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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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Articles by Arif Bacchus

Microsoft’s hires a new Chief Diversity Officer

Microsoft yesterday announced the hiring of Lindsay-Rae McIntyre as their next chief diversity officer. The transition timing is not final,…

Arif Bacchus · February 12, 2018 · 1 min read

Deals

Save up to $229 on Surface Pro with Type Cover bundle, starting at $699

If you’re looking to join the Surface family and also save some money, you might want to head to the…

Arif Bacchus · February 12, 2018 · 1 min read

News

Someone is using HoloLens to create superpowered version of Batman’s iconic Cowl

We’ve seen HoloLens used in some pretty interesting situations before, but did you ever imagine Batman wearing the headset and…

Arif Bacchus · February 9, 2018 · 2 min read

News

Some ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Gen Lenovo laptops are being recalled

Lenovo is voluntarily recalling some 5th Gen models of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptop (via TechRadar.) The recall is due…

Arif Bacchus · February 8, 2018 · 1 min read

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Microsoft offering free month of Xbox Game Pass to new Microsoft Rewards members in select markets

As noted on Reddit, Microsoft is offering a free month of Xbox Game Pass to new Microsoft Rewards members in…

Arif Bacchus · February 8, 2018 · 1 min read

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New report finds more employees want to choose Surface – onmsft.com

Microsoft today is highlighting a new report done by Carolina Milanesi of Creative Strategies. The report finds more employees are…

Arif Bacchus · February 8, 2018 · 2 min read

OneNote on Android gets a lasso tool, improvements for stylus users

Microsoft recently updated OneNote on Android, introducing a few advanced features to the digital note taking application. New with this…

Arif Bacchus · February 8, 2018 · 1 min read

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction joins Xbox One Backward Compatible catalog | On MSFT

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction joins Xbox One Backward Compatible catalog Arif Bacchus 1 week ago in Latest news Xbox’s…

Arif Bacchus · February 8, 2018 · 2 min read

News

Here are the fixes and known issues with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17093

Late this afternoon Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17093 to the PCs of Windows Insiders across the world.…

Arif Bacchus · February 7, 2018 · 7 min read

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Do Not Disturb Mode, Mini Game Hubs, and more rolling out to all users in latest Xbox One update

After a few weeks of testing with Xbox Insiders, Microsoft today rolled out the Xbox One version 1802 update to…

Arif Bacchus · February 7, 2018 · 2 min read