Recent News

In a first, researchers from Britain displayed how surgeons can use Microsoft’s Augmented Reality (AR) headset HoloLens while operating on patients undergoing reconstructive lower limb surgery. HoloLens is a self-contained computer headset that immerses the wearer in ‘mixed reality’, enabling them to interact with ‘holograms’ computer-generated objects made visible through the visor.

Microsoft released a new beta version of launcher for Android which has several new features. The latest version 4.6 will be available with a built-in Cortana. Now, when the launcher will be installed by the user, they will be able to access the assistant conveniently. The personal assistant can make calls, schedule meetings, change the wallpapers and also read. It can also be accessed by people in their own languages without having to go for English.

Microsoft’s SMS Organizer lives up to its name, simply sorting messages into a number of categories. The inbox is divided into personal, transactional, promotional, archived, and blocked, which you can access with a tap. What SMS Organizer accomplishes is bringing all the different useful features together in a single place, and doing so in a way that’s not cluttered or hard to use.

Microsoft has announced new updates for its Office suite of productivity apps on iOS. The new capabilities in the suite include a real-time co-authoring feature on Word, Powerpoint, and Excel. Additionally, Office and OneDrive apps on iOS now support drag and drop for files and documents. And OneDrive adds support for Files app available in iOS 11 and gets a UI overhaul, and the Outlook app offers advanced search capabilities.

Microsoft Corp beat Wall Street’s profit forecast, helped by growth in its cloud computing business, but took a $13.8 billion one-time charge due to the new U. S. tax law. Stock of the world’s largest software company, which have risen almost 50 percent over the past 12 months, initially fell in after-hours trading but later moved into positive territory.

In its bid to protect kids from cyber bullying and harassment, Microsoft listed options for families and parents to ensure children are protected when they are online with Windows 10. According to Microsoft’s “Digital Civility Index”, it has been observed that 64 percent Indian youth are at risk to online cyber bullying and harassment and 75 percent are aware of a friend or family member who has faced online harassment.

Microsoft is helping clients with large legacy systems see the ease of using the cloud by offering hybrid services. Meetul Patel, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft India, said, “Hybrid offerings are really important as they allow people to carry their work online or offline depending on their requirements. Our hybrid cloud infrastructure helps businesses with legacy infrastructure in software and hardware to migrate to cloud on their own terms.”

Microsoft has announced new updates to its chat and productivity program, Teams. Microsoft called the update the biggest one since Teams’ launch in March. With the newer updates, users can leverage apps in various new ways and command apps to take quick actions directly from the command box. One of the new features introduced is an app store—an one-stop shop for searching and discovering apps that integrate with Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft is showcasing an automatic tool to help engineers tackle security threats when collaborating on software development in GitHub, a platform to discover, fork, and contribute to projects. “To help protect our customers, Microsoft Azure (cloud computing platform) runs Credential Scanner, also known as CredScan, which monitors GitHub and checks for specific Azure tenant secrets such as Azure subscription management certificates and Azure SQL (Structured Query Language) connection strings,” Brijesh Desai, principal program manager lead at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post.

Microsoft announced that it has acquired PlayFab, a start-up with cloud-based tools for game developers. PlayFab’s portfolio of services includes content management, documentation, forums and A/B testing. “Incorporating PlayFab’s experience, growing network of game developers and powerful gaming-as-a-service platform into our product offering is an important step forward for gaming at Microsoft,” Kareem Choudhry, corporate vice president of gaming at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post.