Microsoft has released Cortana Skill Kit in public review at the Build 2017 conference. Developers will be able to build skills for Cortana by creating a bot and publishing it to the new Cortana channel of the Bot Framework. This is available across Windows 10, Android, iOS and the new Cortana-powered Harman Kardon Invoke speaker.
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Microsoft has announced a new Surface related event in Shanghai scheduled on May 23. The company is expected to showcase a new Surface device at this event.
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Microsoft will soon add a couple of features to Windows 10 Mail & Calendar apps that will improve Gmail experience for users. have long supported connecting to and managing your Gmail account. The update brings Focused Inbox, faster search and richer experiences for travel reservations and package deliveries. Continue reading “Microsoft is adding new features to Windows 10 Mail and Calendar apps”
Microsoft is killing Wunderlist in favour of a new app dubbed as To-Do. As the name suggests, the app lets you make a list of things to-do. Available in Preview, the app allows users to set reminders, keep track of activities, and create to-do lists. Continue reading “Microsoft kills Wunderlist to release new To-Do app”
Microsoft has revealed more details about its new Xbox that will debut later this year. The next-generation ‘Project Scorpio’ is capable of playing games in native 4K resolution and aims to be the “most powerful console” available. Eurogamer and Digital Foundry have listed the full specs of the upcoming gaming console. Continue reading “Microsoft reveals specs for the new powerful Xbox Project Scorpio”
Microsoft has launched a new app dubbed as Who’s In that makes it easier for you to plan events with your friends. The app lets you find restaurants, find movie options, visit nearby attractions and more. Continue reading “Microsoft launches Who’s In social networking iMessage app”
Microsoft has announced a new patent licensing agreement with Toyota Corp for connected car technologies. The latest agreement builds on Toyota and Microsoft’s strong partnership, which includes their collaboration on the Azure-based Toyota Big Data Center. Continue reading “Microsoft inks patent license deal with Toyota for connected cars”
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Microsoft has announced the launch of Skype Lite mobile app which is aimed at low end Android devices. The company CEO Satya Nadella introduced the app at Future Decoded event in Mumbai. The app which weighs just 13MB and works on phones with slower data connections. Furthermore, Skype Lite comes with Aadhaar integration. Continue reading “Microsoft Skype Lite with Aadhaar integration launched in India”
Microsoft and Flipkart have announced a strategic partnership under which the e-commerce major will adopt Microsoft Azure as its exclusive public cloud platform. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Flipkart Group CEO and co-founder Binny Bansal announced the news at an event in Bangalore. Continue reading “Flipkart and Microsoft enter into Azure cloud partnership”
Tata Motors and Microsoft India has announced a strategic agreement to improve connected car experience for Indian customers. The company will leverage Microsoft’s connected vehicle technologies that bring together artificial intelligence (AI), advanced machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities. Continue reading “Tata Motors and Microsoft sign a deal for connected cars”
Microsoft has made its first acquisition of 2017. The company has scooped up deep learning startup Maluuba that focuses on natural language processing, machine reading comprehension, dialogue understanding, and general (human) intelligence capabilities such as memory, common-sense reasoning, and information seeking behavior.
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HERE Maps has signed a multi-year strategic commercial agreement with Microsoft to where the later will leverage former’s map data and platform services in the development of its products and services. In fact, Microsoft was already using Here data in Bing Maps (Bing.com, Cortana and other services) and Bing Maps API. With this agreement, the company will use HERE data in its future connected cars as well. Continue reading “Microsoft extends mapping deal with HERE”
Microsoft has rolled out an update to its translator app that lets users translate multi-lingual conversation in real time. This feature allows users to communicate in different languages directly using their own language and the conversation pops up as text on your device. Continue reading “Microsoft Translator gets real time translation feature for face-to-face conversation”
Microsoft has apparently started rolling out Dolby Atmos support to the Xbox One console via updates just as it promised during the month of October.
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