Microsoft Surface Book 2 will be available in 17 new countries including India later this year

Microsoft Surface Book 2

Microsoft today announced the availability of the Surface Book 2 in 17 markets including India. The Surface Book 2 was announced back in October last year, and the 13.5-inch model is already available in most markets, while the 15-inch model pre-orders will begin today and would go on sale later this year.  Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Book 2 will be available in 17 new countries including India later this year”

Microsoft adds AI smart features to Office 365 and Cortana

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Apart from Bing search updates, Microsoft today has also announced AI-based smart features and enhancements to Office 365 and Cortana. Office 365 tools that include Word, Excel, and Outlook have seen major AI features that should you make your daily commutes with the tools more easy and fast. Continue reading “Microsoft adds AI smart features to Office 365 and Cortana”

Microsoft Edge browser launched for Android and iOS

Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android

Back in October, Microsoft released the beta preview of the Edge browser for Android and iOS and today the company has launched the browser that is available for both iOS and Android. The app was under testing period the last month and after collecting feedback from testers, Microsoft today has made it public. Continue reading “Microsoft Edge browser launched for Android and iOS”

Microsoft Office apps now available on all Chromebooks

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Though Microsoft Android Apps are available for Android phones, they were never available for Chromebooks which was a deal breaker for those who are into the Microsoft ecosystem. However, that changes today as the company has silently made available the office suite apps for all Chromebooks. Continue reading “Microsoft Office apps now available on all Chromebooks”

Microsoft Windows 10 Insider Preview brings updated Emoji keyboard, Tamil keyboard and more

Windows 10 Insider Emoji Keyboard

Microsoft Windows 10 new Insider preview update with build number 17046 for PC brings a wide range of features and improvements like newly updated emojis keyboard, shell improvements, edge browser enhancements and more.  Continue reading “Microsoft Windows 10 Insider Preview brings updated Emoji keyboard, Tamil keyboard and more”

Microsoft Launcher beta update brings revamped home screen, theme support and more

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Microsoft has rolled out a new beta update of the Microsoft launcher for Android which brings most requested features like revamped home screen, theme support with a 12×12 grid view, better sub-grid positioning, support for more than five apps in the dock and more. Continue reading “Microsoft Launcher beta update brings revamped home screen, theme support and more”

Microsoft Windows 10 Insider Preview brings AirDrop-like ‘Near Share’ quick transfer

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Microsoft has announced Windows 10 Insider preview with build number 17035 which brings Apple’s AirDrop type quick share of files between PCs. Microsoft has started testing this new wireless transfer feature in this latest build and is also bringing many Edge browser improvements.

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Skype for Mobile updated with new AI-Powered photo effects and stickers

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Skype today has launched new smart whimsical effects, like quirky face stickers and witty captions for the mobile app adding more personalization to photos and highlights. These stickers and effects resemble Snapchat photo effects.  Continue reading “Skype for Mobile updated with new AI-Powered photo effects and stickers”

Ola partners with Microsoft for connected vehicle platform

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Ola has partnered with Microsoft to build a new connected vehicle platform for future. Microsoft will be the cloud partner as Ola said to use Microsoft Azure to power Ola Play its existing connected car platform.

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Microsoft HoloLens expands to 29 new markets

Microsoft Hololens

Since the announcement of Microsoft HoloLens handsets, the company never opened up about the number of units that have been sold, nor the complete availability of it. However, that changes today as Microsoft at the Future Decoded event in London has confirmed that HoloLens is expanding to 29 more markets.

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Microsoft Andromeda foldable device could feature holographic display and cellular connectivity

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For the past few weeks, we have heard about the Microsoft’s foldable device ‘Andromeda.’ Last we heard is that the company isn’t entirely pulling itself away from the mobile division, with Andromeda, Microsoft still wants to stay in the mobile conversation.

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Microsoft launches redesigned Skype for Desktop for Windows and Mac

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Microsoft had launched redesigned Skype for mobile back in June, and the company has been testing its mobile interface changes in desktop versions of its apps. The redesigned interface mostly focused on media sharing and social expression tools. Today the company has publicly launched the redesigned Skype for the desktop.

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Microsoft might be working on foldable device with focus on Pen and digital ink

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Microsoft Windows 10 mobile is dead and has even confirmed that Windows 10 Mobile and new hardware no longer a focus. However, latest we hear that company isn’t entirely pulling out the mobile altogether. It is said that Microsoft is now working on a foldable device with Pen and digital ink in focus.

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Microsoft to officially stop manufacturing Kinect

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Microsoft has officially confirmed that it has killed off the Kinect and stopped manufacturing it. The Microsoft Kinect is a watershed depth camera and voice recognition microphone accessory which was originally created for the Xbox 360 back in November 2010.

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Huawei partners with Microsoft for AI-Powered Translator, LinkedIn integration on Mate 10

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Huawei has partnered with Microsoft and also Microsoft’s LinkedIn for Mate 10-series which was announced earlier this week. As a part of the partnership with Huawei, Microsoft will deliver world’s first fully neural on device translations in the Microsoft Translator app for Android which is customized for the Huawei Mate 10 series. And, LinkedIn is now integrated within EMUI 8.0 OS.

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