Microsoft Lumia 550

Microsoft announced the Lumia 550 alongside the new Windows 10 Mobile flagships as its entry point into the new platform. So how does it stack up? That's what we're here to find out.

Microsoft has finally revealed just what was included in the recent firmware updates that were released for its Lumia 650 and Lumia 550 smartphones with Windows 10 Mobile.

The Microsoft Store has a temporary price cut for the Lumia 550 smartphone. The unlocked Windows 10 Mobile device is just $99 from now until June 11.

On December 8, 2015, Microsoft released Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile updates on a global scale testing the Windows as a Service (WaaS) model. Besides the syncing of cumulative OS updates between desktop and phone, the event revealed that carriers seem to be sidelined. Here is why that is and what changed between Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile.

The official Russian Microsoft Store is now selling the budget-priced Lumia 500 smartphone. The site has priced the phone at 9490 Rubles, or about $141.

Microsoft is pushing out new firmware updates for its Lumia 650 and 550 smartphones running on Windows 10 Mobile. The updates are just for general "stability and quality improvements."