Microsoft India launched Microsoft Kaizala, a mobile-only product designed for large group communications and work management today. The company also announced its enterprise version, Kaizala Pro that allows organisations to have full administrative control of their groups. The app makes it simple for organisations to communicate, collaborate and complete tasks thereby bringing together desktop and […]
This is the Xbox One X, the most powerful 4K and HDR console ever made
Microsoft has taken to E3 2017 to reveal its next console, previously rumoured as Project Scorpio, this will be called the Xbox One X. Microsoft has not only revealed the next generation super powerful console but has also released its price and release date. The Microsoft Xbox One X will be available from 7 November […]
New Surface Pro officially unveiled: specs, price and release date confirmed
Microsoft has officially unveiled the new Surface Pro, the successor to its popular Surface Pro 4 laptop-tablet hybrid, as well as the Surface Laptop at the company’s event in Shanghai, China. Here are the core details you need to know: Price: $799 USD (starting at) Release date: June 15, 2017 Pre-orders are now live. And […]
Now you can stream your Xbox One library to Oculus Rift
Microsoft has partnered with Oculus Rift to enable users to stream their Xbox One library to the VR device with the use of the new Xbox One Streaming to Oculus Rift app. Currently, games like Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, Halo 5: Guardians, indies and Backward Compatible Xbox 360 games are playable with […]
Microsoft Teams – A Slack alternative
Microsoft is integrating Teams to its Office 365 suite of online productivity software. The Slack alternative is another move by Microsoft to become an ‘all-in-one’ service company for organisations and users heavily into collaborative work. Teams provides a centralised platform online for user groups to perform various tasks, share data or even chat. What separates […]
As we predicted, there’ll be a smaller ‘Xbox One Slim’ in 2016, more powerful ‘Xbox Two’ in 2017
We’ll see two new Xbox models from Microsoft in the next 18 months, with Microsoft releasing a new, smaller ‘Xbox 1.5’ or Xbox One Slim this year and a larger, full, Xbox Two next year. The news comes courtesy of our buddies at Kotaku UK, who have worked with their colleagues at Kotaku US to […]
Microsoft applications go through various changes
Microsoft has been quite busy lately, porting, upgrading and modifying its apps. Microsoft Garage has released the free Hub Keyboard app for iOS, two months after the Android version was let loose into the wild. The app goes for a minimalistic look, letting users search their OneDrive files and drop links instantly in chat messages or copy-paste […]
Microsoft giving Lumia 950, 950 XL users Display Dock, Office 365 subscription
Microsoft India has announced a special offer for Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL consumers. All existing and new users of Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL are now eligible to get a one-year subscription of Office 365 Personal for free. The O365 personal subscription valued at Rs 3,299 gives access to Office software on […]
Microsoft acquires SwiftKey for $250 million
In a pivotal move from Microsoft, the tech giant purchased SwiftKey for a reported $250 million following their recent announcement to create an intelligent cloud platform. This directly relates to how SwiftKey improves and learns from user keystrokes stored in the cloud, which explains Microsoft’s interest in it. The deal mutually benefits both parties as […]
Windows 10 growth slows as Windows 7 and 8.1 users stay put
Both the big desktop OS market share monitoring firms, StatCounter and Netmarketshare, have revealed their figures for October. Let's look at StatCounter first. StatCounter has Windows 10 pegged at a market share of exactly 9% – meaning that…