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Microsoft updated its Outlook email apps for the Android and iOS platforms with a list of new features like Unified Address Book and Search Directory, apart from Calendar improvements and more. The updated Microsoft Outlook apps for Android (version 1.1.5) and iOS (version 1.1.3) are available for download via their respective app stores.

Microsoft announced an update for Skype for Android and iOS, while also announcing an update for its Skype Qik video app with new video effects for the Android, iOS, and Windows Phone platforms. In Skype 5.3 for Android, Microsoft has made some ‘big changes’ under the chat section of the app. On the other hand, Skype 5.12 for iOS will be getting support for 12 new languages in the coming weeks, including Hindi.

HP has launched eight new enterprise-focused mobile devices including Windows and Android tablets, 2-in-1 devices, and notebook PCs in the Indian market. The company’s Pro Slate 8 and Pro Slate 12 are high-definition screen-equipped commercial-grade Android tablets. The HP Elite x2 1011 G1, which has also been introduced as part of the new range, is a lightweight, 11.6-inch diagonal 2-in-1 Windows device running Windows 8 Pro.

Microsoft unveiled Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL smartphones at MWC last month and is now ready to launch them in India. The company has sent out invites for a launch event on April 7. Sporting a 5-inch HD display, the Lumia 640 comes across as an upgrade to the Lumia 635, the company’s low-end LTE smartphone. The slightly higher-end Lumia 640 XL comes with a 5.7-inch display.

Microsoft launched a revolutionary new OS for their Lumia smartphone line, titled MS-DOS Mobile. The company says it’s trying to “go back to where productivity began for millions of people. Whether you’re going back to BASIC, or simply booting into DOS for the first time, MS-DOS Mobile marks the next step in Microsoft’s reinvention of productivity”.

As cloud computing enters the mainstream, 451 Research asked 1,700 customers of hosting and cloud service providers across 10 countries what they wanted to get out of their cloud resources, and what vendors, and their affiliated solution providers, were they likely to buy services from. The survey, “Beyond Infrastructure: Cloud 2.0 Signifies New Opportunities for Cloud Service Providers”, was commissioned by Microsoft.

Microsoft, after releasing its Project Spartan browser as a part of the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview build, has now previewed new versions of its Xbox Music and Xbox Video apps for Windows 10 – called Music and Video. The new Music and Video preview apps are available to download from the Windows Store Beta for Windows Insiders running the latest build of the Windows 10 Technical Preview.

Gurdeep Singh Pall, Corporate Vice President, Skype, talks about net neutrality, Skype’s plans for India, and about the recently launched Skype Translator, which translates call conversations in real time.

Azure App Service from Microsoft helps developers deliver cross-platform, cloud-connected apps. App Service allows developers to easily build employee, partner and customer-facing apps for any platform or device. This solution integrates the Microsoft Azure Websites, Mobile Services and Biztalk Services into a single service with a common app hosting, runtime and extensibility model, enabling simplified integration with popular consumer and commercial services and on-premises systems, all for one low price.

Microsoft’s latest undertaking, its new web browser Project Spartan, has been rolled out for testing. The new web browser will be available across the Windows 10 device family. Since it briefly shared details about the new browser in January this year, Microsoft has recently, for the first time, announced the availability of Project Spartan for Windows Insiders as part of the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview build for PCs.