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An overwhelming 96 percent IT professionals said they’re interested in Windows 10, with 60 percent stating that their IT department has already evaluated a preview version, according to a survey conducted by Spiceworks. About three quarters of respondents plan to adopt Windows 10 for home use within the first year. The two-year business outlook is also bright, with almost three-quarters taking the Windows 10 (for) business flight.

The Microsoft Lumia 640 is a compact, feature-rich affordable 5-inch phone that showcases the best of Microsoft’s mobile apps and productivity tools. The Lumia 640 might just be the game changer with the phone bundled with many interesting features.

IDS Next Business Solutions, one of the global leaders in providing Hotel ERP and software solutions to hospitality and leisure industries, has announced the launch of a new product, SkyRes built on Microsoft Azure platform. Srikanth Karnakota, Director, Server and Cloud Business, Microsoft India said, “The scalability, robustness, flexibility and efficiency of Microsoft Azure, the most powerful cloud platform, makes SkyRes the next generation solution for the hospitality sector.”

Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI) has signed a three-year partnership with Microsoft India to set up ISDI Creative Accelerator. Powered by Microsoft Ventures, this is a pan-India initiative to catalyze the country’s technology start-up ecosystem with design and innovation expertise. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Radha Kapoor; Founder & Executive Director, ISDI; Dr Indu Shahani, Chair of Academic Council, ISDI; and Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India.

Microsoft will share software models with Surat Municipal Corporation for the next three years to build Surat into a smart city.

In an interview with CNBC TV18, Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India talked about India’s growth over the past 25 years. He said the government at the center is the driving force today and its efforts to put tech and citizens at the center of everything it does is a great opportunity not only for the IT industry but for the country as a whole.

Microsoft is gearing up to make its presence felt in the Indian market with the launch of high-end Windows 10 Mobile smartphones, expected to be soon after the launch of Windows 10 Mobile later this year. Ajey Mehta, Managing Director, Microsoft Mobile Devices, India, “If we want to build Microsoft as a strong consumer brand, we need presence at the flagship, high-end segment,” when speaking about the company’s intentions for the Indian market.

Microsoft is all set to launch the Android versions of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. With an aim to make its applications accessible in the Internet cloud, the apps built on a Microsoft strategy has been integrated with Google’s online Play Store. Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president, Microsoft Office team announced the big news.

iBall, the Indian gadget maker has launched its first PC-on-a-stick device called the Splendo. The Splendo priced at Rs. 8,999 is powered by an Intel Atom quad-core processor and runs Windows 8.1. It comes with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of inbuilt storage. The device only requires to be plugged into the HDMI input of a TV to use the full possibilities of a Windows PC.

After a disappointing few months, Games with Gold will be bouncing back this July with a great offering- on Xbox One, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be treated to So Many Me, and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag; Xbox 360 owners, meanwhile, Plants vs Zombies and Gears of War 3, the latter of which can also be played on the Xbox 360, thanks to that system’s newly announced backwards compatibility.