Microsoft Office 2016 for Windows Rollout Begins September 22

Microsoft has announced that Office 2016 for Windows will be available starting September 22. Announcing the release date, Julia White, General Manager of Office 365 Technical Product Management in a blog post detailed how the Office 2016 productivity suite for Windows will be rolling out "broadly" to users. An earlier report citing Microsoft memo had claimed September 22 release for Office 2016. For users with volume licensing agreements, Office 2016 can be downloaded from the Volume

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Microsoft to Launch New Lumia Phones and Surface Pro 4 in October: Report

Microsoft is reportedly set to launch two new Lumia smartphones, the Surface Pro 4 tablet, and the Microsoft Band 2 at a media event in October. This ties in with a report from last month as well, which claimed that Microsoft could launch its new smartphones at an October event rather than at IFA 2015 in September. Rumours of two new Windows Phone (Windows 10 Mobile) smartphones have been circulating since past few months. Codenamed Cityman and Talkman -- believed to be the Lumia 950

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Microsoft Issues Fix for Critical Vulnerability in Internet Explorer

Less than 10 days after Microsoft released an out-of-band (unscheduled, emergency) security update to patch critical vulnerabilities in a number of products, the company on Tuesday rolled out another out-of-schedule security update. The update centres on fixing a vulnerability in Internet Explorer and has been flagged as 'critical' by Microsoft. Microsoft noted a vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser in an advisory posted on Tuesday. The vulnerability, if exploited, allows an

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Microsoft Releases Photo Story App for Windows Phone 8.1

Microsoft has launched a new photo app for its Windows Phone (also Windows 10 Mobile) mobile operating system. Called Photo Story, the app automatically arranges the best representative photos of an event together and makes a themed video album featuring them. Photo Story is a product of Microsoft Garage Project. Photo Story is a full-fledged app, which in addition to creating video albums, also offers editing and sharing tools apart a plethora of transition effects to allow users to

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Microsoft Aims to Reboot Connections With Windows 10

Microsoft is aiming to build lasting relationships with Windows 10, the operating system to be launched on Wednesday and seen as critical to reviving the fortunes of the once-dominant tech giant. For the first time, Microsoft is making a major new version of Windows available free as an upgrade to anyone using either of the prior two generations of the system. The goal is to swiftly have Windows 10 powering a billion devices, creating a gigantic audience to induce developers to crank out

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Microsoft Plans Celebratory Debut of Windows 10

Microsoft on Monday announced plans for a celebratory debut this month of Windows 10 operating software designed to spread the US software titan's offerings across a broad range of devices. Word that Windows 10 would be welcomed in grand style came less than a week after Microsoft said it will cut 7,800 jobs and write down the value of its struggling mobile phone division acquired last year from Nokia by some $7.6 billion. The announcement represented the second major round of layoffs in a

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Microsoft to Now Launch Only Up to 6 Smartphones Each Year: Report

Microsoft's mobile business is set to go through a major transition as the company on Wednesday announced plans to cut 7,800 jobs alongside confirming it will reorganise the Windows Phone unit. In its latest attempt to restructure the phone business, Microsoft is said to decide on launching one or maximum two models each year in three different categories catering to affordable segment, business customers, and premium end

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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 gets a cheaper variant with Intel Core i7 CPU

Microsoft has added a new Surface Pro 3 model to its convertible tablet lineup. The newcomer is the most affordable variant of the slate with an Intel Core i7 CPU. The new Intel Core i7-based Surface Pro 3 has 128GB of built-in storage and 8GB of RAM. It costs $1,299, which also happens to be the price of a version with Intel Core i5, 256GB of onboard storage, and 8GB of RAM. Therefore, one can go for a powerful Intel processor teamed with same amount of RAM but will have to compromise

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Microsoft Office for Android is now available for everyone

Microsoft took the Office apps for Android out of their beta status. The productivity applications are now available for users across 83 different countries. Microsoft introduced the Office for Android preview for smartphones back in May. The preview was also available for certain Android tablets since last year. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Android are already available in Google Play. It is important to note that the Office apps will only work on smartphones with at least

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Microsoft Now Offers Its Full Product Range In India Through Snapdeal

Microsoft has taken steps to tremendously extend its online market reach in India. The US tech giant just launched a store on India’s Snapdeal, containing its full range of products. The partnership could potentially be huge for Microsoft, as, it extends the company’s online reach in the vast new market to as many as 5000 cities. This was perhaps an ideal course of action, as Microsoft can now capitalize on the existing popularity of Snapdeal in India, not to mention the functioning

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Microsoft To Retire The Modern Skype App On July 7

Microsoft announced today it is going to retire the modern version of the Skype app for Windows. As Windows 10 launch comes closer it makes sense for Microsoft to unify the user experience across its core apps.

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Microsoft Launches Refreshed Nokia 105 With Dual-SIM Variant

Launching a refreshed version of the very popular Nokia 105 feature phone, which was launched in 2013, Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled the Nokia 105 (2015) and Nokia 105 (2015) Dual SIM. The handset (and its dual-SIM variant) comes with several minor upgrades over its predecessor. Priced at $20 (roughly Rs. 1,300) before taxes and subsidies, the device will reach only select markets in single and dual-SIM version

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Microsoft will control firmware updates for Windows 10 handsets

Microsoft will have direct control over firmware updates for Windows 10 smartphones. The Redmond giant will take the step in order to ensure that all Windows 10 hardware, including PCs, tablets, and smartphones, will get important security and reliability fixes as they become available.

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Microsoft officially announces Windows 10 editions, reveals naming for mobile version

Today Microsoft is officially telling us what all the different editions of the upcoming Windows 10 release will be called. On this occasion, the software giant has also revealed the naming for the Windows 10 version for phones. This will be Windows 10 Mobile, and the branding will be the same for smartphones as well as small tablets.

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Microsoft Said to Have No Plans to Pursue Salesforce

Microsoft Corp currently is not weighing an offer for Salesforce.com Inc, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, dampening speculation that Microsoft could be drawn into bidding for the cloud software compa

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Microsoft Explains Why Windows 10 Will Be the Last Version of the OS

Microsoft Windows 10, which will be launched for PCs this summer, will be the Redmond-based tech firm's last Windows OS version, said Jerry Nixon, a Microsoft employee and developer evangelist, at the company's ongoing Ignite conference in Chicag

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Microsoft Office 2016 Public Preview now available as free download

A public preview version of Microsoft Office 2016 has been released for all Windows users to download and try out. Microsoft is working to release the next version of its productivity suite by the second half this year. Microsoft Office 2016 brings in new tricks including Universal Apps, which were showcased during the BUILD 2015 conference last week. This preview version mostly focuses on the integration of the Office suite programs with the Microsoft’s Cloud-based service Office 365

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Microsoft Will Include the 'Middle Finger' Emoji in Windows 10

Microsoft is set introduce the 'middle finger' emoji with its Windows 10 OS releasing this summer. The Redmond giant will be the first company to add the offensive emoji as both Apple's iOS and Google's Android have given it a miss until n

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Microsoft's Outlook.com Will Soon Be Powered by Office 365: Report

inShare2 Microsoft might soon make some changes to its Outlook.com website in order to streamline the service with its Office 365 platform. The firm is likely to change the user interface and the technology behind the service later this year to match the Outlook Web App offered with Office 36

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With Microsoft's DirectX 12, Final Fantasy looks like real life

For anyone that isn't a developer, the second keynote during Microsoft's Build 2015 conference was a bit of a snoozer. But Square Enix, the game studio behind the acclaimed Final Fantasy series, swooped in to save the day with a stunning game demo using DirectX 1

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