Windows Phone 10 Updates, Office 2016: Microsoft Roundup

Microsoft traded Redmond for the sunny skies of Barcelona this week, where it participated in this year's Mobile World Congress show. Attendees didn't have to wait very long for Windows news, as Microsoft kicked off its week with a keynote presentation on March 2.

There, it rolled out a series of announcements, including a few features that will debut on Windows 10 for mobile devices. In addition to the promise of a Windows 10 flagship phone later this year, we learned that Microsoft has developed an updated version of Cortana and added enhancements to its Spartan browser for mobile use.

The browser upgrades include an improved Reading View capability that enables users to transfer content from a Windows 10 PC to a Lumia device. There were also promises that when the next Windows 10 mobile preview rolls out, it will be compatible with a wider range of Windows Phones -- the last preview only targeted a small portion of the Lumia lineup.

Microsoft also confirmed that Spartan will be in the next Windows 10 preview build to undergo testing by Windows Insiders, of which there are now 2.8 billion.

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