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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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New Windows Insider build unlikely this week due to “nasty bug”

It’s been about a week now since we last saw a Windows Insider build, but it is looking as though…

Arif Bacchus · June 22, 2018 · 2 min read

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Microsoft introduces new Core i5 Surface Laptop with 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD for $999 – onmsft.com

If you're looking to buy a Surface Laptop, there is now one more model to add to your list. As…

Arif Bacchus · June 21, 2018 · 1 min read

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Windows 10 versions 1709, 1703 and 1607 all get new patches today

Microsoft today released a new round of updates for some of the more prior versions of Windows 10 (via Neowin.)…

Arif Bacchus · June 21, 2018 · 4 min read

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Better Together Update comes to Minecraft on Nintendo Switch, complete with Xbox Live achievements

The folks behind Minecraft have announced today that the Better Together Update is now available for Minecraft on the Nintendo…

Arif Bacchus · June 21, 2018 · 1 min read

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Office 365 launcher now rolling out to the Microsoft Teams web app

Earlier this week Microsoft Teams saw the addition of Evernote integration, but there’s also a small but nifty change on…

Arif Bacchus · June 21, 2018 · 1 min read

Search by taking a picture with new Bing Visual Search capabilities

Microsoft’s Bing today announced the launch of new Visual Search capabilities for the Bing app on iOS and Android. The…

Arif Bacchus · June 21, 2018 · 1 min read

Xbox Live Gold Members can enjoy Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, 7 Days to Die, Killing Floor 2 free this weekend

If you’re looking to spend the weekend with your Xbox One, then you might want to head to your Dashboard…

Arif Bacchus · June 21, 2018 · 1 min read

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New Xbox Preview build brings more FastStart-enabled games

Microsoft late this afternoon is pushing out a new Xbox preview build to the Preview Alpha and Skip Ahead Rings.…

Arif Bacchus · June 20, 2018 · 2 min read

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Lenovo L580: An ideal workhorse laptop for the traveling Windows 10 user

Lenovo recently introduced new midrange devices to the ThinkPad L-series, giving prospective buyers the best way to experience the benefits…

Arif Bacchus · June 20, 2018 · 7 min read

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WhatsApp enabling group call feature on Windows Phone

Windows Phone might be dead, but some developers like Facebook are still updating their apps on the platform. The latest…

Arif Bacchus · June 20, 2018 · 1 min read