At the Future Decoded event in Mumbai today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talked about a whole lot of things. He announced Skype Lite, a light-weight version of Skype. He also announced Project Sangam, an India-specific skill development and jobs platform that still relies on LinkedIn. Confluence Sangam (pronounced: sung·um) is the …
Read More »Bretonnia faction is arriving as free DLC to Total War: Warhammer
The faction of Bretonnia is arriving for Total War: Warhammer, fully playable for the first time in the grand campaign. The DLC adds more than 20 new units for players to use along with three Legendary Lords for the faction. Previously, players were able to use Bretonnia as a faction …
Read More »Firaxis introduces Austrailia to Civilization VI along with official modding tools
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is getting a brand new civilization that’s completely new to the series. Coming as DLC, players can get access to Austrailia that’s arriving alongside a hefty free update to the game. John Curtin, the 14th Prime Minister of Austrailia, is leading the new civilization with his …
Read More »HP launches its OMEN laptops and desktop in India
In January, at CES 2017, HP refreshed its new OMEN series of laptops and a strangely-designed desktop, along with a curved monitor. Today, at an event in New Delhi, HP launched some of these products for the Indian market. HP isn’t exactly known for its gaming-focused anything, but the company’s …
Read More »Skype Lite is built for India’s spotty 2G network, out for Android
Satya Nadella is in Mumbai for the Future Decoded event today; during his keynote, the Microsoft CEO announced a new app for Skype, that isn’t quite new. In December, last year, the Skype team released a new Skype app for Android. Skype Mingo was built from scratch and came with …
Read More »Skype’s Mingo is a new Android app with SMS and calling integration
Skype has released a new app for Android, and it does something Google couldn’t figure out. Skype’s Mingo app is a brand-new Skype app written from scratch, with support for SMS and traditional voice calls. Skype Mingo is an alpha and remains unreleased – in other words, it’s nowhere near …
Read More »Microsoft wants to link Skype with Aadhaar, bring Indian government services online
The Aadhaar initiative by the Indian government aims to build a digital database of every citizen – complete with fingerprint & iris scans. The goal is to build a centralized authentication system for every Indian citizen, which can then be used to provide various private and public services. At an …
Read More »Panasonic launches its rugged FZ-F1 Windows 10 Mobile device in India
At an event in Hyderabad today, Panasonic launched three new ‘rugged’ devices for India’s several defense and law enforcement forces as well as companies in the automobile, pharmaceuticals and the oil & gas industries. The three devices launched for the Indian market today include two phones and one tablet. The …
Read More »Samsung teases AR sunglasses; will reveal them at MWC 2017
Just as Microsoft delayed the second generation of its mixed reality HoloLens headset, Samsung has come up with something that can compete with it. Samsung today has teased some of the projects that its C-Lab incubator have been cooking up for the past couple of years. The South Korean giant …
Read More »EU authorities still concerned with Windows 10 data collection
Windows 10 made Microsoft commit to a lot of firsts; it’s Microsoft’s first operating system as a service; the first to receive new features via upgrades; Windows 10 was a free upgrade, also a first. Unfortunately, it’s also the first operating system by Microsoft that features advertisements. It also collects …
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