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Windows 3.0 File Manager goes open-source; now works with Windows 10

By AyushVij@TWCN | April 10, 2018

For those who have been using Windows for a while, you might remember a file manager that came with Windows 3.0. This first debuted in 1990 with the release of Windows 3.0 itself. When Windows NT 4.0 was brought into […]

Microsoft’s new Full Duplex Voice Sense will help usher a new wave of innovation for chatbots

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | April 6, 2018

Digital assistants like Cortana and Google Assistant have greatly improved over the recent past. However, the chatbots or even digital assistants lack when it comes to contextual conversation. As Microsoft rightly puts it the conversation with digital assistants is more […]

Microsoft introduces AI training courses for the general public

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | April 4, 2018

All the spotlight of the tech world is currently focussed on Artificial Intelligence, This technology is potentially so powerful that it has already begun to change the way we see the world. Digital assistants like Cortana are getting smarter day […]

Windows chief Terry Myerson announces his retirement from the company

By Karan Khanna | March 30, 2018

Terry Myerson, the chief of Windows and Devices at Microsoft has decided to part ways with the giant after 21 years at the firm. In a touching letter he released, Myerson discussed his years at the company and his reasoning […]

Now developers can deploy ANY Linux flavor as Windows Subsystem for Linux

By AyushVij@TWCN | March 29, 2018

With the release of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in August 2016, Microsoft added a new feature called Windows Subsystem for Linux. Here, any user running Windows 10 Pro could run the Linux terminals from their Windows 10 desktop environment. Earlier, […]

Indian Microsoft Garage facility debuts in Hyderabad, India

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | March 29, 2018

Microsoft has unveiled its first Garage facility in India at its Hyderabad campus in Telangana. Spread over an area of 8000 sq. ft, this is Microsoft second-largest Garage facility following its 11,000-sq-ft Garage facility in Redmond. Microsoft Garage comes to […]

Mature version of Microsoft Edge browser for Android and iOS is out now

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | March 28, 2018

All interested users can now download and run Microsoft’s in-house flagship browser – Edge on their Android and iOS devices, respectively. The full-blown version of Edge browser is out! Its support for rival platforms will enable users to get a […]

Classic Skype Win32 version for Windows Desktop is now available again for download

By AyushVij@TWCN | March 24, 2018

With Windows 10, Microsoft released a new UWP app for Skype. Since then, they have been constantly pushing new features to it. The Skype Insiders program team even got some testing audience for their app too. But no matter what, […]

Microsoft partners with BlackBerry to offer hyper-secure cross platform enterprise solutions

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | March 22, 2018

Microsoft and Blackberry have announced a strategic partnership in order to offer enterprise solutions. This partnership will integrate BlackBerry’s expertise in mobility with the Microsoft’s cloud and other related products. The new solution is called BlackBerry Enterprise Bridge and it […]

Microsoft honors Richard, a teacher who used chalk and blackboard to teach computers

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | March 17, 2018

A teacher from Ghana was an instant internet sensation after his picture of sketching out a mock-up of Microsoft Word screen in colored chalk on his blackboard went viral. Richard Appiah Akoto used chalks and blackboard to draw the screen […]

Azure for Students – New Cloud computing service for Students

By AnandKhanse@TWC | March 4, 2018

Today, cloud computing competency is a hard skillset that most recruiting firms desire their employees to be equipped with. As such, Microsoft has stepped up to the challenge of bracing the upcoming job seekers with cloud computing. Yes, Microsoft via […]

Microsoft aims to help the blind with Soundscape for iOS devices

By AyushVij@TWCN | March 2, 2018

Previously we have seen Microsoft release a new app that would help the visually impaired people to experience the world around them. This app was called Seeing AI. This app made use of the camera of the iOS device and […]

Microsoft announces new initiatives to deliver intelligent Health with AI and Cloud

By AyushVij@TWCN | March 1, 2018

Microsoft has killed their most famous health-related product called as Microsoft Band long ago now. But they have not yet stopped the contribution from them for the health care industry. Microsoft has recently announced a number of projects to deliver […]

Microsoft and Xiaomi jointly sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | February 28, 2018

A joint agreement between Microsoft and Xiaomi (Chinese electronics and software company) will likely see both working together on key technologies of future – Artificial Intelligence and Cloud computing. Yes, based on the signing of a strategic MoU, Xiaomi and […]

Microsoft starts making paid Fonts available in the Microsoft Store

By Karan Khanna | February 28, 2018

Microsoft has been quietly preparing a new version of Windows 10 that is due to be released in the very near future (anticipated in April) and is codenamed Redstone 4. Under the new update, it is predicted that Microsoft will […]

Be My Eyes app lends tech support via Microsoft Disability Answer Desk

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | February 23, 2018

Apart from helping its customers become more productive and achieve more, Microsoft’s mission is to empower people with disabilities. In pursuance of this objective, the company has partnered with a Danish startup – Be My Eyes to provide technical assistance […]

New Microsoft Surface Pro released in India at Rs 64,999

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | February 23, 2018

Microsoft has just released the fifth generation of Surface Pro in India. Priced at Rs 64,999 it replaces Surface Pro 4 which was launched in India 2016. That being said the all-new Surface Pro retains some of the older bits […]

Microsoft will now support email addresses in Indian languages

By Karan Khanna | February 22, 2018

Microsoft appears to be the first large tech company to understand the growth that’s happening in India’s tech world. An announcement by the Redmond giant signals their intention to allow support for addresses in several Indian languages. The news is […]

Microsoft for Startups program unveiled

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | February 17, 2018

Microsoft has reinforced its commitment towards providing startups with a mix of marketing help, technology and more by launching Microsoft for Startups program. Earlier too, the software giant had been encouraging startups via several initiatives like BizSpark credits for Azure, […]