
services	O
via	O
the	O
POP	B-Protocol
and	O
IMAP	B-Protocol
protocols	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
added	O
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Community	O
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	O
Community	O
,	O
Nokia	O
Support	O
Discussions	O
,	O
Nokia	O
Discussions	O
,	O
and	O
Ovi	B-Application
Support	O
Discussions	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
discussion	O
board	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
ask	O
questions	O
about	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
and	O
services	O
and	O
contribute	O
by	O
giving	O
insight	O
and	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
hosts	O
information	O
about	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
(	O
including	O
non-Nokia	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
devices	O
by	O
other	O
OEMs	O
)	O
,	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
,	O
S30	O
,	O
S40	B-Operating_System
,	O
Asha	O
and	O
Lumia	B-Device
devices	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
forum	O
for	O
news	O
and	O
updates	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	O
's	O
online	O
services	O
and	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	B-Application
Devices	I-Application
Community	O
by	O
merging	O
the	O
existing	O
Nokia	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
Community	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
categories	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ranks	O
and	O
points	O
earned	O
by	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	O
Community	O
migrated	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
the	O
articles	O
and	O
discussions	O
,	O
discussions	O
concerning	O
"	O
legacy	O
Nokia-branded	O
Microsoft	O
devices	O
"	O
(	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
,	O
Maemo	O
,	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
,	O
S30	O
,	O
S30+	B-Operating_System
,	O
S40	B-Operating_System
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
were	O
also	O
migrated	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Community	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mobile	B-Application
Devices	I-Application
Community	O
also	O
offered	O
a	O
place	O
for	O
non-Lumia	O
Windows-based	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Data	O
Gathering	O
(	O
previously	O
Nokia	O
Data	O
Gathering	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
application	O
designed	O
for	O
NGOs	O
and	O
charities	O
originally	O
launched	O
on	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
and	O
Series	B-Operating_System
40	I-Operating_System
devices	O
and	O
launched	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Devices	O
Blog	O
(	O
originally	O
Nokia	O
Conversations	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
Lumia	B-Device
Conversations	O
)	O
and	O
Lumia	B-Device
Conversations	O
UK	O
(	O
formerly	O
NokNok.TV	O
)	O
are	O
news	O
blogs	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
that	O
deliver	O
the	O
latest	O
information	O
about	O
Lumia	B-Device
phones	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
applications	O
and	O
corporate	O
life	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
while	O
also	O
offering	O
news	O
about	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
services	O
and	O
Nokia	O
branded	O
feature	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sites	O
are	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
host	O
videos	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
related	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
,	O
Catalonia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumia	B-Device
Conversations	O
UK	O
operates	O
a	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
service	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Nok	O
where	O
they	O
discuss	O
the	O
latest	O
news	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
related	O
topics	O
and	O
technologies	O
,	O
discuss	O
the	O
products	O
in	O
depth	O
and	O
review	O
applications	O
for	O
Lumia	B-Device
handsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
merge	O
Lumia	B-Device
Conversations	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Surface	I-Device
Blog	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
new	O
Microsoft	O
Devices	O
Blog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
old	O
Nokia	O
and	O
Surface	B-Device
articles	O
were	O
migrated	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
move	O
reflected	O
the	O
larger	O
reorganisation	O
where	O
Microsoft	O
would	O
put	O
all	O
their	O
commercial	O
hardware	O
teams	B-Application
into	O
a	O
single	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
Lumia	B-Device
and	O
Surface	B-Device
devices	O
,	O
the	O
blog	O
would	O
also	O
feature	O
news	O
on	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
hardware	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Band	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
HoloLens	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Maths	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
Mathematics	O
or	O
Microsoft	O
Maths	O
Solver	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
freely	O
downloadable	O
educational	O
program	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
platforms	I-Operating_System
,	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
solve	O
math	O
and	O
science	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Math	O
app	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
iPhones	B-Device
and	O
iPads	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
Math	O
Helper	O
feature	O
within	O
the	O
Bing	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Updater	O
(	O
earlier	O
Nokia	O
Software	O
Updater	O
and	O
Ovi	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
Software	O
Updater	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
utility	O
launched	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
that	O
enables	O
customers	O
to	O
update	O
and	O
recover	O
their	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
firmware	B-Application
of	O
a	O
S40	B-Operating_System
,	O
S60	B-Language
or	O
Lumia	B-Device
device	O
from	O
any	O
Internet	O
enabled	O
access	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
the	O
utility	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Updater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
on	O
"	O
bricked	O
"	O
phones	O
which	O
previously	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
done	O
at	O
local	O
Nokia	B-Application
Care	I-Application
customer	O
service	O
centers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MixRadio	O
(	O
formerly	O
Nokia	O
MixRadio	O
,	O
Nokia	O
Music	O
Store	O
,	O
and	O
OVI	B-Application
Music	O
Store	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
music	O
service	O
that	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
Nokia	B-Application
Ovi	I-Application
Store	O
on	O
29	O
August	O
2007	O
by	O
Nokia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	O
Data	O
(	O
previously	O
the	O
Nokia	O
Motion	O
Monitor	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
SensorCore	O
based	O
activity	B-Device
tracker	I-Device
included	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
devices	O
that	O
collects	O
data	O
on	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
steps	O
and	O
physical	O
location	O
for	O
usage	O
in	O
third	O
party	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	O
Data	O
is	O
included	O
under	O
settings	O
in	O
newer	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
devices	O
and	O
displays	O
user	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
recent	O
insights	O
on	O
physical	O
activity	O
in	O
a	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	O
Data	O
also	O
maps	O
the	O
route	O
where	O
the	O
device	O
has	O
been	O
and	O
lists	O
the	O
applications	O
that	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
SensorCore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
Microsoft	O
updated	O
Motion	O
Data	O
's	O
user	O
interface	O
to	O
match	O
that	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
added	O
more	O
detailed	O
data	O
collection	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
applications	O
that	O
can	O
utilize	O
the	O
Motion	O
Data	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
Movies	O
&	O
TV	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Device
Video	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
rebranded	O
from	O
Zune	B-Library
alongside	O
Xbox	B-Device
Music	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
stating	O
that	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
could	O
use	O
Xbox	B-Device
Video	O
in	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
on	O
their	O
websites	O
and	O
press	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
itself	O
did	O
n't	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
downloading	O
and	O
streaming	O
of	O
content	O
until	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
integrates	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Device
SmartGlass	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Mobile	O
(	O
previously	O
Pocket	O
MSN	B-Protocol
)	O
includes	O
mobile	O
information	O
and	O
communications	O
services	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
from	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
MSN	B-Protocol
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
,	O
and	O
Bing	O
range	O
of	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
MSN	B-Protocol
sites	O
can	O
be	O
directly	O
accessed	O
from	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
applications	O
and	O
services	O
come	O
either	O
pre-installed	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
recently	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
also	O
started	O
bundling	O
their	O
services	O
with	O
their	O
Nokia-branded	B-Operating_System
feature	I-Operating_System
phones	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Mobile	O
product	O
offerings	O
originate	O
from	O
two	O
mobile-focused	O
groups	O
within	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
online	O
services	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
oldest	O
group	O
,	O
named	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
primarily	O
delivers	O
SMS	O
and	O
WAP-based	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newer	O
group	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Mobile	O
,	O
started	O
in	O
August	O
2006	O
focused	O
on	O
bringing	O
MSN	B-Protocol
premium	O
and	O
user	O
generated	O
content	O
to	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
via	O
both	O
mobile	O
browse	O
and	O
client	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
Microsoft	O
rebranded	O
their	O
Bing	B-Application
suite	I-Application
of	I-Application
applications	I-Application
to	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
and	O
subsequently	O
released	O
their	O
MSN	B-Protocol
suite	O
of	O
applications	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
Mail	O
and	O
Nokia	O
Chat	O
(	O
earlier	O
Nokia	O
Messaging	B-Protocol
and	O
Ovi	B-Application
Mail	O
)	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
13	O
August	O
2008	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
release	O
of	O
"	O
Nokia	O
Email	O
service	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
push	O
e-mail	O
service	O
,	O
later	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Nokia	O
Messaging	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
Messaging	B-Protocol
operated	O
as	O
a	O
centralized	O
,	O
hosted	O
service	O
that	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
proxy	O
between	O
the	O
Messaging	B-Protocol
client	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
e-mail	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
discontinued	O
the	O
service	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
devices	O
and	O
advised	O
its	O
users	O
to	O
migrate	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Skype	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
the	O
service	O
alongside	O
Nokia	O
Mail	O
on	O
the	O
9th	O
of	O
March	O
2015	O
and	O
Nokia	B-Application
accounts	I-Application
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
own	O
instant	O
messaging	B-Protocol
service	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
own	O
e-mailing	O
service	O
,	O
Outlook.com	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	B-Application
Store	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
Store	I-Application
)	O
was	O
the	O
application	O
store	O
for	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
Asha	I-Operating_System
platform	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
X	I-Application
platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
could	O
download	O
mobile	O
games	O
,	O
applications	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
ringtones	O
to	O
their	O
Asha	O
and	O
X	O
devices	O
,	O
the	O
store	O
also	O
listed	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
and	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
applications	O
,	O
though	O
developers	O
could	O
no	O
longer	O
launch	O
nor	O
update	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
'll	O
encourage	O
developers	O
to	O
migrate	O
their	O
apps	O
to	O
the	O
Opera	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	O
will	O
officially	O
close	O
down	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
the	O
31st	O
of	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
officially	O
stopped	O
accepting	O
new	O
applications	O
to	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Publish	I-Application
service	O
and	O
new	O
registrations	O
to	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Publish	I-Application
and	O
Nokia	B-Application
Developer	I-Application
websites	O
since	O
the	O
18th	O
of	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
officially	O
retired	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Developer	I-Application
site	O
on	O
the	O
31st	O
of	O
March	O
2015	O
and	O
encouraged	O
developers	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
MSDN	O
,	O
TechNet	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Developer	O
sites	O
(	O
where	O
Nokia	B-Application
Developer	I-Application
's	O
content	O
was	O
migrated	O
)	O
to	O
develop	O
applications	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nokia	B-Application
Store	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
closed	O
on	O
31	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Office	O
Mobile	O
(	O
previously	O
Pocket	O
Office	O
)	O
was	O
originally	O
launched	O
in	O
1998	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
v1.0	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
applications	O
that	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
has	O
separately	O
downloadable	O
versions	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
previously	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
and	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Office	O
Mobile	O
has	O
4	O
core	O
applications	O
which	O
are	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
Mobile	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
Mobile	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerPoint	I-Application
Mobile	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
OneNote	I-Application
Mobile	O
,	O
besides	O
the	O
core	O
applications	O
Office	O
Mobile	O
offers	O
separately	O
downloadable	O
versions	O
of	O
Teams	B-Application
,	O
SharePoint	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Lens(Formerly Office Lens )	O
,	O
the	O
Office	O
Remote	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
acquired	O
Acompli	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
developed	O
an	O
email	O
and	O
calendar	O
application	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
which	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Outlook	B-Operating_System
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
another	O
acquisition	O
,	O
Sunrise	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
would	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
Outlook	B-Operating_System
Mobile	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Sunrise	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
's	O
features	O
are	O
integrated	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
discontinue	O
the	O
application	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
before	O
its	O
official	O
discontinuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
Sway	I-Operating_System
currently	O
has	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
app	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Lens	O
(	O
formerly	O
Microsoft	O
Office	O
Lens	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
OneNote	B-Application
companion	O
app	O
designed	O
to	O
capture	O
,	O
scan	O
and	O
enhance	O
images	O
of	O
whiteboards	O
and	O
printed	O
documents	O
,	O
including	O
traditional	O
business	O
cards	O
,	O
and	O
store	O
them	O
in	O
various	O
formats	O
including	O
PDF	O
,	O
JPG	O
,	O
Word	O
,	O
OneNote	B-Application
,	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
contact	O
address-book	O
databases	O
(	O
e.g.for	O
business	O
cards	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	O
Remote	O
was	O
originally	O
launched	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Research	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
to	O
control	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerPoint	I-Application
documents	O
using	O
a	O
device	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
or	O
a	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
required	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2013	I-Operating_System
(	O
except	O
for	O
Office	B-Operating_System
2013	I-Operating_System
RT	O
)	O
or	O
an	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
subscription	O
to	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerPoint	I-Application
,	O
Office	O
Remote	O
enabled	O
large	O
buttons	O
to	O
make	O
presentations	O
more	O
easily	O
accessible	O
,	O
forward	O
and	O
backward	O
slides	O
,	O
view	O
thumbnails	O
and	O
jump	O
to	O
a	O
side	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
access	O
speakers	O
while	O
presenting	O
a	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
file	O
and	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
presentation	O
with	O
an	O
on-screen	O
laser	O
pointer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
Office	O
,	O
Remote	O
could	O
jump	O
between	O
spreadsheets	O
,	O
graphs	O
and	O
any	O
named	O
object	O
via	O
gestures	O
,	O
change	O
spreadsheets	O
with	O
swiping	O
,	O
navigate	O
through	O
columns	O
and	O
rows	O
and	O
use	O
PivotTables	O
and	O
filters	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
levels	O
of	O
zoom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
,	O
Office	O
Remote	O
offered	O
zoom	O
control	O
and	O
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Video	O
,	O
a	O
private	O
video	O
sharing	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
subscribers	O
of	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Academic	O
or	O
Enterprise	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Video	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
training	O
,	O
promotional	O
and	O
informative	O
videos	O
for	O
employees	O
of	O
companies	O
whose	O
intranets	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
video	O
sharing	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlook	B-Operating_System
Groups	O
was	O
a	O
mobile	O
collaboration	O
application	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
domains	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
accounts	O
,	O
work	O
accounts	O
or	O
school	O
accounts	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
name	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
related	O
to	O
Outlook	B-Operating_System
365	O
Groups	O
and	O
these	O
two	O
similarly	O
named	O
services	O
do	O
not	O
share	O
many	O
features	O
and	O
Outlook	B-Operating_System
Groups	O
does	O
not	O
integrate	O
with	O
either	O
Yammer	B-Protocol
and	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
Groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
application	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
service	O
can	O
exclusively	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
Office	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
subscribers	O
and	O
further	O
integrates	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Office	O
's	O
other	O
services	O
like	O
OneNote	B-Application
(	O
with	O
which	O
users	O
can	O
collaborate	O
in	O
"	O
notebook	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
core	O
services	O
like	O
Word	O
,	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
functionality	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
adding	O
the	O
"	O
Groups	O
node	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
folder	O
list	O
within	O
the	O
Outlook	B-Operating_System
mobile	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Photosynth	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
digital	B-Application
photo	I-Application
analyser	O
from	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Live	O
Labs	O
and	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Washington	O
that	O
can	O
generate	O
three-dimensional	O
models	O
and	O
point	B-Algorithm
clouds	I-Algorithm
of	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
geotag	O
their	O
digital	O
shots	O
on	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
and	O
then	O
upload	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
online	O
Photosynth	O
web	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
launched	O
the	O
remote	O
desktop	O
service	O
for	O
several	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
platforms	I-Operating_System
starting	O
in	O
2013	O
with	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
launch	O
on	O
iPhones	B-Device
,	O
iPads	B-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
features	O
multi-touch	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
thanks	O
to	O
compressing	O
technology	O
can	O
also	O
stream	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
files	O
,	O
connect	O
to	O
external	O
monitors	O
and	O
display	O
presentations	O
from	O
their	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
Remote	O
Desktop	O
service	O
's	O
initial	O
launch	O
Microsoft	O
expanded	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
platform	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
got	O
Azure	O
RemoteApp	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
Browsing	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
MSN	B-Protocol
content	O
and	O
services	O
optimized	O
for	O
their	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Mobile	O
client	O
software	O
is	O
preloaded	O
on	O
many	O
newer	O
PDA	O
and	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
application	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
BlackBerry	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
2014	O
Microsoft	O
rebranded	O
Bing	O
's	O
suite	O
of	O
mobile	O
applications	O
to	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
brand	O
renaming	O
their	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
clients	O
from	O
Bing	O
to	O
MSN	B-Protocol
,	O
these	O
new	O
applications	O
are	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Money	O
(	O
formerly	O
Bing	O
Finance	O
)	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Weather	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
News	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Sport	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Food	O
&	O
Drink	O
,	O
and	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Health	O
&	O
Fitness	O
(	O
which	O
absorbed	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Healthy	O
Living	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
these	O
applications	O
were	O
launched	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sections	O
include	O
MSN	B-Protocol
News	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Entertainment	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Sports	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Money	O
&	O
Finance	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Lifestyle	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Videos	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Autos	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Travel	O
,	O
msnNOW	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Online	O
Safety	O
&	O
Security	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Career	O
,	O
Family	O
&	O
Living	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Education	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Shopping	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Health	O
,	O
My	O
MSN	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Wonderwall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
MSN	B-Protocol
mobile	O
applications	O
have	O
evolved	O
into	O
full	O
featured	O
standalone	O
versions	O
bringing	O
together	O
multiple	O
MSN	B-Protocol
sections	O
into	O
specialised	O
applications	O
,	O
historical	O
MSN	B-Protocol
apps	O
were	O
mere	O
readers	O
for	O
the	O
website	O
and	O
often	O
did	O
n't	O
include	O
any	O
features	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
read	O
articles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
has	O
mobile	O
applications	O
for	O
most	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
and	O
comes	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
8.1	I-Operating_System
,	O
Skype	B-Application
Mobile	O
is	O
popular	O
among	O
enterprises	O
who	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
business	O
communications	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
lackluster	O
and	O
whimsical	O
video	O
quality	O
,	O
in	O
2014	O
Microsoft	O
started	O
improving	O
on	O
the	O
quality	O
Skype	B-Application
's	O
mobile	O
applications	O
and	O
fixed	O
a	O
notification	O
bug	O
that	O
would	O
notify	O
users	O
on	O
various	O
devices	O
they	O
've	O
signed	O
into	O
with	O
their	O
Skype	B-Application
account	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
actively	O
using	O
it	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Microsoft	O
acquired	O
Skype	B-Application
they	O
also	O
got	O
their	O
mobile	B-Application
services	I-Application
including	O
GroupMe	B-Protocol
and	O
Qik	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
GroupMe	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
group	O
messaging	B-Protocol
service	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
GroupMe	B-Protocol
allows	O
users	O
to	O
send	O
text	O
messages	O
to	O
anyone	O
in	O
their	O
contact	O
lists	O
and	O
notifies	O
users	O
of	O
planned	O
events	O
in	O
their	O
calendars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
their	O
plans	O
to	O
acquire	O
Skype	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2011	O
Skype	B-Application
,	O
Skype	B-Application
acquired	O
GroupMe	B-Protocol
in	O
August	O
2011	O
as	O
the	O
Microsoft-Skype	O
merger	O
was	O
n't	O
passed	O
through	O
regulations	O
,	O
GroupMe	B-Protocol
was	O
then	O
just	O
a	O
year	O
old	O
startup	O
company	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
their	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Skype	B-Application
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qik	B-Protocol
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
video	O
messaging	B-Protocol
company	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Skype	B-Application
Technologies	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
eventually	O
integrated	O
into	O
Skype	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
features	I-Protocol
with	O
the	O
original	O
Qik	B-Protocol
client	O
being	O
retired	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
2014	O
Microsoft	O
relaunched	O
Qik	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
video	O
message	O
sharing	O
application	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
that	O
requires	O
users	O
to	O
register	O
their	O
mobile	O
telephone	O
numbers	O
and	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
messages	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
contacts	O
in	O
their	O
phonebooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videos	O
created	O
via	O
Skype	B-Protocol
Qik	I-Protocol
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
shared	O
or	O
saved	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
or	O
form	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
automatically	O
deleted	O
after	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
their	O
plans	O
to	O
retire	O
the	O
Skype	B-Protocol
Qik	I-Protocol
app	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
citing	O
low	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
app	O
have	O
been	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
Skype	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
WiFi	O
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Skype	B-Application
Access	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
service	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
cheap	O
WiFi	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
which	O
is	O
accessible	O
through	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
service	O
launched	O
Skype	B-Application
offered	O
the	O
service	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
for	O
an	O
entire	O
weekend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
provided	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
routers	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
gratis	O
for	O
owners	O
of	O
a	O
Skype	B-Application
account	O
during	O
the	O
entire	O
month	O
of	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
the	O
Skype	B-Application
WiFi	O
app	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
Microsoft	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
works	O
with	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
hotspots	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
rebranding	O
Skype	B-Application
WiFi	O
into	O
Microsoft	O
WiFi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
Microsoft	O
rebranded	O
the	O
Lync	O
messaging	B-Protocol
service	O
to	O
Skype	B-Application
for	O
Business	O
,	O
a	O
move	O
accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Lync	O
team	O
and	O
Skype	B-Application
Technologies	O
were	O
moved	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
business	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
rebranding	O
Microsoft	O
added	O
several	O
features	O
from	O
Skype	B-Application
such	O
as	O
video	O
conferencing	O
and	O
calling	O
alongside	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
searching	O
contacts	O
,	O
full-screen	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
call	O
managing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IT	O
admins	O
can	O
use	O
Active	O
Directory	O
Authentication	O
Library-based	O
authentication	O
to	O
configure	O
multi-factor	O
authentication	O
for	O
the	O
Skype	B-Application
for	O
Business	O
mobile	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Skype	B-Application
for	O
Business	O
application	O
was	O
first	O
rebranded	O
on	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
in	O
July	O
2015	O
and	O
was	O
gradually	O
introduced	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
branding	O
Skype	B-Application
for	O
Business	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Office	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
subscribers	O
and	O
users	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Office	O
Professional	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRewards	O
(	O
previously	O
DVLUP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
developer	O
programme	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	O
(	O
originally	O
Nokia	O
)	O
that	O
encourages	O
developers	O
to	O
make	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
(	O
and	O
formerly	O
Nokia	O
Asha	O
,	O
and	O
Nokia	O
X	O
)	O
applications	O
and	O
rewards	O
developers	O
who	O
update	O
and	O
create	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
Microsoft	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Developer	I-Application
Ambassador	O
program	O
was	O
abolished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
site	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Developer	O
Rewards	O
programme	O
and	O
has	O
turned	O
the	O
site	O
to	O
resemble	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
game	O
so	O
that	O
developers	O
would	O
have	O
"	O
more	O
fun	O
"	O
while	O
earning	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
develops	O
a	O
few	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
handsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
to	O
have	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
integration	O
in	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
dubbed	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Extras	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
launch	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7.5	O
Microsoft	O
included	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
in	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
's	O
Games	O
Hub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
on	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
enables	O
users	O
to	O
edit	O
their	O
avatars	O
,	O
communicate	O
with	O
people	O
from	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
friends	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
hosts	O
the	O
games	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
SmartGlass	O
is	O
a	O
companion	O
application	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
that	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
their	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
with	O
their	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
SmartGlass	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
launch	O
applications	O
,	O
play	O
their	O
music	O
and	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
a	O
select	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
layer	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
's	O
TV	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SmartGlass	O
has	O
been	O
dubbed	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
answer	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
WiiU	I-Device
's	O
second	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
