Microsoft will reportedly hold an October press event that will focus largely on the launch of new Lumia smartphones.

The news was first reported by a Chinese site, wpdang.com, but The Verge also said it "can confirm there will be an event to launch multiple new hardware devices."

The main event will probably be the long-rumored Lumia 950 and 950 XL smartphones (previously the 940), though Redmond's second-gen activity tracker and a new Surface tablet might also be on the agenda, The Verge said.

It's been awhile since Microsoft has released a high-end Lumia device for the U.S.: the Lumia Icon (above) in February 2014 was its last.

Since then, Microsoft completed its acquisition of Nokia's handset business before completely revamping its mobile strategy. In July, CEO Satya Nadella said he no longer wants to "grow a standalone phone business" and instead "create a vibrant Windows ecosystem." Still, he is "committed to our first-party devices," and will fill "three customer segments" with them.

As PCMag's Sascha Segan put it, "Microsoft is swerving all over the road so hard that it's impossible to tell where it's going."

On the tablet front, Microsoft revealed the Surface Pro 3 last year and the cheaper, less powerful Surface 3 earlier this year. We haven't heard too many rumors about what the next Surface will entail; last year, Microsoft tried to frame the Surface Pro 3 as a MacBook replacement.

A new Microsoft Band might also be in the works, The Verge said. The first-gen device earned 3.5 starts out of five from PCMag last year. "The Microsoft Band may be teeming with features not found in most other activity trackers, but none of that matters if you can't stand wearing the thing," we concluded in our review.