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Microsoft, LinkedIn empower 7.3 mn learners in India, announce new skills [details]

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.

Nov 30, 2022

Microsoft introduces new feature 'sign language view' in Teams

Microsoft has introduced "sign language view", a new meeting experience in Teams that will assist signers - people who are deaf/hard of hearing, interpreters, and others who use sign language.

Nov 19, 2022

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella receives Padma Bhushan, plans to visit India in 2023

Microsoft on Thursday announced that the company's chairman and CEO Satya Nadella has received the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country, and he is planning to visit India in January next year.

Oct 20, 2022

Microsoft to allow real-time document signing during Team meetings

The sample app was made by Teams Ecosystem Engineering as a proof of concept aimed at independent software vendors (ISVs) or other customers implementing it.

Sep 15, 2022

Game streaming: Microsoft to keep " Call of Duty" game on Sony PlayStation for many years

Microsoft has said it will keep the popular Call of Duty (CoD) game on its rival Sony PlayStation gaming consoles for "several more years."

Sep 3, 2022

Microsoft Teams app now optimised for Mac with Apple silicon; here's what is changed [details]

To help its users work easier and faster on their favourite devices, tech giant Microsoft announced that it has created a native version of its Microsoft Teams app optimised for the Mac lineup with Apple silicon.

Aug 4, 2022

Technology: Microsoft to soon start blocking Office macros by default

Tech giant Microsoft confirmed this week that it will soon start blocking Visual Basic Applications (VBA) macros in Office apps by default after quietly rolling back the change earlier this month.

Jul 23, 2022

Technology: Microsoft Teams faces major outage, Twitterati react

Tech giant Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that its Teams app was facing a major outage that affected thousands of users as they were unable to access the app, and several users took to the microblogging site to react to the outage.

Jul 21, 2022

Cybersecurity: This Android malware switches off Wi-Fi and drain mobile wallet

Microsoft has alerted users of "toll fraud" malware on Android that can drain your mobile wallet by switching off Wi-Fi connection.

Jul 2, 2022

Microsoft Teams for Windows 11 now significantly faster, claims company

Tech giant Microsoft has claimed that Teams for Windows 11 is now significantly faster due to improvements in the code.

Jun 6, 2022

GitHub 'Sponsors' now available to all developers in India

Microsoft-owned open source repository platform GitHub has announced that its 'Sponsors' programme is now available in India and the developers can create 'Sponsors' profiles and start receiving financial support for their contributions to open source.

May 24, 2022

Walmart to Target to Microsoft, the bear grip remains strong as US faces 4-decade high inflation

Walmart is much-watched as investors and economists look for clues about how the US consumer is weathering inflation but the results "were unexpected and reflect the unusual environment."

May 19, 2022

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10 mn people streamed games on Xbox Cloud Gaming, up 45%: Satya Nadella

As gaming gets mainstream, more than 10 million people have streamed games over Xbox Cloud Gaming to date, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said.

Apr 27, 2022

Microsoft to invest Rs.15,000 crore in Hyderabad data centre

Microsoft to invest Rs 15,000 Cr in Hyderabad data centers at Chandanvelly, Ellikatta, Kottur; KTR upbeat

Software giant Microsoft will set up its largest data center in India at Hyderabad with an investment of Rs 15,000 crore.

Mar 8, 2022

Nadella ranked No 1 among CEOs in Brand Finance list

The Brand Finance Brand Guardianship Index just in has ranked Microsoft boss, Satya Nadella, as the top CEO in the world.

Jan 27, 2022

Over 1.4 bn devices running Windows 10 or 11: Satya Nadella

Tech giant Microsoft has revealed that there are now 1.4 billion monthly active Windows 10 or Windows 11 devices globally.

Jan 26, 2022

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How iPadOS 15 helping millions of kids, professionals navigate Covid

To help kids navigate the crisis of omicron iPadOS has updated and added a few features on devices.

Jan 23, 2022

What does $69bn Activision acquisition mean for Microsoft; experts divulge details [details]

When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the world's third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony.

Jan 19, 2022

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Sony shares plunge after Microsoft's buyout of Activision-Blizzard [Details]

Shares of Japanese technology giant Sony have slumped by 9% in Tokyo trade after Microsoft said it plans to buy mega games company Activision Blizzard