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An anonymous reader shares a report: A huge outage hit Microsoft services Tuesday morning, with users across the globe experiencing problems accessing Outlook, Xbox and Skype. Users were unable to log onto the Outlook email client via mobile devices and…

Reader Anon E. Muss writes: Microsoft on Tuesday released Visual Studio 2017. The latest version of the venerable Integrated Development Environment supports a variety of languages (C/C++, C#, VB.net, F#, Javascript/Typescript, Python, etc.) and targets classic “Win32” desktop, Universal Windows…

“We want to create a Linux version of Skype that is as feature rich as the existing Skype on desktop and mobile platforms,” read Thursday’s announcement from Microsoft’s Skype team. “Today, we’re pleased to announce that we are ready to…

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Microsoft today announced it is moving into the world of Netflix-style game subscriptions with Xbox Game Pass, a monthly service coming this spring that will give you a selection of games you can download and play on your Xbox One…

There’s a new Skype app in town, and it is made just for India. According to a report on CNET: Microsoft is the latest US tech giant to help keep Indians connected. Skype Lite is a new version of the…

Google’s move is the latest in a round of spats with Microsoft over its Project Zero initiative to nudge vendors into fixing flaws

From 1 June 2017 Google and Bing will to de-prioritise unlawful sharing sites

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