Microsoft Surface Pro 4 available for Rs. 58890 in exchange for old laptop or tablet

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Microsoft India has announced a new buyback offer for Microsoft Surface Pro 4 base Core M model that would allow you to get it at a discounted rate of Rs. 58,890 in exchange for old laptop or a tablet. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Pro 4 available for Rs. 58890 in exchange for old laptop or tablet”

Skype for iOS v6.20 gets ability to find chatbots and improved notifications

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Skype for iOS has received a new update that makes it easier to search chatbots and improve notifications. The latest update bumps the app to version 6.20. Continue reading “Skype for iOS v6.20 gets ability to find chatbots and improved notifications”

Microsoft records $22.6B in revenue, $5.5B in net income in Q4, 2016

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Microsoft has announced financial results for FY Q4 2016. The company reported revenue of $22.6 billion and a net income of $5.5 billion for the three months ending June 30, 2016.

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Microsoft rolls out new Skype Preview for Windows 10 Mobile

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Microsoft has started rolling out the new Skype Preview for Windows 10 mobile devices with the ability to make group video calls. The new software is available to members of the Windows Insider Program. Continue reading “Microsoft rolls out new Skype Preview for Windows 10 Mobile”

Microsoft rolls out Stream video sharing service for businesses

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Microsoft has launched Stream, a new business video service aimed at businesses. The service will help people upload, access and share videos with their co-workers.

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Microsoft releases firmware updates for Surface Book and Surface Pro 4

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Microsoft has released firmware update for Surface Book and Surface Pro 4. The latest update comes with number of driver updates which should improve the devices.

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Microsoft offers Surface subscription under new ‘Surface as a Service’

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Microsoft has introduced a new Surface subscription offering which is dubbed as Surface as a Service. Under this initiative, the company will offer a faster upgrade cycle, more flexible purchasing options, among others.

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Microsoft’s Conditional Action Programmer (CAP) is the new IFTTT competitor

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Microsoft had launched Flow in April this year which was its own version of IFTTT (If This Then That) tool. Now, the company has introduced another IFTTT competitor that is dubbed as Conditional Action Programmer (CAP).

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Skype bot platform gets cards, groups and more in latest update

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Microsoft had introduced Skype Bots in March earlier this year. Now, these bots are getting an update with new features. The company says over 30,000 developers are involved in building bots.

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Microsoft might be working on a new Surface device

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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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Windows 10: Anniversary update coming on August 2; now running on over 350 million devices

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Microsoft today announced that it will roll out its Anniversary update on August 2nd. The latest update that was announced at the //Build 2016 conference brings improvements to the Hello login feature, Cortana voice assistant, Microsoft Edge browser, adds advanced security features for consumers and enterprises, offers new gaming experiences and more. Continue reading “Windows 10: Anniversary update coming on August 2; now running on over 350 million devices”

Microsoft Surface 3 production will stop by December 2016

Microsoft has announced that it will stop making Surface 3 tablets by the end of 2016, after some reports that several retailers have stopped selling the tablet. The Intel Atom-powered tablet was announced back in March last year as the affordable variant of the Surface Pro 3, starting at $499. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface 3 production will stop by December 2016”

Microsoft Wallet brings tap-to-pay feature with latest Windows 10 Insiders build

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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”

Microsoft Research’s project ulink lets you save and bookmark links in mobile apps

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Microsoft Research’s project ulink is a new deep linking mechanism that brings the notion of web URLs to mobile apps. The main aim of ulink is to make it easy for users to quickly save and bookmark links inside mobile apps.

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