Microsoft is said to be working on a new Surface device. The possibility of a new device was first spotted by an Indian app developer Shubhan Chemburkar (via) who tweeted photos that were taken at Microsoft’s Building 88.
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Microsoft if finally foraying into mobile wallets club. The company has introduced tap-to-pay with Microsoft Wallet to Windows Insiders (build 14360 or higher). Continue reading “Microsoft Wallet brings tap-to-pay feature with latest Windows 10 Insiders build”
This week OnePlus launched its much-awaited flagship OnePlus 3 smartphone globally. It is the fourth smartphone by the company and third flagship smartphone since the inception in 2013. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: OnePlus 3, Xiaomi Redmi 3X, Redmi 3s, Meizu m3s, Microsoft Xbox One S and more”
Microsoft has acquired messaging app developer Wand Labs for an undisclosed sum. The deal is part of Microsoft’s bigger strategy in developing its “conversation as a platform.”
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Microsoft has officially announced its next generation Xbox which is dubbed as Xbox One S following a leak earlier today. The latest gaming console from Microsoft sports a refreshed design and is 40 percent smaller than the original Xbox One,
Microsoft’s next generation Xbox console has leaked in new images ahead of today’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2016 conference. Dubbed as Xbox One S, the console is 40% slimmer than the original Xbox One. Continue reading “Microsoft Xbox One S with slimmer design leaked in photos”
Microsoft today opened its Cyber Security Engagement Centre (CSEC) in Gurgaon, India to enhance cybersecurity. “This aims to drive public-private partnerships to fight cybercrime, strengthen the cooperation with Indian businesses, government and academic organizations on cybersecurity, and increase its contribution towards securing Indian computer and internet users from cybercrime threats,” said the company. Continue reading “Microsoft opens cyber security engagement centre in India”
Microsoft has announced that it will start rolling out Planner, team collaboration software for all eligible Office 365 users. Planner lets you visually organize plans, assign tasks, share files, chat and more.
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Microsoft has announced that it is bringing an array of updates and improvements to Xbox One. Most importantly, the company is bringing its digital voice assistant Cortana to Xbox One.
Earlier you could only pair your Android device with the Microsoft Band, but there was no Cortana support. Continue reading “Cortana support for Microsoft Band now on Android devices too”
Microsoft has announced that it had opened up Windows Holographic to all device, especially virtual reality makers. The company has kick started working with HTC’s Vive team to port the Windows Holographic Windows 10 interface to it. Continue reading “Microsoft to open Windows Holographic to virtual reality makers”
Skype has updated its Android app with Material Design features UI designed for tablets. The latest update bumps the app to version 7.0.
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Microsoft Corporation today announced that it plans to cut 1,850 jobs to streamline the company’s smartphone hardware business. Last year it cut 7,800 jobs from its phone division to refocus its phone efforts, after 18,000 layoffs the previous year that affected the workforce adopted via Nokia. The company recently announced that it will sell its feature phone business to FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Group and and HMD Global for $350 million.
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Microsoft is expected to launch Windows Anniversary update on July 29. The company had released Windows 10 Threshold on July 29, 2015.
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Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down the Sunrise Calendar app it had acquired last February. The popular calendar app will be shut down on August 31.
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