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Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Teams, the company’s new chat-based workspace in Office 365. In an interaction with DH, Microsoft Office Marketing Director Alok B Lall said the Microsoft Teams helps people and groups of people be more productive within their organization.

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman joined Microsoft’s board, where he hopes to deepen Microsoft’s Silicon Valley ties and work on artificial intelligence. “From this position, I will continue to focus on helping LinkedIn fulfill its mission of increasing the economic productivity of individual professionals and the companies they work for,” Hoffman wrote.

Microsoft has rolled out a new preview feature for Windows 10, which will allow users to try out games and other productivity apps before purchasing them. Google is also testing a similar feature called Instant Apps on the Play Store.

Uber launched real-time ID Check, a security feature which uses Microsoft Cognitive Services to protect both riders and drivers. It prompts drivers to share a selfie before going online to help ensure the driver using the app matches the account available with the company. This prevents fraud and protects drivers’ accounts from being compromised. The service is launched in five cities: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kolkata.

The long-awaited RIME will launch this May at last- today, Tequila Softworks confirmed that the game will be made available on May 26 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The game will be available digitally and at retail, and will cost $29.99 / €34.99 / £29.99.

Microsoft has updated its digital assistant Cortana app for iPhone with a redesigned user interface and new enhancements that offer an improved experience for the Siri competitor.

The next generation of Xbox console is almost upon us; there’s now an official timeline for release and a dedicated page on the Xbox Store. The only details that we’ve heard our summarized in the line above – 6 TFLOPS and 4K.

Polycom has appointed Ingram Micro as its new distribution partner across Australia and New Zealand, as the vendor seeks greater cloud alignment with Microsoft. Terms of the agreement will see the unified communications specialist part company with Westcon-Comstor in New Zealand but not Australia, in a move prompted by the need to create cloud-based solutions offered by Polycom ecosystem partners.

At Open Compute Project (OCP) Summit 2017, Qualcomm Incorporated, through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies, Inc. (QDT), has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate next generation cloud services on its 10 nanometer Qualcomm Centriq 2400 platform. This collaboration will span multiple future generations of hardware, software and systems.

Microsoft has announced a premium subscription based service that gives consumers access to over 100 Xbox One and 360 titles to choose and play from. The Xbox Games Pass is akin to other subscription based services like Netflix or Origin Access, wherein, for & monthly subscription fee, you get access to a plethora of titles to pick and play.