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Asus has launched a new ultrabook called ZenBook UX305, priced at Rs 49,999 with a QHD+ screen. The ZenBook UX305 weighs 1.2 kg and, according to Asus, is 12.3 mm thick, making it the world’s slimmest 13.3-inch laptop. ZenBook UX305 has a full-size keyboard and large responsive touchpad that supports Smart Gestures for intuitive control of Windows 8.1.

NotionInk and iBall announced the availability of select Windows-based 2-in-1 devices pre-installed with Datacomp Web Technologies’ insurance app TabMagic at a special price for insurance advisors across the country. Speaking on the occasion, Vineet Durani, Director, Windows Business, Microsoft India, said: “NotionInk and iBall Windows-based 2-in-1s with the TabMagic App solution will enable insurance advisors to carry their office on the go and make their services available for customers – anytime, anywhere – helping them realize the dream of a Digital India.”

Ubisoft has officially reveal the next instalment in its open world historical fiction franchise, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. “The ability to lead an underground gang, commandeer any vehicle on hand, and use modern tools to take on an expansive and fast-paced Victorian London sets this game apart,” said Marc-Alexis Côté, Creative Director at Ubisoft.

Daybreak estimates it will see its revenues spike once its games are available on Xbox. “If you just take the numbers that the console publishers themselves have put out, you are talking about a 50 percent revenue lift,” company president John Smedley said in an interview.

Microsoft’s Gabriel Aul, who oversees the Windows Insider program for Microsoft, said Tuesday that a new build was being readied for public testing. Microsoft has opened up the new builds to most of the Lumia phones that Microsoft and Nokia have shipped in recent years. Aul also said that the next build will support the Lumia Icon as well, a phone that has been given short shrift by Microsoft.

Microsoft’s Lumia 540 Dual Sim which was announced last month is all set to be launched. The smartphone sports a 5-inch 1280×720 IPS display and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor and 1GB RAM. It has 8GB internal memory, which is expandable upto 128GB via microSD card.The Windows Phone 8.1 powered device boasts of an 8MP rear camera with autofocus and LED flash, and 5MP front camera, as well as a 2,200mAh battery.

Microsoft’s upcoming operating system Windows 10, due for release this summer, will come in seven different editions, to suit the varied needs of consumers, small businesses and large enterprises. The major update to the ubiquitous software will be launched in 190 countries and 111 languages and in a bid to provide a more personal computing experience across a range of devices – from PCs, tablets, phones, Xbox One, Microsoft HoloLens and Surface Hub. It will also power Internet-connected devices like elevators, ATMs, hear rate monitors, etc.

Microsoft India will train 800 teachers of Sri Chaitanya Schools as the schools embark on their digital classrooms program. Sri Chaitanya Schools recently announced adopting Microsoft India’s Edu-Cloud infrastructure and 14,000 Windows-based tablets for their students and teachers of Class 3, 4 and 5 in 80 schools to connect, collaborate, create, and share content, with an aim to make teaching and learning fun. The teachers’ training will be as per the recommended guidelines of the Microsoft’s well-known, global ‘Partners in Learning’ (PiL) program.

Microsoft is offering a free upgrade to Windows 10 for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 users as well as smartphones and tablets running Windows OS in the first year. Also, Windows devices will get free updates for a lifetime to keep the system more secure. The upgrade will enhance the performance, security, add new features, and functionality to your existing system without any additional charges.

Microsoft’s Gabriel Aul wrote that that Insiders will be able to upgrade to the RTM (Release to manufacturing) version at no charge. This is the version that PC makers load onto their machines before shipping them out to consumers. Microsoft already plans to offer free upgrades from Windows 7 and Windows 8 to the consumer version of Windows 10 within the first year of the operating system’s launch.