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The new entry-level phone Nokia 230, has a 2.8-inch (320x240p) display and runs Series 30+ OS. Nokia 230 has 16MB RAM and can hold microSD cards of up to 32GB.It has a 1200mAh replaceable battery and sports 2MP rear camera with LED flash along with a 2MP front facing camera. The phone is now available on Microsoft’s official store.

Elon Musk is only the latest investor in artificial intelligence, helping to fund a big-name roster of researchers who promise to change the field. Microsoft Research by combining the popular deep networks that everyone from Google to Facebook is also using for machine learning with other mathematical techniques, and beating them all in the latest round of the annual ImageNet image recognition competition. ImageNet tests how well computers can recognise which of 1,000 different categories the 100,000 test images belong in, and where in the photo the object being recognised is.

Hybrid cloud computing is set to become an integral part of nearly every organisation’s business from 2016. They are just not cost-effective but they also allow organizations to effectively manage private and non-private cloud information without much fuss. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said: “Our partnership will blend the power of Azure with HPE’s infrastructure, support and services to make the cloud more accessible to enterprises around the globe.”

Microsoft India is betting on small and medium businesses (SMBs) to bolster its cloud services business in the country. “The Cloud is redefining economics for these businesses. We have a very strong partner ecosystem that is helping SMBs to grow their businesses through cloud services. Microsoft has over 10,000 partners across the country who are capable of remotely configuring cloud services”, said Alok B Lall, director, Microsoft Office Division.

Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella said Microsoft would like to work with T-Hub to develop accelerators and startups. He said this during his visit to T-Hub, billed as India’s largest technology incubator. “Indian talent in the area is dramatically growing and we can see their dominance in the field,” he said while addressing budding entrepreneurs.

Chris Capossela, Chief Marketing Officer of Microsoft, last week in an interview on Windows Weekly podcast gave some insights on the company’s work over the past one year. Capossela during the interview hinted that Microsoft might be working on a ‘Surface’ branded smartphone. He confirmed that the Redmond-based giant is working on a “breakthrough” phone that will be the “spiritual equivalent” of the company’s Surface tablet line.

Nearly 300 young techies, top businessmen from Hyderabad, and even Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao turned up well on time at T-Hub’s meeting hall to hear Microsoft’s CEO speak. Satya Nadella struck a chord with the start-ups. Nadella asked entrepreneurs to work on providing last-mile connectivity in rural areas and on building marketable solutions. “You can tap white spaces (unused TV spectrum) or other sources to provide last-mile connectivity and solutions,” he said.

The Andhra Pradesh government has said Microsoft India will be setting up a Centre of Excellence in Visakhapatnam as part of its digital inclusion drive in the state, besides sharpening focus on raising productivity. The technology giant signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh government in deployment and use of information and communications technologies to offer better citizen services in the state.

Google and Microsoft have their virtual eyes on Santa Claus and his gift-laden sleigh. Microsoft once again partnered with the North American Aerospace Defense Command on an interactive website at noradsanta.org where Santa’s reindeer-drawn sleigh can be seen making its way over countries around the world.

Microsoft research no doubt is the largest company that deals with the innovation. Today we have listed 5 predictions for future generation of technology by Microsoft: new silicon architectures will enable faster computing; Improved cloud performance; Note taking and drawing will be mainstream task on tablets; The virtual assistants add more usability and personalization to mobile device; and growing awareness around ethics behind data collection.