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Speaking on Twitter, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer said, “Xbox is doing well, holiday was good, lots of people playing a lot of games which is what it’s all about.”

Logitech announced Logitech SmartDock, an AV meeting room solution designed in collaboration with Microsoft. Logitech SmartDock works with Skype for Business and qualified devices, including Logitech ConferenceCams, to provide a seamless, user-friendly touch-screen console to launch and manage video calls in any meeting.

Minecraft remains perennially popular in Japan. As a matter of fact, the Wii U version of Minecraft is now the highest selling Microsoft published game of all time in the country.

Microsoft wants users to be extra secure so it plans to lock their PC anytime they walk away from it. Windows Central reports the company is building a new feature for Windows 10 that will automatically lock screen whenever users step away from device. Microsoft refers to the new functionality as ‘Windows Goodbye,’.

Microsoft is launching a web-based privacy dashboard that lets the user see and control the data that Microsoft collects including location, search, browsing, and Cortana Notebook data across multiple Microsoft services. Alongside that, the privacy setup experience is promised to be more streamlined.

Microsoft last year designed its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in the form of a Bash to deliver a partial open source experience. With the release of Windows Insider build 15002, Microsoft has brought a large number of changes to its Bash aka Linux command-line interface. “A long list of improvements and fixes for Bash/WSL arrived in this build, resulting in even more compatibility, performance and stability of your favorite Linux tools and technologies,” writes Rich Turner, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft, in a blog post.

Teradata, analytics Solutions Company, announced the availability of Teradata Database on Azure before 31st March 2017, providing customers more choice of cloud options for Teradata software. Steven Guggenheimer, Corporate Vice President and Chief Evangelist, Microsoft said, “Microsoft Azure customers recognize the value they derive from data and are actively seeking analytic solutions.”

Keeping in mind the growing cloud market in India, Microsoft, with its cloud solutions provider and partner Crayon, recently organized “Microsoft Cloud Solutions Partner Summit”, in Bangalore to further strengthen its footprint in the cloud distribution market. In his keynote address Ravi Garg, Director, Hosting & Cloud Services at Microsoft focused on how the partners can make most of the current technology transition with organizations which are gradually evangelizing their cloud journey.

AudioCodes, a leading provider of voice networking solutions that enable enterprises and service providers to transition to all-IP voice networks, announced that its 440HD IP phone model has been certified by Microsoft for use with Skype for Business Online, including Cloud PBX. The certification covers Skype for Business on-premises and hybrid environments and integration with Office 365 services.

Zirca Digital Solutions, announced that the company will expand its current partnership with Microsoft, and in addition to Display Ad Sales, they will also act as Bing’s sales partner for search advertising sales in India. Grant Watts, Regional Director of APAC, Microsoft Search Advertising, said, “Zirca’s strong heritage in providing smart advertising and marketing solutions to brands with great strategic frameworks will support our mission of increasing our presence in the Indian market and deepening our relationships with customers in the country.”