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Microsoft India hikes prices of products, services by up to 11%
San Francisco: Microsoft has announced a huge price hike of up to 11 per cent for its software and services in India due to currency fluctuations. The company said the “Indian rupee…
- India
IIT Guwahati receives 168 placement offers on Day 1
Agartala: Placements for the 2022-23 academic year at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) began on a strong note on Thursday with a total of 168 offers made by 46 companies,…
- Technology
Microsoft, LinkedIn empower 7.3 mn learners in India, announce new skills
New Delhi: Microsoft and its subsidiary LinkedIn on Wednesday announced it has empowered 7.3 million learners in India to acquire digital skills for in-demand jobs. To date, Microsoft has engaged 14 million…
- Technology
Apple makes about Rs 1.5L every second, Microsoft pockets Rs 1.1L
New Delhi: Do you know how much profit Apple makes every second? It is a staggering over $1,820 (over Rs 1.48 lakh), making the iPhone maker the world’s most profitable company —…
- Technology
Microsoft adds ‘Portrait mode’ feature to PowerPoint for iPhones
San Francisco: Microsoft has added a new feature — ‘Portrait mode’ in PowerPoint for iPhones and iPad users so that they can easily switch between portrait and landscape mode when creating new…
- Technology
Hackers exploited discontinued web server at Tata Power: Microsoft
New Delhi: Microsoft has warned that state-sponsored hackers are attacking critical energy infrastructure in India via exploiting a discontinued web server, with the most recent attack it observed was on Tata Power…
- Technology
Nvidia, Microsoft team up to build AI supercomputer
San Francisco: Nvidia has announced a multi-year collaboration with Microsoft to build one of the most powerful AI supercomputers in the world. The supercomputer will be powered by Microsoft Azure’s advanced supercomputing…
- Technology
Microsoft rolls out new update Discord voice chat to Xbox users
San Francisco: Microsoft has rolled out a new update which will provide users the ability to connect their Discord voice channels directly from their Xbox console, making it easier to chat with…
- Business
Microsoft India announces pre-orders of new Surface devices
New Delhi: Microsoft on Tuesday announced the pre-orders for new Surface products — Surface Laptop 5 and Surface Pro 9 — in India. Surface Laptop 5 is priced at Rs 1,07,999, and…
- Business
Up to 4.78mn Xbox accounts proactively suspended: Microsoft transparency report
San Francisco: Microsoft has released its first Digital Transparency Report for the Xbox gaming platform, in which it revealed that the company took proactive action against throwaway accounts that violated its community…
- World
Paul G. Allen’s painting collection fetches historic $1.5 billion at Christie’s
Late Paul. G. Allen collection of paintings has surpassed all previous auction records in history by securing $ 1.5 billion. It is considered to be one of the largest and most exceptional…
- World
Microsoft to extend free technology support for Ukraine throughout 2023
San Francisco: Microsoft on Thursday said it will extend technology support free of charge for Ukraine throughout calendar year 2023. Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, said that the company…
- Technology
Microsoft to keep ‘Call of Duty’ on PlayStation forever
San Francisco: Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has announced plans to keep the ‘Call of Duty’ game on PlayStation forever. Spencer had recently discussed the future of the first-person shooter game in…
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Microsoft rolls out new feature to MFA app, prevents spam attacks
San Francisco: Microsoft has rolled out a new feature to its multi-factor authentication (MFA) app, Microsoft Authenticator, to prevent spam attacks. According to ZDNet, the company has rolled out ‘number matching’ in…
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Microsoft claims Xbox Game Pass profitable, despite slow growth
San Francisco: Microsoft has claimed that the Xbox Game Pass is profitable, despite a slow subscription growth. According to The Verge, about 15 per cent of the company’s total Xbox content and…
