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FIFA 16 will be exclusive to Amazon India, according to a banner on the retailer’s website. The game will be available on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, and should hit the country on release date at Rs. 3,999 for the standard edition, and Rs. 4,499 for the deluxe edition of the game on Xbox One and PS4. The standard edition of the game will be Rs. 3,499 and Rs. 3,999 for the deluxe edition on Xbox 360 and PS3.

Microsoft launched the 105 dual-SIM feature phone priced at Rs.1,419 aimed at the first time mobile buyer, claiming that the phone was the “most affordable” in the feature phones vertical.The 105 dual-SIM is an improvement over the single-SIM variant in terms of functionality, features and replacement guarantee, it said. “With handsets like the new Nokia 105 dual-SIM, Microsoft brings very affordable mobile opportunities to more people,” said Ravi Kunwar, Director, Mobile Devices, Microsoft.

Microsoft is making a new Mail feature available on Windows 10. With the latest Insider Preview build, you can now turn off conversation view in the Mail app. Given that the feature is being tested by Windows Insiders, it could eventually make it into the next big Windows 10 release. Microsoft has a planned OS update for November, and this could introduce conversation view into Mail for all users.

Microsoft has released an update for Skype called Skype 6.0 for Android and iOS. The users interface has been updated in the new version. The Skype app now focuses on being more natural and intuitive. Microsoft is bringing the iOS style of navigation. Now the buttons at the bottom of the app to clearly mark out sections and Microsoft has done the same on the Android version.

Microsoft is building a pipeline of fourth-generation smartphones to be launched in India around the year-end, and is banking on Windows 10-based devices to make a mark in the highly competitive mobile market. By 2015-end, the company, will also start rolling out the latest Windows 10 operating system for its existing smartphones, which the company reckons would help it grow market share in India, Ajey Mehta, country manager, Microsoft Mobile Devices, told.

Responding to customer hunger for bigger virtual machines, Microsoft has bulked up its most powerful VM with more storage and higher throughput, paving the way for running large-scale, database-driven applications in the Microsoft Azure cloud. The newly launched GS-Series is based on the G-series of VMs, which proved to be surprisingly popular since they were launched in January, said Corey Sanders, Director Program Management, Microsoft Azure.

Companies that have a higher ratio of female leaders tend to do much better in the workplace – diversity need not clash with meritocracy.That was the general consensus of Microsoft APC 2015’s Women In IT Breakfast, which saw Microsoft Australia MD, Pip Marlow; MOQDigital’s CEO, Nicki Page, and Gartner distinguished analyst, Tiffani Bova, joined onstage by Bill Trestrail from Springboard Australia and MC Adam Spencer.

Microsoft’s Cortana offers a plethora of interesting features. It can be used to take notes, set reminders, dictate emails, and check weather updates among other features. Now you can use it to translate voice and text as well. The company has announced that its virtual digital assistant can now instantly translate words, phrases, and even fully formed sentences between 40 languages. The feature has been rolled out to Windows 10.