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Microsoft has released the touch-friendly suite of Office apps for Windows 10 Technical Preview. These apps include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and are optimized for mobiles, tablets and desktops. Microsoft’s universal suite of apps is designed to work on all Windows 10 devices — from a Windows Phone smartphone to the 84-inch Surface Hub.

Microsoft has acquired some of the most innovative iPhone apps, and integrated them into its own services. Recent acquisitions of startups like Acompli and Sunrise are good examples of Microsoft showing signs of an accomplished cross-platform mobile strategy.

Lumia 535 launched in November for Rs. 8,999 as a dual-SIM phone, targeted at young smartphone users. Pre-loaded with a host of essential offerings, Microsoft hit the bull’s eye yet again with this true-blue budget smartphone. Taking the value-for-money experience a notch higher with its 5x5x5 innovation, Lumia 535 is spellbinding indeed.

Acer has introduced an all new notebook in the Indian market: the Aspire E5-571 starting at Rs. 44,999. The Acer Aspire E5-571 is the first notebook in India to be powered by the latest 5th Generation Intel Core i7 processor. It runs Windows 8.1 OS and is also Skype-certified.

New CEO Satya Nadella has made Microsoft, primarily known for its proprietary software, more open, and sharpened its focus on cloud and mobility solutions. In India, Microsoft under Nadella has made investments in data centres across the country and strengthened cloud services solutions for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company has also focused on selling more Lumia smartphones with the Windows operating system (OS).

GoDaddy has collaborated with Microsoft to launch its Get Online Today offer to help SMBs and entrepreneurs get on the web more easily. Meetul Patel, General Manager, SMS&P, Microsoft India, said, “Office 365 is transformational for small businesses because it allows them to easily access the same powerful tools that large companies use at an affordable price.”

Acer has unveiled its new product in the tablet-cum-notebook segment called the Acer One 2-in-1. The product that combines a tablet and notebook in one, will be available exclusively on Amazon at a price of Rs 19,999.

Microsoft is rolling out new Universal Office applications as part of the company’s technical preview of Windows 10. The latest versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are accessible in the new Windows Store Beta. The Office suite is optimized for touchscreen and mobile devices, and will be pre-installed for free on Windows 10 smartphones and small tablets.

Microsoft updated its Yammer social network apps for Android and iOS devices with Android Wear and Handoff support respectively. The latest version of Yammer for Android and Yammer for iOS is available for download via the respective app stores.

Microsoft launched a new app called #TileArt for Windows Phone 8.1 users to customise their phones’ home screen and lock screen. The 6MB #TileArt app available on Windows Phone Store has five main features – create custom tile layout by pining photos, upload transparent png images, customise lock screen, share home screen with friends, and access the free #TileArt gallery.