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Microsoft launched the general release versions of its Office Mobile Apps for Windows 10, a touch-friendly version of the Office apps meant for Windows 10 tablets and small-screen devices. The apps are available to download and install in 190 countries where the OS is currently available, via the Windows Store.

The good thing about Microsoft’s new Windows 10 is that it takes you much less time to get used to its predecessor Windows 8. There is another great thing about it: This update is free. Here the top five reasons: Windows apps open as windows, single start screen, single browser, borrowing from phones, laptops work on the go!

Microsoft has begun downloading the Windows 10 upgrade to some PCs whose owners had previously “reserved” a copy, hinting that those customers will be among the first to see the upgrade notice on their Windows 7 and 8.1 devices.

Windows 10 isn’t simply a reincarnation of Windows 7, but brings back the best from Windows 7 and 8 versions. Yahoo’s David Pogue is also happy with the new OS. He writes, “Windows 10 is coherent. It makes sense. Its design no longer leaves you pounding your forehead on your desk.” Cnet’s Nate Ralph sings to a similar tune by saying, “Windows 10 delivers a refined, vastly improved vision for the future of computing.”

If you cast your mind back 20 years ago, Windows 95 was a huge affair at the time. The event was watched via satellite across the world by over 70,000 people. Fast forward twenty years to this year’s Windows 10 launch, which has been streamed across the globe with live music. Today we have Microsoft staff in stores, and users can even get their questions directly answered by their digital personal assistant, Cortana. Take a trip down memory lane by perusing a potted history of the last twenty years of Microsoft Windows.

Microsoft has begun rolling out its new operating system Windows 10 around the world, including India, with a host of new features. India, a critical market for Microsoft, will be among the 13 countries where the technology giant will host mega events. It has introduced new innovative features like Cortana, an Xbox app and Microsoft Edge. Replete with a redesigned web browser called Edge and Cortana. Microsoft said the most secure Windows ever, Windows 10 is delivered as a service and kept automatically up-to-date with innovations and security updates.

Wargaming and Microsoft announced that, World of Tanks is officially available for download on the Xbox One. This lives up to the promise made a little over a week ago that the game would be available on July 28. The companies are touting this particular version of the game as one that was specially made for the Xbox One, and it sports something not many other games can offer. This title offers the ability to carry over play between the Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions of the game.

Microsoft has built a launcher for Android. Dubbed Arrow, the app APK is available for testing. The launcher offers three home screens — People, Apps, and Note & Reminders. There’s a tiny upward arrow visible on every screen. You can swipe it up to access recent apps and settings.

Gartner has released its Magic Quadrant report on x86 server virtualization infrastructure for 2015. VMware and Microsoft retained their spots in the top right quadrant, which Gartner reserves for the leaders. The report comes at a time when Microsoft is readying the next version of Windows Server, which includes a newer version of Hyper-V. Compared to last year, Microsoft’s Hyper-V has moved up by a few notches in the top right quadrant, which indicates that the company is making progress with its virtualization strategy.

Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system debuts on July 29, as the long-time leader in PC software hopes that giving the upgrade away for free will help it carve out a new role in a world where people increasingly rely on smartphones, tablets and information stored online. Windows 10 is coming to PCs and tablets first, but it’s also designed to run phones, game consoles and even holographic headsets. It has new features, a streamlined Web browser called Edge and a desktop version of Cortana, the online assistant that is Microsoft’s answer to Google Now and Apple’s Siri.