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Microsoft announces Halo-themed Xbox Series X console
San Francisco: Microsoft has announced that it is releasing a Xbox Series X Halo Infinite Limited Edition console. The console celebrates Halo’s 20th anniversary — along with the forthcoming release of Halo Infinite.…
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Microsoft’s xCloud is coming to Xbox Series S|X, Xbox One
San Francisco: Microsoft’s game streaming service Xbox Cloud Gaming or xCloud, available on Android, PCs and iOS, is soon coming to the company’s gaming consoles, including the last generation Xbox One. According to…
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Microsoft, Invest India to nurture 11 tech startups
New Delhi: Microsoft India on Tuesday announced it has collaborated with Invest India to nurture tech startups in India. To begin with, the company has onboarded 11 startups for its Microsoft for Startups…
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Microsoft quietly rolls out Windows Server 2002 ahead of Windows 11
San Francisco: Before the official launch of Windows 11 this year, Microsoft is quietly rolling out the next long-term version of Windows Server, known as Windows Server 2022, for mainstream users. Windows…
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Microsoft invests $5 mn in OYO
New Delhi: Satya Nadella-run Microsoft has invested $5 million in Airbnb-backed Indian budget hotel chain OYO taking it valuation to $9 billion, as the hospitality chain plans a potential initial public offering (IPO)…
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Windows 11 makes it tough to switch default browsers, rivals fume
San Francisco: Microsoft has changed the way default apps are assigned in the upcoming Windows 11, make it extremely difficult for users to switch default browsers if they miss the first and only…
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Microsoft hires ex-Uber executive Manik Gupta for consumer apps biz
San Francisco: Microsoft has hired Manik Gupta, former head of product at Uber, as the tech giant aims to strengthen its consumer apps portfolio. Gupta, who was Chief product Officer at Uber…
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Microsoft working to help parents, teachers connect through Teams
San Francisco: Microsoft is planning to launch a new feature for Microsoft Teams that will allow teachers to connect with parents and guardians, the media reported. The feature works with School Data…
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Microsoft challenges $10 bn NSA cloud contract won by AWS
San Francisco: After a bitter war over the $10 billion JEDI Cloud computing contract, Microsoft and Amazon have once again locked horns, this time over another $10 billion contract by the US…
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Microsoft ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’ to better protect Edge browser
New Delhi: Microsoft is working on a new feature called ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’ that will make its Edge browser more secure. The new mode will turn off certain optimisations that will not…
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Microsoft is integrating Spotify into new Windows 11 focus feature
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is planning to integrate Swedish music streaming platform Spotify into a new Windows 11 feature, media reports said. Microsoft’s head of Windows and devices Panos Panay teased the…
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Microsoft halts free Windows 365 cloud PC trials
San Francisco: Due to high demand, tech giant Microsoft has paused free trials of its recently launched cloud PC Windows 365 service. Windows 365 introduces a new way to experience Windows 10…
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Microsoft to roll out Q&A app in Teams Meetings
San Francisco: With an aim to ensure better user engagement, Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it is planning to rollout Q&A app in Teams Meetings, which is currently in private preview. The…
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Melinda French officially divorced
Washington: The divorce between Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates has been finalised. A Monday filing with the King County Superior Court in Washington made the move official, CNN reported.…
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Microsoft faces subpoena in Google’s antitrust case in US
San Francisco: Microsoft, which cooperated with the US prosecutors in building a 2020 antitrust case against Google, is now facing a subpoena to produce millions more documents at the request of Googles…
