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Meta launches metaverse-ready VR headset Quest Pro at $1500: What's new

Meta partnered with Microsoft to bring work and productivity tools for Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2 from next year, including apps for Microsoft Windows 365 and Microsoft Teams

Microsoft reveals dedicated Xbox game streaming device on Twitter

Phil Spencer, Microsofts head of Xbox, has revealed a dedicated Xbox game streaming device on Twitter.

Reliance Jio Cloud-linked laptops likely to cost less than Rs 10,000

Jio is working on JioBook that will have an embedded 4G chip; it is expected to be priced below Rs 20,000

Microsoft brings back Task Manager shortcut to Windows 11 taskbar

Tech giant Microsoft has released new Windows 11 Build to Insiders in the Dev Channel that brings a new settings experience for widgets along with the return of Task Manager shortcut

Need a better reason to come to office, 80% of Indian employees say: Report

According to the 2022 Work Trend Index Pulse Report conducted by Microsoft, 91 per cent of the employees want to go to the office on the prospect of socialising with their co-workers

80% of IT employees need better reason to go to office, says report

Several companies, the report claims, have introduced higher variable pay and employee engagement budgets while cutting down the internet allowance to make employees return to the office

Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 2022 update: What is new and how to get it

More updates are coming to Windows 11 next month, including an updated photo management app to simplify browsing, finding, management and consumption of photos

Microsoft to discontinue support for SwiftKey on iOS devices from October 5

For those customers who have SwiftKey installed on iOS, it will continue to work until it is manually uninstalled or a user gets a new device

Intel Unison: What is it, rollout timeline, supported platforms, and more

Intel Unison is a software solution that would let the Android and iOS users to transfer files, answer calls, and read text on select Intel Evo-compliant PCs

Microsoft Surface Duo 3 may look similar to Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4

The new patent application was spotted recently and the documentation showcasing the design of the new device

Mozilla challenges anti-market practices of Google, Apple, Microsoft

Mozilla has hit out at the trinity of Apple, Google and Microsoft, saying their operating systems make it very difficult for browsers like open source Firefox to be used on the platforms they control

As managers, workers clash on WFH, companies resort to surveillance tools

A Microsoft survey revealed that 87 per cent of bosses say that the workers worked less efficiently from home as compared to the office, and 80 per cent of workers said otherwise

Microsoft CEO confident about Activision deal approval, handling of economy

Nadella said the company will keep growing in some areas after adding approximately 70,000 workers during the pandemic

Microsoft to launch new Surface series of laptops on October 12

Microsoft is planning two new colour variants for Surface Pro 9 - Forest and Sapphire

Microsoft rolls out new Windows 11 update in more than 190 countries

Eligible users can choose to install the new update by opening Windows Update settings and selecting Check for updates

Microsoft's app allows real-time document signing during team meetings

Tech giant Microsoft has created a sample app for teams that allow people to sign documents during remote meetings

HCL Tech lays off over 300 globally working on Microsoft projects

Company silent on layoff details, but sources say those asked to go are from India, Philippines and Guatemala

Microsoft Teams may soon show results in context for better user experience

In a bid to improve the user experience for Teams, tech giant Microsoft is now planning to show users search results within context by navigating to the thread containing a queried item.

Microsoft offer to buy Call of Duty publisher 'inadequate': PlayStation CEO

The disagreement between both firms follows Microsoft's offer to buy CoD publisher Activision Blizzard in a deal worth nearly $69 billion

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal faces more UK scrutiny amid concerns

Microsoft's plan to buy video game company Activision Blizzard faced a potential setback on Thursday after British regulators said their antitrust inquiry needed to take a closer look at the blockbuster deal after identifying competition concerns. The Competition and Markets Authority said it was worried the USD 69 billion deal would hurt rivals by restricting their access to Activision Blizzard games. It also worried that the combined company would stifle competition in the emerging cloud gaming market. The authority gave both companies five days to come up with proposals to address its concerns, otherwise it would escalate its investigation with more scrutiny. The watchdog had opened an initial inquiry in July to assess whether the deal would result in a substantial lessening of competition in the United Kingdom. The all-cash deal is set to be the largest in the history of the tech industry. It would give Microsoft, maker of the Xbox console and gaming system, control of popular