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Microsoft updated its OneNote for iPad note-taking app with handwriting ability and optical character recognition (OCR) for images. With the Microsoft OneNote for iPad version 2.9 (can be downloaded via App Store), users can now write and draw directly into notes.

Powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM and backed up by an 8GB of internal storage, the Microsoft Lumia 532 is a replacement for your old Android smartphone. The Microsoft Lumia 532 is now available for purchase in the country at Rs 6,499.

Microsoft has expanded the data-analysis offerings on its Azure cloud, offering a machine learning service to help organizations derive more insight from mountains of unstructured data. The new service is designed to reduce the amount of work needed to deploy machine learning. “Our focus has been simplicity, simplicity, simplicity,” said T. K. Rengarajan, Microsoft’s vice president of engineering for data platform, cloud and enterprise.

Microsoft Devices has announced a cash back offer of Rs 7,000 on its premium devices – Lumia 830 and 930 – as part of its Holi promotions. The cash back amount will be offered upfront to all consumers who walk in to a retail store starting February 20.

Microsoft Ventures partnered with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) in September 2014 to set up a GenNext Innovation Hub, an incubator for startups, in Navi Mumbai. The first batch, comprising 11 start-ups, ended its 19-week workshop last month. Rajinish Menon, Director, Microsoft Ventures, said, “These start-ups have been experiencing tremendous growth in terms of clientele and product development. We will continue to work with these start-ups as they evolve into billion dollar companies of future.”

Microsoft is continuing its open approach to cloud storage by hooking more third-party services into Office. The integration is only available in Office for iOS but Microsoft is working on bringing the expanded cloud storage support to its Android- and Windows-based Office apps. With the latest updates for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, users can open documents straight from services like iCloud Drive and Box, then edit and save the documents back to Apple’s service.

Microsoft has launched its most affordable Lumia smartphones in Uttar Pradesh, one of the biggest smartphones market in India. The Uttar Pradesh smartphone market is pegged at roughly 700,000 units a month. The devices Microsoft Lumia 532 and Microsoft Lumia 435 are priced at Rs 6,499 and Rs 5,999, respectively, Microsoft subsidiary Nokia India Director (East) Kislay Kumar said here. These smart phones run on Windows Phone 8.1 operating system and Lumia Denim.