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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 just made an official Xbox ring with 188 diamonds | On MSFT

Microsoft just made an official Xbox ring with 188 diamonds Arif Bacchus 1 day ago in Latest news The winning…

Arif Bacchus · January 30, 2018 · 2 min read

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Groove Music app gets more Fluent Design touches with latest Insider update

Microsoft’s Groove Music subscription may be dead, but the company is still keeping the Groove Music app on Windows 10…

Arif Bacchus · January 29, 2018 · 1 min read

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Next Xbox Live Sessions to feature Madden NFL 18, Patriots star Rob Gronkowski

The Super Bowl may not be for another few days, but Microsoft and Xbox are planning to put on a…

Arif Bacchus · January 29, 2018 · 1 min read

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Independent games stores aren’t happy about recent Xbox Game Pass 1st party games changes – onmsft.com

In an unexpected move to further position the Xbox Game Pass service as a solid option for gamers, Microsoft recently…

Arif Bacchus · January 29, 2018 · 3 min read

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Outlook app on iOS now supports opening web links via Microsoft Edge

If you’ve recently jumped off the Windows 10 Mobile ship and switched to an iPhone, you might have discovered that…

Arif Bacchus · January 29, 2018 · 1 min read

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Microsoft Launcher version 4.5 is rolling out to everyone now

Just two weeks after version 4.4 of Microsoft Launcher released to the general public, a new version of the Android…

Arif Bacchus · January 29, 2018 · 1 min read

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Mixer makes gains in 4th quarter 2017, but has a long way to go to catch Twitch and YouTube

Just yesterday we noted that Mixer has "big plans" for 2018, with several new features lined up for the streaming…

Arif Bacchus · January 26, 2018 · 1 min read

Microsoft Rewards Dashboard redesigned with cleaner look, new streak system, more | On MSFT

Microsoft Rewards Dashboard redesigned with cleaner look, new streak system, more Arif Bacchus 1 month ago in Latest news If…

Arif Bacchus · January 26, 2018 · 3 min read

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Mixer has big plans for 2018

In 2017 Microsoft’s Mixer service saw many improvements including 4-person co-streaming, support for 21 languages, the addition of the Mixer…

Arif Bacchus · January 25, 2018 · 2 min read

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Super Lucky’s Tale tries a livestream, fails miserably

Sometimes things just don't go as planned. The folks behind Super Lucky's Tale found this out the hard way when…

Arif Bacchus · January 25, 2018 · 1 min read