News|Feb 22, 2017

Skype Lite Launches In India

Microsoft is debuting a lightweight version of Skype made for locations where internet connectivity is spotty, and India is its first test market. Announced Wednesday at Microsoft’s Future Decoded event in Mumbai, the Skype Lite Android app weighs in at 13 MB, is optimized for 2G networks and supports eight languages. It also includes chatbots…
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news|Sep 6, 2016

Microsoft’s ‘Skype Teams’ Could Go Head to Head With Slack

In just over two years of existence, messaging app Slack has become an indispensable communication tool for many work teams, especially of the creative variety. Now, Microsoft—which was rumored to be interested in purchasing Slack at one point—is developing its own Slack-like collaboration tool under the Skype platform, according to Microsoft PowerUser. Like Slack, Skype…
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news|Apr 7, 2016

Latest Windows 10 Preview Build Includes Bash, Cortana Updates

Yes, there’s a dark theme and new emojis, but there are a lot more than aesthetic changes in the latest Windows 10 build released to Fast Ring Insiders Wednesday. In Build 14316, Microsoft is making available for preview a number of features slated for this summer’s Anniversary Update. Let’s start with perhaps the most interesting…
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