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Grand Theft Auto 4 is playable on the Xbox One, thanks to backward compatibility. GTA 4 has seen sales jump more than 7,000 percent in the last couple of days.

The Redmond-based company is going to celebrate two decades of Visual Studio by rolling out Visual Studio 2017 on March 7. Julia Liuson, Corporate VP, Visual Studio at Microsoft wrote in a blog post, “Today, I’m proud and humbled that Visual Studio is turning twenty – we’re celebrating two decades of Visual Studio! As we hit this great milestone, I’m also excited to announce that Visual Studio 2017 will be released on March 7.”

Microsoft’s Bing, has partnered with Zomato to offer restaurant search and reviews in an easy-to-use way. Bing will also provide a link to easily access all the reviews. Once the user enters the restaurant name, Bing will display images of dishes in the menu and its ambience. Users can also check directions, contact number, restaurant open hours and other details on Bing.

According to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, following weeks of reassurances, there will be games this year. In fact, according to Spencer, there will be more first party titles than 2016 with new IP launching as well.

Acronis, a global leader in hybrid-cloud data protection and storage, announced the addition of Microsoft Office 365 backup functionality to the world’s fastest and most complete small business backup solution, Acronis Backup 12, enabling businesses to protect all data, local and in the cloud, with a single solution, single configuration, and a single interface. Microsoft Office 365 services deliver unprecedented flexibility and scalability, changing the way small businesses manage their email infrastructure.

On the occasion of Safer Internet Day (SID), software firm Microsoft released the findings of a survey conducted across 14 countries through its Digital Civility Index (DCI). The Digital Civility Index is part of Microsoft’s initiative to raise awareness on the need for digital civility. “We need to further educate young adults, parents, educators, and policymakers about the real-world consequences of negative online interactions, which can have serious consequences,” said, Madhu Khatri, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft India.

Microsoft has published the latest PowerShell Core 6.0 alpha 15 on its Packages repository. All the PowerShell Core releases were previously published on GitHub repository, but the new change has made its installation much easier. To install the latest PowerShell Core alpha version, you need to register on Microsoft’s repository as a super user. You can update and install the framework using a terminal command after gaining superuser access.

Microsoft has announced support for add-ins from third-party applications in its Outlook email app for iOS. The first lineup of apps that are getting the support from Outlook are Evernote, Giphy, Nimble, Trello, and Spreadsheet. Additionally, the Redmond-based company has also made its own add-ins available for the Outlook app in the form of Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Translator.

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella will address a conference on Future Decoded in Mumbai on February 22. The two-day Mumbai conference is expected to be attended by 1,500 top business and government Executives, who will discuss how technology will transform all aspects of work and life.