Tag: Microsoft
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Microsoft builds digital solution for CBSE to prevent paper leaks
This set the CBSE, which has 20,299 schools in the country, in action, paving the way for the partnership with Microsoft.
August 13, 2018 -
Microsoft launches affordable ‘Surface Go’ tablet
Microsoft on Tuesday launched its most portable and affordable surface tablet -- 10-inch "Surface Go" -- starting at $399.
July 10, 2018 -
Microsoft partners with Rajasthan government on digital literacy
Microsoft India said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rajasthan government to improve the integration of technology in teaching and skilling of students and educators in government colleges.
July 9, 2018 -
Microsoft ‘Movies & TV’ apps may arrive on Android, iOS
The apps are currently available only on Windows-based platforms like Windows 10 PC, Xbox and Windows 10 Mobile.
July 6, 2018 -
Microsoft brings AI-powered visual search to Bing
Aiming to take on Google's image recognition mobile app, Microsoft has launched a new "visual search" function for Bing which lets users click a picture of something with their mobile phone to search for it online.
June 23, 2018 -
What is GDPR? Everything you want to know about new EU data law
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation is coming into effect from 25 May. The new law will apply to other countries too if they are dealing with EU.
May 24, 2018 -
Digital transformation to add $154 bn to India’s GDP by 2021: Microsoft
Digital transformation in the country is expected to contribute about USD 154 billion to India’s GDP by 2021, tech giant Microsoft on Wednesday said. The study by Microsoft and IDC, titled Unlocking the economic impact of digital transformation in Asia Pacific”, said there has been a dramatic acceleration in the pace of digital transformation across …
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April 11, 2018 -
Microsoft will reach $1tn in market value in a year: Analysts
Analysts from financial services firm Morgan Stanley have predicted that Microsoft will reach $1 trillion in market value within a year. In a new report to investors late on Monday, the firm put a 12-month price target of $130 on Microsoft’s stock, up from $94 per share. According to technology website Geekwire, shares of Microsoft …
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March 27, 2018 -
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella lauds advancements in India
“Each time I visit, it is incredible to see the advancements taking place in India,” said Indian origin Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Addressing Kerala’s Global Digital Summit #Future here through video conference, he said one of the pressing challenges is to see how technology helps across public and private sectors to make a difference in …
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March 23, 2018 -
Microsoft, BlackBerry collaborate to secure productivity apps on mobile phones
Former rivals BlackBerry and Microsoft have announced they were collaborating to offer enterprises a solution that integrates the latter’s expertise in mobility and security with Microsoft’s Cloud and productivity apps. Through this partnership, the tech titans have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind solution — BlackBerry Enterprise “BRIDGE”. “We saw a need for a hyper-secure way for …
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March 20, 2018 -
Microsoft offers $250,000 to identify chip bugs
Microsoft is offering up to $250,000 for identifying bugs that are similar to the “Meltdown” and “Spectre” CPU flaws. The offering is part of Microsoft’s new limited-time bounty programme for “speculative execution” side channel vulnerabilities. “This new class of vulnerabilities was disclosed in January 2018 and represented a major advancement in the research in this …
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March 17, 2018 -
Microsoft AI translates Chinese to English like humans
A team of Microsoft researchers, including one of Indian-origin, has created an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered machine system that can translate sentences of news articles from Chinese to English with the same quality and accuracy as humans. Researchers from the company’s Asia and US labs said their system achieved human parity on a commonly-used test set of …
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March 15, 2018 -
Microsoft starts selling customised Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+
Microsoft has started selling a customised version of the newly-launched Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ on its store. The “Microsoft edition” smartphones will give users access to a range of Microsoft’s apps such as Excel, Skype, Cortana, OneNote, PowerPoint, Word and Microsoft Launcher after setting up the phone. “The phones look the same as …
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March 10, 2018 -
Microsoft starts selling customised Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+
Microsoft has started selling a customised version of the newly-launched Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ on its store. The “Microsoft edition” smartphones will give users access to a range of Microsoft’s apps such as Excel, Skype, Cortana, OneNote, PowerPoint, Word and Microsoft Launcher after setting up the phone. “The phones look the same as …
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March 10, 2018 -
Microsoft Surface Pro with “PixelSense” touch display now launched in India at Rs. 64,999
Microsoft on Thursday announced its Surface Pro notebook and accessories are available in India. Surface Pro features a high-resolution 12.3-inch “PixelSense” touch display that supports the new Surface Pen 4. The 2-in-1 detachable of the Microsoft Surface Pro – with a configuration of Intel Core m3, 128 GB SSD, 4GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics …
February 23, 2018 -
Microsoft ends support for all push notifications for Windows Phone devices
Microsoft has announced that it is ending support for all push notifications for Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8.0 devices starting from Tuesday. “Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8.0 have reached their end of support dates and thus services for these versions of Windows will be discontinued over time,” the company wrote in …
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February 21, 2018 -
Microsoft’s Bing Search to gain as Google kills ‘view image’ button
Following Google’s removal of the “view image” button from its image search results last week, several users will move to other browsers like Microsoft’s Bing and Startpage that allow download of high-resolution images with a right click, media reported. Google, after signing a multi-year global licensing deal with Getty Images, removed the “view image” button …
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February 21, 2018