Microsoft announced HoloLens and its companion Windows Holographic platform at a Windows event in 2015. The mixed reality headset became available to developers in select markets last year, and since then has only seen growth. The HoloLens makes true what most only imagined in science fiction before; mixed-reality has a …
Read More »Flipkart partners with Microsoft; will exclusively use Azure
Microsoft has managed to ink a deal with Flipkart. India’s largest e-commerce business will now exclusively rely on the services of Microsoft Azure. Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, announced the partnership with Flipkart at an event in Bengaluru with Flipkart Group CEO, Binny Bansal, right beside him. The Azure This unique …
Read More »Windows 10 Insider Fast Ring delayed this week, will arrive next week
Microsoft published Build 15031 for Windows Insiders on the Fast Ring last week for Windows 10 on PC and Mobile. It was released in the middle of a Bug Bash and didn’t really bring anything noteworthy besides the Picture-in-Picture mode. This week, Dona Sarkar, the ‘Chief Mischief Maker’ for the …
Read More »Opera redesigns its desktop browser with Project Reborn, preview out now
Opera’s desktop web browser isn’t quite as successful as some of its mobile ventures have been in the past, but it’s a very capable browser nonetheless. The Oslo company has today released a new build for its developer stream, and it’s quite a significant one. Opera today unveiled Project Reborn, an …
Read More »Office for Mac now supports the Touch Bar for all users
A few days ago, Microsoft pushed out an update for Office Insiders on macOS. The update included support for the MacBook Touch Bar. Today, the very update is rolling out to everyone using Office for Mac – a week’s worth of Insider feedback was enough, apparently. Apple – on behalf …
Read More »Windows Phone has 0.3% market share; Android & iOS combined at 99.6%
Gartner has released their latest market share figures, and while they are not exactly surprising, they are also not very good for Microsoft. The lack of new devices running Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mobile is now showing its results as – per Gartner – the Windows market share on mobile devices …
Read More »Acer launches the Spin 3 convertible laptop in India
Acer announced and launched the Spin series of laptops at IFA 2016 last year; eventually, the company released Spin 7 in December for the Indian market. Today, Acer launched the Spin 3 in India. Acer’s Swift and Spin series laptops were announced together – you can read more about them …
Read More »Microsoft showcases what the Surface Dial is capable of (again)
At its Surface event in October last year, Microsoft blew everyone away with the Surface Studio all-in-one. But, there was something else on the sidelines, that was even more interesting. The Surface Dial. The Surface Dial is a $99 accessory for any computer that can support it – pretty much …
Read More »Skype delivers a massive update for Skype Insiders with the latest update
The Skype app for Android is a mess. That’s the nicest way to put it. It’s not an entirely stable app; and while it does have all the features one would expect from a Skype app, it has the potential to be much more. Microsoft launched a Skype Insider program …
Read More »Microsoft pushes back the end-of-support for original Windows 10 version
Windows has gone through an iterative process for more than two decades. A Windows release has always been straightforward: Microsoft works on it for a few years, assures its quality, and eventually sells it for a price people are willing to pay. Windows 10 changed this; not only is the …
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