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Microsoft detailed its Creators Update for Windows 10 last month, showcasing all the new features coming to the ecosystem in March, 2017. While Microsoft’s Windows 10 Creators Update focused on new 3D features, it seems that the company is also focused on enhancing the tablet function. Microsoft is rolling out Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14965 today, which brings a new virtual trackpad to the operating system. Microsoft’s virtual trackpad is intended to be used as a control for external monitors from a tablet, without connecting a mouse. The new virtual touchpad, when enabled, resides on the taskbar and provides a virtual trackpad on the screen.

Microsoft researchers want to give patients and doctors a new tool in the quest to find cancers earlier: web searches. Lung cancer can be detected a year prior to current methods of diagnosis in more than one-third of cases by analyzing a patient’s internet searches for symptoms and demographic data that put them at higher risk, as the Microsoft research published in the JAMA Oncology journal revealed. The study shows it’s possible to use search data to give patients or doctors enough reason to seek cancer screenings earlier, improving the prospects for treatment for lung cancer, which is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide.

Microsoft had the Lumia McLaren, one of the most exciting concept devices to have been here for a while now. However, the brouhaha hasn’t died down yet, because if leaks are to be believed, the Lumia 1030 might be around the corner soon. Microsoft had shut down the project even before it started, the Lumia McLaren, also known as Lumia 1030, had made the rounds of the smartphone space arena, providing a closer look at how the end device could have been. A photo published by Evan Blass shows the phone again, although there is nothing new or exciting enough, it is worth a look at the smartphone that could have changed the face of the platform.

Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and perhaps some of the other major names too, are now pushing for artificial intelligence (AI) as one of the mainstays of the technology world for the future. Now it seems, AI is changing the service landscape for the advertising industry, by allowing the customers of the industry, to avail many more immersive, more engaging, and more pragmatic buying of services for even the customers, which works cohesively for the benefit of the business.

A day after Facebook announced its latest Messenger version 1.3 with Sponsored Messages, LinkedIn has launched ‘Sponsored InMail’. With the latest feature, marketers or recruiters can engage target audiences in a more personalized, direct and meaningful way. Available to all advertisers via its Campaign Manager, Sponsored InMail will allow users to track metrics and the performance of Sponsored InMail as well as text ads and sponsored content.

The article is about the game ‘ReCore’ which is available on Xbox One. ReCore seemed like one of the most interesting games announced at E3, earlier this year. The game reminded of the classic Mega Man and Metroid with a few twists and set in the future. The story goes that Earth is no longer fit for humans, so they have gone into cryosleep while the planet is to be terraformed by robots. The lead character, Joule, wakes up from her cryosleep to find out that humans have disappeared and the robots have gone rogue.

#BeneathTheSurface, a web series of celebrity interviews hosted by famed film critic Anupama Chopra, brings out the other side of Bollywood celebrities to show the person these celebrities are beneath the surface. Microsoft Surface takes away the brownie points for this unique concept of going beneath the surface to reveal the hidden side of the superstars. The show has brought the best of both worlds (of celebs) just like the Surface generation of hybrid tablets.

Microsoft has launched a Skype Insiders Program allowing users on any platform (Windows, Android, Mac OS and iOS) to volunteer to test upcoming functions being developed for the famous software. The program is based on the same concept as the Windows Insider Program, which gives users insider access to new features coming to the firm’s operating system. With this new cross-platform program, Microsoft is seeking fast user feedback from thousands of testers all over the world. The aim is to correct bugs, of course, but also to evaluate the quality of upcoming innovations before rolling them out once and for all.

According to a report by Microsoft Accelerator, startups in healthcare, retail and banking are the biggest adopters of enterprise technology solutions. They are adopting start-up technologies based on their growth potential, willingness to adopt start-up solutions, and availability of such complex solutions locally. The Ecosystem report provides insights into how this enterprise-startup partnership has evolved in last few years, underlining the value of collaboration and building the start-up ecosystem. It showcases the top 151 enterprise ready start-ups in India and the 10 sectors that have demonstrated momentous growth.

As is usually the case with high profile releases, Arkane Studios’ Dishonored 2 already has several copies floating about before its official release. A Reddit user noted how the patch was 9.1 GB to download on PS4. It’s also been confirmed by Press-Start that the Xbox One version has a 9 GB patch. According to Reddit, it includes improvements to frame rate, texture streaming, reloading time, audio mix, shadowing quality and the usual bug fixes. Mid-mission stats and screenshot previews for saved games have also been added. Patch notes are still due to be released.