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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation announced today that Dolby Audio™ is selected to be a part of the Microsoft® Windows® 10 operating system and will be natively supported by the new Microsoft Edge browser for the playback of web-based content as well as accessible by third-party Windows Store apps.

#meedj today announced updates to MEEDJ, a popular social DJ mixing console app for Windows Phone 8.1. Joseph Landes, General Manager – Developer Experience, Microsoft Corp. (India) said, “MEEDJ is a DJ mixing console for people who enjoy mixing tracks, with a strong social attitude, who want to have fun and fans, but need a simplified interface for mixing music. We are excited with the updates to the app, which is available exclusively on the Windows Phone Store.”

India’s Got Talent, in its sixth season, has joined hands with Skype. As a part of this association, a unique Skype ID – ‘IGTonColors’ – has been created for India’s Got Talent, which facilitates interactions with the judges, hosts and this season’s enthralling talent. Angie Hill, General Manager, Audience Marketing, Skype said: “The collaboration is the perfect example of ways in which our users can interact naturally with the things that matter to them. This partnership is exactly the unique and fulfilling broadcast experience that Skype in Media aims to brings users all around the world.”

Microsoft will open the country’s first Digital Experience Centre in Vadodara in collaboration with the Vadodara Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “Managed by Microsoft’s distributor Ingram Micro, the centre will help businesses, institutions, partners and individuals gain a first-hand experience of modern technologies on devices running Microsoft software, including Windows apps and Office 365.,” Manohar Hotchandani, Director, Business Development at Microsoft India announced.

After bringing Office and Outlook for Android and iOS, Microsoft announced it will bring its personal assistant, Cortana, to its rival platforms. “We also realize that many people use iPhones or Android phones, and we want them to enjoy some of their Windows experience and content while away from their Windows 10 PC,” said, Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President, Operating Systems Group at Microsoft.

iBall has launched an economical Windows Tablet packed under Rs 5,000. The iBall Slide i701 delivers all the portable performance users need for an entertaining and busy lifestyle. Running on Windows 8.1 operating system and powerful Intel® processor, iBall Slide i701 incorporates several ‘free licenses’, including a 1-year MS Office subscription, 1TB of free OneDrive cloud storage and access to the Windows Store.

Vectorform, a global design and technology firm, has launched VKarozzi apps powered by Microsoft Azure to enhance the interaction between customers and sales executives at car dealerships, using rich digital content. Srikanth Karnakota, Director Server and Cloud Business, Microsoft India, said, “Microsoft Azure’s hyper-scalability enables powerful apps like VKarozzi to ensure that the performance level remains highly efficient and reliable.”

Cortana, the digital assistant that will ship with Windows 10, may land in Office in the future to serve as your work assistant. The unannounced feature, currently known as Office Now, is said to be a rebrand of the earlier Work Assistant. “Cortana has an extensibility framework, so other third-party providers can connect to Cortana to let them use natural voice commands to extract business information from their systems,” said Stella Chernyak of the Windows team at Ignite.

Developed by Microsoft Gold Partner BrightStarr, the Unily Intranet solution is positioned as ‘uniting the very best of the Microsoft cloud’ for greater collaboration and productivity. At their booth they were demoing the latest iteration of this impressive SaaS solution on a host of devices in both responsive design and via native mobile applications.