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Microsoft announces to discontinue Authenticator app for Apple Watch

As a result, users of the Apple Watch will no longer be able to access the service via the device

With focus on efficiency, start-ups scale back ops in major reversal

Many quick commerce firms have scaled back their dark stores (warehouses) in the past few months

Microsoft to buy 4% of LSE Group as part of $2.8-billion cloud deal

The partnership will speed up the migration of its markets to the cloud and allow it to develop new products and services

Microsoft ends support for WebView2, Edge web browser on Windows 7, 8.1

WebView2 is a developer control for embedding web content in applications

Microsoft acquires firm Lumenisity Limited developing high-speed cables

Microsoft has announced that it has acquired Lumenisity Limited, a leader in next-generation hollow core fibre (HCF) solutions.

20 Indian firms in 500 most valuable globally, Reliance top: Hurun report

Apple, worth $2.4 trillion, is the most valuable company, followed by Microsoft with a value of $1.8 trillion: 2022 Hurun Global 500 report

Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 update with snipping tool, screen recorder

With an aim to enhance user experience, tech giant Microsoft has started to roll out an update to the Snipping tool for Windows 11 to Insiders in the Dev Channel

US FTC sues Microsoft to block its $69 bn Activision Blizzard acquisition

The deal would enable Microsoft to suppress competitors to its Xbox gaming consoles and its rapidly growing subscription content and cloud-gaming business

Cloud more important in hybrid work; doubled capacity in 20 mths: Peesker

Satya (Nadella) pays special attention to the work that we're doing here…. When it comes to investing, India is top of mind, says Microsoft's Kevin Peesker

Microsoft Teams adds free communities feature, plans to take on rivals

The new feature will allow users to easily post messages to everyone in the group, organize events and add them to the community calendar

Pentagon awards $9 bn Cloud project to Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle

Ending the bitter Cloud war, the Pentagon has awarded its multi-bn dollar Cloud-computing contract to all the major players -- Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle - that can reach up to $9 bn

Year in review: ROG Flow Z13 to Galaxy Book2 Pro, five best laptops of 2022

From experimental form factor to two-in-ones and compact devices in thin-and-lightweight category, here are the five devices that shaped the laptop market in 2022

Microsoft adds free of charge communities feature to create groups on Teams

American tech giant Microsoft has launched a new communities feature for Microsoft Teams, which will help users explore the best parts of Teams free of charge to create and organize groups

Microsoft strikes 10-year deal Call of Duty with Nintendo, Sony on spot

Microsoft said on Wednesday that it struck a deal to make the hit video game Call of Duty available on Nintendo for 10 years when its USD 69 billion purchase of game maker Activision Blizzard goes through an apparent attempt to fend off objections from rival Sony. The blockbuster merger is facing close scrutiny from regulators in the US, Europe and elsewhere. Microsoft, maker of the Xbox game console, faces resistance from Sony, which makes the competing PlayStation console and has raised concerns with antitrust watchdogs about losing access to what it calls a must-have game title. Microsoft President Brad Smith tweeted his thanks to Nintendo, which makes the Switch game console, saying the same offer was available for Sony. Any day @Sony wants to sit down and talk, we'll be happy to hammer out a 10-year deal for PlayStation as well, he said. Smith said the agreement will bring Call of Duty to more gamers and more platforms, and that's good for competition and good for ...

Microsoft enters 10-yr deal with Nintendo for 'Call Of Duty' games

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer made the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday

Microsoft may build 'super app' to compete with Apple, Google dominance

The tech giant aspires to emulate companies such as Tencent, which has all-in-one applications like WeChat

Microsoft to train, certify over 100k Indian software developers in a month

IT company Microsoft will train and certify over 1 lakh software developers in India in a month under its pan-India "Future Ready Champions of Code" program, the company said on Tuesday. The month-long programme will be supported by Microsoft's customers and partners incuding Accenture, HCLTech, Icertis, Infosys, InMobi, OYO, PayU, TCS, Tech Mahindra, udaan, VerSe Innovation, Wibmo (A PayU company) and Wipro among others with a focus to fast-track competency development among their developer teams, the company said in a statement. As a part of the programme, developers will be provided resources online to learn, practice, earn net new or renew Microsoft cloud certifications. Microsoft India, Executive Director for Customer Success, Aparna Gupta said India has become an innovation powerhouse with one of the fastest growing developer communities and Microsoft recognises the creativity, innovation, and passion of developers to build technology that is driving the nation's growth. "Wi

India's Ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu meets Microsoft CEO Nadella

India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, on Monday met Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in Seattle during which they discussed the software giant's work in India including in education, technology, healthcare and entrepreneurship sectors. In October, Nadella, 55, was presented with the prestigious Padma Bhushan by India's Consul General in San Francisco, Dr TV Nagendra Prasad. The CEO of Microsoft was named one of 17 awardees earlier this year. Discussed Microsoft's work in India including in skilling, education, technology, healthcare and entrepreneurship sectors, Sandhu said in a tweet following his meeting with Nadella at the Microsoft's headquarters in Seattle. Microsoft was a founding member of the Global Task Force on Pandemic Response and it did some great work during India's Covid-19 crisis. Microsoft Teams is being used in virtual learning in many schools in India and the software giant also does skilling initiatives both for the labour force in the private sector as

Microsoft offers 10-year contract on new 'Call of Duty' games to Sony

Microsoft has offered a 10-year contract to Sony to make future 'Call of Duty' (CoD) games available on PlayStation, if its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition goes ahead

Microsoft plans to raise Xbox first-party game prices by $10 in 2023

Microsoft will reportedly raise its first-party Xbox game prices from $59.99 to $69.99 next year