Author: Microsoft Stories

According to J D Power 2017 US Tablet Satisfaction Study, Microsoft is the highest performer in three areas: variety of pre-loaded applications; internet connectivity; and availability of manufacturer-supported accessories.

Microsoft believes in embracing and promoting inclusive culture to inspire productivity. “We always give a lot of emphasis to local culture, and so we went and dug into the history of Gurgaon and found out that the place was earlier called Guru ka Gaon. Hence, we have done our rendition of Dronacharya’s banyan tree which is the heart of the office,” said Marianne Rathje, Microsoft’s Director, Real Estate & Facilities, for APAC, India and Japan.

Digital Foundry unveiled the specifications for Microsoft’s Project Scorpio and they’re quite interesting. Mike Ybarra, corporate vice President of Xbox and Windows gaming, stated that Project Scorpio was designed specifically for “that premium customer, the gamer that expects the absolute best versions of the games.”

Microsoft has fixed the OneDrive performance issue that was largely reported by Linux users. The performance issue was due to a forced Windows user-agent string on Chrome and Firefox based browsers on Linux.

The official release of Windows 10 Creators Update is scheduled to roll out starting April 11. However, Microsoft last week also mentioned that users with a licensed Windows 10 software will be able to manually download the Windows 10 Creators Update from a week before. And the Redmond giant has kept true to its promise.

Windows 10 is getting a whole lot better with the Creators Update, but there’s more to it than just new features and performance improvements. Microsoft is highlighting some changes to give users better control over their privacy. The most visible of these changes will be a new Privacy Settings screen that shows up when installing the Creators Update (whether via an update or a fresh install).

Who’s In is an iMessage app that lets users set up casual get-togethers like Facebook events, directly from your text messages.

DXC Technology has announced that it will extend its current portfolio of offerings for Microsoft Azure with a hybrid cloud solution from its data centers based on the Microsoft Azure Stack. This new offering, DXC Services for Azure, provides business clients with a consistent and flexible platform for enterprise workloads across both private infrastructure and the Azure public cloud.

Microsoft has rolled out a new app for iOS called Sprinkles that uses company’s machine learning technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to suggest captions for pictures, detect user’s age and more. The app, which only seems to be available for users in the US as of now, has been described as a “camera with fun ideas”.

To protect users from malicious links, Microsoft will be launching a new security feature used on Outlook emails for Office 365 ProPlus desktop users later this month. The feature which is already available on desktop, web, and mobile platform for its Outlook email client, is now coming to Microsoft’s most prominent productivity apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.