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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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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is “appalled” by separation of children at border, says company is standing up for change

This week Microsoft found itself in a firestorm due to an Azure contract with ICE, and the government’s ongoing new…

Arif Bacchus · June 20, 2018 · 3 min read

Evernote integration now available in Microsoft Teams | On MSFT

Evernote integration now available in Microsoft Teams Arif Bacchus Jun 19th, 2018 in Latest news The folks at Evernote today…

Arif Bacchus · June 19, 2018 · 2 min read

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Move over Cortana: Hands-on with Alexa on Windows 10 PC

Cortana has long been the only digital assistant available on Windows 10, but some of this year’s PCs from Lenovo,…

Arif Bacchus · June 19, 2018 · 3 min read

[Updated] Latest Microsoft Edge beta on Android and iOS introduces new ad blocking feature | On MSFT

[Updated] Latest Microsoft Edge beta on Android and iOS introduces new ad blocking feature Arif Bacchus Jun 19th, 2018 in…

Arif Bacchus · June 19, 2018 · 2 min read

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Hands on with Dell Mobile Connect: Sync your iOS or Android phone to Windows 10, with some limitations

A few weeks ago I wrote that Microsoft was trying to get me to switch from iPhone to Android. Part…

Arif Bacchus · June 19, 2018 · 5 min read

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Microsoft “dismayed,” says it is not working with US immigration to separate children from their families at the border

Earlier today, reports speculated that ICE was apparently using Microsoft’s Azure services to separate families at the U.S.-Mexican border. The…

Arif Bacchus · June 18, 2018 · 2 min read

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Alpha and Skip Ahead Xbox Insiders will finally get the new Xbox Avatar editor on June 19 – onmsft.com

After a full year of delay, countless rumors, leaks, and some hush-hush from Microsoft execs, the new Xbox Avatars are…

Arif Bacchus · June 18, 2018 · 2 min read

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Twitter PWA now supports the Windows 10 Share dialogue

Twitter has steadily updated their Progressive Web app on Windows 10 over the past few months, and it is now…

Arif Bacchus · June 18, 2018 · 1 min read

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Deal: Buy your first eBook worth $4.99 or more on the Microsoft Store and get a free $5 gift card

Microsoft is running an interesting offer right now where you can get a free $5.00 Microsoft gift card if you…

Arif Bacchus · June 18, 2018 · 1 min read

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ICYMI: Latest Windows 10 Insider build brought Fluent Design effects on menus, Storage Sense improvements

Last week Microsoft released Windows 10 build 17692, and it came with new enhancements for the Game Bar and some…

Arif Bacchus · June 18, 2018 · 2 min read