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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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Minecraft Redstone bug becomes a feature in Pocket / Windows 10 Editions onmsft.com

Most of the time when the folks over at Mojang update Minecraft they usually smash bugs. This time, however, the…

Arif Bacchus · August 22, 2016 · 1 min read

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Microsoft to acquire AI powered scheduling service Genee

Microsoft has announced that the company has signed an agreement to acquire Genee, which is an artificial intelligence power service.…

Arif Bacchus · August 22, 2016 · 2 min read

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HP Elite x3 now available for pre-order in the US and Canada, ships September 12th

The HP Elite X3 has been up for pre-order in various countries for a while now, including both the United…

Arif Bacchus · August 22, 2016 · 1 min read

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Looking for a back to school Windows 10 laptop? Microsoft Store is running a 3 day sale

The summer is soon set to come to and end for millions of students across America and that means now…

Arif Bacchus · August 18, 2016 · 1 min read

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Now open source and cross platform, PowerShell appears on GitHub for Windows, Linux and OSX

Back in July, the web was afloat of rumors that Microsoft might be open sourcing PowerShell. Now a little over…

Arif Bacchus · August 18, 2016 · 2 min read

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It’s not just Windows Phone: NY Times shutters NY Times Now app for iOS and Android

Earlier this week the New York times officially ended support for their Windows 8 and Windows 10 apps. While the…

Arif Bacchus · August 18, 2016 · 1 min read

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Microsoft places Azure Search blob and table indexer portal support in preview

Evan Boyle a Software Engineer at Azure Search, has taken to the official Microsoft Azure blog to announce that Microsoft…

Arif Bacchus · August 18, 2016 · 1 min read

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The Madden 17 EA Access free trial is now active on Xbox One

Earlier this week, Microsoft announced a new line of NFL-themed Surface Type Covers. If that was enough to get your…

Arif Bacchus · August 18, 2016 · 1 min read

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Microsoft introduces open source UWP Community Toolkit to simplify app development

Microsoft has taken to an official blog to announce that the company has released an open source UWP Community Toolkit.…

Arif Bacchus · August 18, 2016 · 1 min read

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Rogers Sportsnet app launches on Xbox One

Ever since the Windows 10 Anniversary Update made it’s way over to the Xbox One, a select group of UWP…

Arif Bacchus · August 18, 2016 · 1 min read