Microsoft Hyperlapse for Android gets option to save to SD card, save in 1080p and more

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Microsoft has updated its Hyperlapse app for Android that finally gets option to save the recorded videos to microSD card on compatible devices. It also gets option to save 1080p videos in compatible devices. Both these features can be enabled from the settings. If you can’t enable, then the feature is not available for your device.

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Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection announced for enterprise

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Microsoft today announced Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for enterprise customers to detect, investigate, and respond to advanced attacks on their networks. It will help detect attackers and threats, provide enterprises with information to investigate the breach across endpoints, and offer response recommendations. “This provides a new post-breach layer of protection to the Windows 10 security stack,” said Microsoft. Continue reading “Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection announced for enterprise”

Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition up for pre-order at $3,000, shipping March 30

Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition

Months after introducing the HoloLens, Microsoft announced back in October last year that the Hololens Developer Kit will be available in Q1 2016 for $3000 (Rs. 20,4135 approx.), as promised it has started taking orders for the HoloLens Development Edition for developers. Continue reading “Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition up for pre-order at $3,000, shipping March 30”

Microsoft Band 2 gets a $75 price cut, available for $174.99

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Microsoft introduced its Band 2 fitness tracker back in October last year for $249.99. Now it has received a $75 price cut and is available for $174.99 (Rs. 12,000 approx.). This is a temporary price cut, which is available till March 26th, 9PM PST. Continue reading “Microsoft Band 2 gets a $75 price cut, available for $174.99”

Microsoft officially kills Project Astoria tool for porting Android apps to Windows 10

Microsoft has officially confirmed that it is shutting down Project Astoria tool that allowed developers to port their existing Android apps to Windows 10 easily. The company had announced its plans to launch tools for developers to quickly port Android and iOS apps to Windows 10 earlier this April.

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Microsoft acquires cross platform software tool developer Xamarin

Microsoft has acquired Xamarin which creates software tools for making mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows platforms. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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Microsoft rolls out Hub Keyboard for Android with clipboard and shortcut tools

Microsoft continues to add new apps and tools via its Garage Project. The latest entrant is a new Hub Keyboard for Android, which gives you quick access to all important documents and contacts at your fingertips. The main aim of the app is to do multi-tasking without exiting the app.

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Skype to shut down Qik video messaging app

Skype has announced that it is killing its Qik video messaging app on March 24. Launched in October 2014 on Android, iOS and Windows Phone, the Qik app allowed users to record video upto 42 seconds long.

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Microsoft Lumia 650 Windows 10 smartphone goes on sale in UK and Europe

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Microsoft announced the Lumia 650 smartphone running Windows 10 earlier this week, now it has officially started selling the smartphone, as it had promised. To remind you, the Lumia 650 packs a 5-inch HD AMOLED ClearBlack display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 212 processor, has a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 4G LTE connectivity and a 6.9mm slim metal frame.

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Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter announced for $49.95

Microsoft has introduced a wireless display adapter that uses Miracast technology to establish a private wireless connection between your Windows tablet and the display dongle. It is a successor to the first generation wireless display adapter that was launched in 2014.

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Microsoft Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 update fixes power management, Intel driver issues

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Microsoft has pushed out new updates for both the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 devices that includes Microsoft and Intel driver and firmware updates. This update fixes power management issues that caused these devices not to go to sleep when idle or consume more power during sleep. The update also fixes several Intel driver issues for these devices.

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Skype adds support for native Office apps on iOS

Skype for iOS has been updated with a couple of new feature and improvements. The service will now add native support for Microsoft Office documents which means that users can now open, view, and respond to files in the middle of online conversations on Skype.

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Microsoft Lumia 650 and Lumia 650 Dual SIM with 5-inch HD AMOLED display, 4G LTE announced for $199

Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM

Microsoft just announced Lumia 650 and Lumia 650 Dual SIM smartphones running Windows 10. These smartphones have a 5-inch HD AMOLED ClearBlack display, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 212 processor, have a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. These have 4G LTE connectivity, have a metal frame and are just 6.9mm thick. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 650 and Lumia 650 Dual SIM with 5-inch HD AMOLED display, 4G LTE announced for $199”

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Unboxing

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Microsoft launched the Surface Pro 4, its latest 2-in-1 in India last month starting at Rs. 89,990. We already brought you the photo gallery of the 2-in-1 last year from the Future Unleashed 2015 event in Mumbai, here we have the unboxing.

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Microsoft teams up with Acer to pre-install its Android apps on phones and tablets

Microsoft has partnered with Acer to pre-load productivity apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype on select Android smartphones and tablets from Acer. The company said that it will start the pre-installing the apps from second half of 2016.

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