'I can use my phone like a PC,' Roper said, demonstrating how he pulled up the phone's start screen on the larger display, then used desktop keyboard shortcuts to switch between Office apps. Microsoft marketing manager Brian Roper demonstrated the Display Dock at the Tuesday event, showing it is possible to interact with the phone's interface through a full-size keyboard, mouse and large desktop display connected to the Display Dock. A big question remains as to whether independent Windows 10 developers can build enough Continuum apps fast enough, analysts have said. vendor's stepping stone to getting there. Not everybody agrees that a pocket-sized smartphone can soon take the place of a laptop or desktop to power an entire business, but Microsoft's Display Dock seems to be the Redmond, Wash.

In developing markets, they can be your first or only computing devices.' Pricing for the Lumia 950 and 950 XL will start at $549 and $649 for 32GB versions, respectively, Microsoft vice president Panos Panay announced in a two-hour debut on Tuesday.Īlso at that event, CEO Satya Nadella called the two phones 'the most productive on the planet,' adding, 'You can run your entire business on them. The dock will be sold through the vendor's online store and Microsoft retail stores, partner operators and some other resellers and retailers, the spokeswoman said. Cables to connect to the dock will apparently cost extra. The Display Dock will begin a global rollout timed to the sales start of the two smartphones in November and was 'designed exclusively for Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL and is an optional accessory.estimated to retail for $99, excluding taxes,' the Microsoft spokeswoman said in an email.

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