Microsoft announced its latest line of Lumia phones, Surface tablets, accessories and its Band at the Microsoft Windows 10 devices event held yesterday. The company also announced the developer kit of its virtual reality solution Hololens which will be released next year, along with new universal apps for Windows 10 etc. Here is a quick lowdown of all the new devices and features announced at the conference yesterday: Lumia phones: Not to be outdone by Google or Apple, both of which announced two new phones at their respective events, Microsoft has launched three new Lumia phones, the high end Lumia 950, the phablet-sized Lumia 950 XL and the much cheaper Lumia 550. The 950 is powered by a Snapdragon 808 processor and features a 20 megapixel camera. The XL features a similar camera, but at 5.7 inches, is slightly better than the 5.2 inch 950. Both phones feature a WQHD resolution and OLED displays. The Lumia 950 will cost $549 at launch while the XL variant will cost $100 more. The Lumia 550 is a 5 inch entry level device with a 5 megapixel camera. The device will cost $139 at launch. Surface tablets: Microsoft also launched two Surface tablets, the Surface Pro 4 and the Surface Book. The Pro 4 sports a 12.3 inch display and offers upto 1TB of storage and 16GB of RAM. It also comes with a Surface Pen, which the company claims performs better than the Apple Pencil. Basically, with this tablet, Microsoft is taking…
