Microsoft's Windows head: New premium Lumia Windows 10 phones are coming 'soon'

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Just in instance there was whatsoever uncertainty that Microsoft plans to go along making Lumia smartphones, the head of the company'southward Windows and devices division, Terry Myerson, confirmed that it still plans to launch new premium Lumia smartphones in the near future.

Myerson fabricated this statement as part of Microsoft'south first Worldwide Partner Conference Keynote address in Orlando:

"Last week we appear a focusing on our Lumia lineup, only permit me exist clear: shortly you volition see premium new Lumias designed for Windows x."

Myerson is referring to Microsoft's plans to lay off 7,800 of its workers in the next 12 months, the majority of which volition come from its phone division. CEO Satya Nadella has already revealed that Microsoft is still "committed to our first-party devices including phones."

It's possible that Microsoft volition make its official announcement on its new Lumia phones at the IFA trade show in Berlin in early September. The company has already announced plans to hold a Windows 10 PC device printing event for that evidence on September 4.

Source: Microsoft

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