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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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Redesigned 1Password app for Windows is out with Windows Hello support

Popular password manager 1Password has just released a new version of its Windows app that has been rewritten from scratch…

Arif Bacchus · May 30, 2018 · 1 min read

HP reveals most powerful OMEN 15 laptop yet with NVIDIA GTX 1070 graphics, six-core Intel processors

HP revealed their new OMEN 15 Laptop today, along with a a range of new accessories for PC gamers. The…

Arif Bacchus · May 30, 2018 · 1 min read

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You can now use Microsoft Edge to read ebooks on iOS

Microsoft yesterday updated their Edge browser on iOS to version 42.1.1. This update introduces some of the features tested in…

Arif Bacchus · May 30, 2018 · 1 min read

Microsoft announces new Microsoft Rewards app for Xbox One with exclusive offers for gamers

Microsoft previously announced a few months ago that the Xbox Rewards program would merge with Microsoft Rewards, and today we’re…

Arif Bacchus · May 29, 2018 · 1 min read

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Two Saints Row games, Toy Box Turbos added to Xbox One Backward Compatibility – onmsft.com

Microsoft's Major Nelson today announced the addition of three new games to the Xbox One Backward Compatibility catalog. The additions…

Arif Bacchus · May 29, 2018 · 1 min read

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Assassins Creed Chronicles Russia, Lego Indiana Jones 2 highlight June’s Xbox Live Games with Gold

Microsoft today took the wraps off June’s Game With Gold. Free for Xbox Live Gold members in June are Assassin’s…

Arif Bacchus · May 29, 2018 · 2 min read

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Unreleased Windows 10 Miami Street racing game info spotted, hints at a “Surface Phone” focus

Over the past weekend, a new "Miami Street" racing game was spotted in the Microsoft Store on Windows 10, catching…

Arif Bacchus · May 28, 2018 · 2 min read

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You no longer need to be an Insider to test preview versions of the Windows 10 OneNote app

As we usually cover every month, only Windows Insiders get to test preview versions of the Windows 10 OneNote app.…

Arif Bacchus · May 25, 2018 · 1 min read

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State of Decay 2 passes 1 million players after only two days

Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg shared today that over million people have been playing State of Decay 2 just two days after…

Arif Bacchus · May 25, 2018 · 1 min read

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Xbox Preview Alpha Insiders get Groups feature with the latest build – onmsft.com

With the release of the latest system update last night, the Groups feature is now leaving the A/B testing phase…

Arif Bacchus · May 25, 2018 · 3 min read