Microsoft announced that neural networks will now power all the speech translations on Microsoft Translator. Skype Translator and Microsoft Translator app for mobile devices will now use neural networks Continue reading “Microsoft Translator’s speech translation will now be powered by Neural Network”
Microsoft has updated Office Lens for iOS with new features. The document scanning app now gets Immersive Reader and the Frame Guide features. Continue reading “Microsoft Office Lens for iOS gets Immersive Reader and Frame Guide tools”
Microsoft has introduced Unified Update Platform (UUP) which is company’s next generation delivery technology that is incorporated into its latest Insider builds. Continue reading “Microsoft introduces Unified Update Platform (UUP), releases Windows 10 Build 14959”
Microsoft has launched its Slack competitor – Microsoft Teams following reports last month. Aimed at businesses, Microsoft Teams is a chat-based workspace that allows team members to chat with each other and take advantage of new tools and features.
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Microsoft at its Surface event announced that its new Windows 10 Creators Update is coming early next year and also announced that the update will bring support for VR headsets and mixed reality. Microsoft is partnering with HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer and ASUS who will sell their first VR headsets capable of mixed reality through the Creators Update. Continue reading “Microsoft announces range of VR headsets for Windows 10 starting at $299”
Microsoft has announced its most expected Windows 10 Creators Update also called Redstone 2 at its event in New York City. The update will enable anyone to create, share and experience in 3-D and mixed reality, connect people faster to those they care about most, and empower every gamer to be a broadcaster. Microsoft Edge will also get 3D support. Continue reading “Microsoft Windows 10 Creators Update to bring 3D for everyone, mixed reality and more in early 2017”
Microsoft just announced Surface Studio, its first All-in-one PC at its New York City event, as expected. The Surface Studio has a 28-inch 4.5k Ultra HD PixelSense multi-touch display. Microsoft says that this delivers 63% more pixels than a state-of-the-art 4K TV. It features a counterbalanced hinge to easily switch Desktop Mod and Studio Mode. It also comes with a Surface Pen, Surface Keyboard and Surface Mouse. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Studio All-in-one PC with 28-inch 4.5k Ultra HD touch display announced”
Microsoft at its Windows 10 event in New York announced an upgraded version of the Surface Book. The newest model of the machine packs a punch with Intel Core i7 processor under the hood.
The latest flagship Surface Book variant also offers 30 percent more battery life, which according to the company is about 16 hours. In comparison, the original model runs for up to 12 hours on a single charge. Continue reading “Microsoft unveils upgraded Surface Book with 16-hour battery life”
Microsoft has announced financial reports for FY fiscal year (the third quarter of the 2016 calendar year), Q1 2017. The company has recorded $20.5 billion in revenue and $4.7 billion in net income. Continue reading “Microsoft reports $20.5B in revenue in FY Q1 2017, phone revenue drops 72%”
Researchers at Microsoft claim they have made a major breakthrough in speech recognition by creating a technology that recognizes the words in a conversation as well as a person does.
Continue reading “Microsoft’s advanced speech recognition system reaches human parity”
Microsoft has sent out invites for its fall Windows 10 event in New York City on October 26. The invite just says Imagine what you’ll do on a window, and the company says that it will detail what’s next for Windows 10. It is not expected to introduce a new Surface Pro 2-in-1 or Surface Book 2 since these are slated to be unveiled only in 2017 along with the Windows 10 Redstone 2. We can expect some details about the upcoming major Redstone update that the company plans to release through two major software updates in 2017.
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BIO-key International, popular for its biometric software and hardware solutions has announced SideSwipe, SideTouch and EcoID, three new compact USB fingerprint reader accessories with support for Windows Hello unlocking in Windows 10. As the name suggests, SideSwipe lets you swipe to register fingerprint and the SideTouch records your fingerprint just by touching. The EcoID is also touch-based fingerprint reader which is meant for desktops and workstations. Continue reading “BIO-key introduces USB fingerprint readers with Windows Hello support”
At the Ignite 2016 conference, Microsoft announced Windows Defender Application Guard for Microsoft Edge for enterprise customers. This uses virtualization-based security technology to protect against advanced attacks that can infiltrate your network and devices via the Internet beyond the kernel level. “This level of protection has never been more important, as the majority of attacks start in the browser,” says Microsoft. Continue reading “Microsoft announces Windows Defender Application Guard for Edge browser for enterprise”
Microsoft has joined hands with Renault-Nissan Alliance to work together on next-generation connected car services on cars powered by Microsoft Azure.
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Microsoft has launched Nokia 216 Dual SIM, its latest feature phone in India. It has a 2.8-inch (320 x 240 pixels) QVGA LCD screen and comes with VGA cameras on the front and back and also has LED flash for both the cameras. The rear camera LED flash also doubles as a built-in torchlight and the phone has polycarbonate body. Continue reading “Nokia 216 Dual SIM with front and rear cameras with flash launched in India for Rs. 2495”
