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Arif Bacchus

Arif is a freelance technology writer for OnMSFT and Digital Trends. He has over five years of experience covering all things Microsoft, including Surface, Windows 10, Xbox, Microsoft 365, and more. He also writes how-to guides, op-eds, reviews, and loves to play with the latest tech --- Microsoft or not.

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How-to

How to manage your contacts in Outlook in Windows 10

How to manage your contacts in Outlook in Windows 10 In Outlook in Windows 10, you can manage your contacts…

Arif Bacchus · November 21, 2019 · 3 min read

News

Microsoft details Cortana’s shift to a “personal productivity assistant” as app changes roll out to Windows 10 20H1 Insiders

With the separation of Cortana from the taskbar on Windows 10, and it coming as a new app for Windows…

Arif Bacchus · November 20, 2019 · 2 min read

News

Microsoft pushes Windows 10 20H1 Build 19025.1051 to the Slow Ring

Microsoft late this afternoon pushed out Windows 10 20H1 Build 19025.1051 to the Slow Ring. This is only the second…

Arif Bacchus · November 20, 2019 · 1 min read

News

Microsoft is revamping Xbox Game Pass Quests so you can earn even more Microsoft Rewards points

Playing your favorite games and earning achievements on Xbox One is about to become much more interesting. Microsoft has just…

Arif Bacchus · November 20, 2019 · 2 min read

Deals

Holiday Shopping Guide: Best USB-C accessories for Surface and more

USB-C has slowly become the standard connection for charging and data transmission on all kinds of laptops and phones. Microsoft…

Arif Bacchus · November 20, 2019 · 3 min read

News

The new Microsoft Edge icon is coming to mobile too

If you’re a fan of the new Microsoft Edge icon, we have some good news for you. Microsoft is planning…

Arif Bacchus · November 19, 2019 · 1 min read

News

Apple could be working on next-generation media apps for Windows

When Apple initially divided up iTunes into three different apps on macOS, the future of the app on Windows was…

Arif Bacchus · November 19, 2019 · 2 min read

News

Windows 10 20H1 Build 19028 is out, with just general changes, improvements, and fixes

Microsoft has just announced the release of Windows 10 20H1 Build 19028 to Fast Ring Windows Insiders. Once again, this…

Arif Bacchus · November 19, 2019 · 2 min read

Deals

Holiday Shopping Guide: Get a Surface Book 2 for $1,600 on Amazon

If you’re not a fan of the traditional clamshell Surface Laptop 3, or the smaller sized and convertible Surface Pro…

Arif Bacchus · November 19, 2019 · 1 min read

Feature

How to upgrade the SSD in the Surface Laptop 3 or Surface Pro X

How to upgrade the SSD in the Surface Laptop 3 or Surface Pro X Both the Surface Laptop 3 and…

Arif Bacchus · November 19, 2019 · 6 min read