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Microsoft Launches Outlook Lite App For Android Phones With Less RAM, Storage
Microsoft released Outlook Lite in a few markets. It is the "lite" variant of the main application for budget smartphones with minimal RAM and storage, but it may lack some functionality found in the main app. The software is compatible with Android handsets with 1GB of RAM. Users should be aware that the app, like the lite versions, are not accessible on iPhones.
Tags: Microsoft, Outlook Lite App, android phones, Storage, Ram
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After Microsoft Shuts Internet Explorer, Fan Makes Tombstone In Its Honor
Microsoft ended complete service of Internet Explorer on June 15, after 27 years. The browser was the first point of access to the internet. In South Korea, a fan, Jung Ki-young, created an Internet Explorer gravestone. He spent a month and 430,000 won ($330) creating and commissioning a gravestone with Explorer's "e" logo and the English epitaph: "He was a good tool to download other browsers" to mourn its demise.
Tags: Microsoft, internet explorer, South Korea, tombstone, fan
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Microsoft Announces Retirement Of Its Oldest Browser, Internet Explorer After 27 Years
After 27 years of service, Microsoft declared the closure of its oldest browser, Internet Explorer. It was initially launched in 1995 as a Windows 95 add-on package. Later, the business began to incorporate the browser in the pack for free. From June 15, Internet Explorer will be completely inaccessible. As it couldn't compete in the marketplace, Internet Explorer had deteriorated into a default browser for installing alternative browsers… read-more
Tags: Microsoft, internet explorer, Windows, Web browsers, competition
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Telangana Govt & Microsoft To Set Up Largest Data Centre
Microsoft and Telangana government announced to establish India's largest data centre with an investment of Rs 15,000 crores in Hyderabad. The new data centre will be spread across Chandanvelly, Ellikatta and Kottur, will be the fourth centre, as three others are in Pune, Mumbai and Chennai. The new data centre will help enterprises, start-ups, education and government institutions and will enhance the IT sector growth in Telangana,… read-more
Tags: Microsoft, Telangana, telangana government, Microsoft Corp, Data centre
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Microsoft CEO's Son Zain Nadella Dies At 26; Microsoft Grieves Loss
Microsoft Corp. informed that Zain Nadella, son of CEO Satya Nadella and wife Anu, died on March 1. Zain Nadella was 26 years old and was born with cerebral palsy. The CEO emailed his executive staff about the death of Zain and asked them to hold him in their thoughts and prayers, and give them space to grieve their loss.
Tags: Microsoft, Satya Nadella, Death, Microsoft Corp, Zain Nadella
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Big Tech Giants Getting Prepared For the Upcoming "Metaverse"
Big technology companies planned on building a Metaverse, which companies believe to be the next big revolution of the internet. Meta is an open virtual environment with digital avatars in real-time, explains Sai Krishna V K, co-founder of Flipkart. Facebook has also planned to hire 10,000 people to work on the project. It can reportedly allow you to meet your friends in a cafe in a virtual environment.
Tags: metaverse company, Facebook, Microsoft, virtual environment, Startups
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Microsoft Surpasses Apple To Become World's Most 'Valuable Company'
As Apple's shares fell by approximately 2%, Microsoft became the world's most valuable company. As per reports, the supply chain issue in the company lead to a significant loss for Apple, as the shares dropped by 1.8 percent, gaining 2.48 trillion dollars during the market… read-more
Tags: Apple, Microsoft, international stock market, Tim Cook, Bill Gates
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Microsoft To Sunset Linkedin Over Tough Chinese Rules
In the biggest development, Microsoft has decided to close its service of LinkedIn in China and gave the reason to ''more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China''. Reportedly, the platform allows its Chinese users to ''access Linkedin's global social media platform'' but the government is reportedly against it. However, Microsoft will launch a new platform ''InJobs'' in China without ''social feed or… read-more
Tags: LinkedIn, Microsoft, China, Social Network
Courtesy: India.com
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Say Goodbye To Window 10, Upgrade To Windows 11 For Free: Microsoft
Tech giant Microsoft has on October 5 announced that its new Operating System (OS) Windows 11 is now available for free on all eligible Windows 10 PCs in the world. Besides, the company's partners such as Asus, HP, and Lenovo will also provide the new pre-installed windows on their new PCs. ''We're pleased to bring the new Windows 11 to India,'' said Rajiv Sodhi, Microsoft India's Chief Operating Officer.
Tags: Window 11, Microsoft, Free Upgrade, Window 10
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IIMA's Placement Drive Of PGPX Concludes, All 137 Students Placed
As per the final placement report of IIM Ahmedabad on September 27, all 137 students from the one-year full-time Postgraduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGMX) have successfully been placed. Around 120 firms from across the sectors participated in the placement and IT firms were the largest recruiters. The roles offered varied from CEOs to Heads of departments. The top recruiters for 2021 are Google, Microsoft, Amazon, MIT Group… read-more
Tags: IIM, Amazon, Campus placement, Microsoft, IIM A
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