From Microsoft: Two new Lumia smartphones to upgrade later to Windows 10

From InfoWorld: Microsoft on Monday announced two new Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8.1, which will be upgraded to the cross-platform Windows 10 later in the year.

The company gave news media at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona a brief glimpse of how Windows 10 apps, such as an Excel spreadsheet, maps and Outlook email, look on a smartphone display. Windows 10 is currently in a publicly available preview version and will be ready for official release later in 2015.

The new phones are the Lumia 640, with a 5-in. display, and the Lumia 640 XL with a 5.7-in. screen. The larger device ships in March and the smaller one in April, and both AT&T and T-Mobile will offer them. Pricing was estimated at about $178 for the Lumia 640 on LTE and about $245 for the Lumia 640 XL on LTE, but pricing will vary by market and operator, Microsoft said.

Microsoft also announced a Bluetooth-capable keyboard that can be folded in half to fit in a pocket or purse. It is larger than the Lumia 640 XL when folded in half. Further specs and pricing weren't immediately available.

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