Death looms for Lumia

Microsoft is set to kill off its Lumia phone line before the end of the year, fueling speculation that we'll soon see the long-rumored Surface Phone.

A Microsoft employee has told Winbeta it will "end sales" of the Lumia range at some point this year.

This matches with information we heard last week about the Surface Phone finally launching. Microsoft's Director of Engineering, Laura Butler, tweeted "Surface Phone is not NOT confirmed".

The double negative makes this a little more suspect than an unambiguous confirmation, but unless that was a mistake, it looks like the Surface Phone will be launching at some point in the next few months.

Courtesy of TechRadar