Deccan Chronicle: What to expect at Microsoft’s 26 Oct hardware launch

Microsoft is holding a special hardware launch event on 26 October in New York to unveil some of the newest Surface hardware products alongside Windows 10 software update. One can even expect some major Xbox-related announcements as well. According to a report published by The Verge, viewers will be seeing the debut of the company’s long-rumoured Surface-branded keyboards and mouse as well as showcase laptops and devices from OEMs.

Deccan Chronicle: Microsoft’s HP Elite X3 now available in stores

Microsoft’s HP Elite X3, also referred to as the Windows 10 Mobile Superphone is now available for purchase on Microsoft’s online and retail stores across United States. HP Elite comes equipped with a 5.94-inch AMOLED display, 4GB RAM and up to 64GB of store with support for MicroSD, 16MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera, a 4150 mAh battery, USB Type-C connector and is powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor clocked at 2.15 GHz.

GamingBolt: Five reasons to buy Xbox One S over PS4 Slim

The Xbox One S and the PS4 Slim, both of which are fairly different beasts than the original Xbox One and the PS4 that launched three years ago. The Xbox One S especially is a really competent product- as console revisions go, it may even be the best in history. It is such an improvement over the original console that even people who already have an Xbox should look into getting one for themselves.

The Indian Express: Microsoft announces October 26 Surface and Windows 10 event

Microsoft’s next big event is happening on October 26. For Microsoft, October has always been about Surface branded hardware. Last year, Microsoft stunned the world by announcing Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book. The focus, this time, is reportedly around Windows 10 Redstone 2 update and Microsoft is reported to showcase third party OEM products.

Yahoo! India: Microsoft’s latest update about Nokia feature phones will melt your heart

A Nokia feature phone, which are now said to make a comeback, took a bullet to save a man’s life. This news comes directly from folks at Microsoft who have posted images of the bullet-ridden Nokia handset which is now the cause of prolonged lifespan of its user. These pictures, shared by Microsoft’s General Manager Peter Skillman (via Twitter) have now been going viral on the internet and social media.

The Economic Times: Wipro unveils new cloud platform for global enterprises

Wipro unveiled a new solution, AgileBase, on Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform and infrastructure to enable global enterprises to develop and operate applications faster. “We make investments in building solutions to help customers take advantage of Azure. Our new platform will help customers adopt DevOps faster, both on-premises and to migrate and develop applications on Azure,” said Hiral Chandrana, Senior Vice-President for business-application services, Wipro.

Deccan Chronicle: Looking for job! You can now secretly signal it on LinkedIn

Microsoft owned LinkedIn, on October 6, introduced a new feature to help its users find a job secretly, while there are still employed. The feature is known as ‘Open Candidates’ and allows users to indicate recruiters that they are open to new job opportunities. Eddie Vivas, Head of Product for LinkedIn’s talent solutions business said, “The big challenge job seekers have today is that their profiles are an indication in general of where they are now, not necessarily where they want to go.”