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Microsoft has launched a new Outlook app for iOS and Android devices. The Outlook app will support Office 365, Exchange, Outlook.com, Yahoo Mail, Gmail, iCloud and other key email services. The app will also help users manage calendar and fetch attachments within the same app. “Our mission is to bring the best mobile email experience across platforms, in a way that is as familiar and functional as Outlook itself,” Javier Soltero, Outlook General Manager and Former CEO of Acompli.

Microsoft Research has developed a streaming analytics engine, named Trill, which is offering advertisers, on Bing’s Web search service, a more timely analysis of their ad campaigns. The engine has also given a performance boost to the Microsoft Azure Stream Analytics service.

Microsoft has announced upgrades for Azure SQL Database with a promise to bring the cloud-based database service at par with on-premises Microsoft SQL Server functionalities. With the latest upgrade, Azure SQL Database will support larger database deployments and higher performance, a much better query performance than its previous version and it will also offer in-memory column store technology which will boost transactional performance.

The implementation methodology for building 100 smart cities proposed by the Union urban development ministry has already been put in practice in Surat. The Surat Smart City project has received a major fillip with software giant Microsoft helping to create smart IT solutions for all public services, intelligent traffic management system, among others.

Microsoft has announced an update for its file-sharing and cloud-storage service OneDrive, with some new image sharing and viewing features and a new search system. The updates will roll out over the next few weeks. As a part of the update, OneDrive will also include Albums, which, unlike other traditional albums, will show larger thumbnails and display images in an edge-to-edge layout.

The Maharashtra state government is in the process of introducing the ‘Digital Identity’ project with help from Microsoft. The ‘Digital Identity’ will be linked to Unique Identification (UID), popularly known as the Aadhar Card, and the project will be started very soon on a pilot basis, announced Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis after a meeting between Microsoft India chairman Bhaskar Pramanik.

Microsoft has added a brand new view for all the photos stored on the OneDrive account named Albums. The images are larger in size and they fill up the whole screen, offering a visually appealing view to your memories. This new view will be available on all devices, including on the web and their official mobile apps.

Xbox One players will be able to download #IDARB, an interesting indie arena competitive sports game where players must sink baskets with the power of jetpacks and other abilities. For previous gen owners, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Sniper Elite v2 will be on offer for the Xbox 360.

Acer has announced its first launch of the year 2015 – the Aspire R 13 – a new convertible notebook that can transition between various notebook and tablet style modes of operation. Vineet Durani, Director, Windows Business Group, Microsoft India said, “We envision a world where customers can simply experience the benefits – and the promise – of the cloud, while on the move, on any device and without sacrificing scale, speed or cost.”

Zonals held in four cities – Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore and Delhi – for Microsoft VFest 2015 witnessed stupendous response from the country’s youth. Raghuvesh Sarup, Director – Marketing, Nokia India Sales Pvt. Ltd (a subsidiary of Microsoft Mobiles Oy), said, “Microsoft Mobiles has always tried to play the role of an enabler by empowering the youth to showcase their talent at the right platforms. VFest is a great platform with a successful history and a scale that connects the whole country.”