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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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Forza’s latest car pack features 7 new cars (well 6 cars and a truck, really)

It’s once again time to buckle up your seat belts and strap down for a new set of Forza 6…

Arif Bacchus · July 12, 2016 · 3 min read

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Need an Xbox One? Jump on this great Amazon Prime Day sale: 3 games, $50 gift card, 1TB, 2nd controller $299

From Microsoft’s own One Day Sale, to a Prime Day Xbox bundle which could net you over $200 in Xbox…

Arif Bacchus · July 12, 2016 · 1 min read

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Bing sees horoscopes in your future – onmsft.com

Are you the kind of person who likes to get your horoscope along with your morning cup of coffee? If…

Arif Bacchus · July 12, 2016 · 1 min read

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NPD Group to start tracking digital game sales via Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Steam

Part of the problem in reporting accurate video game sales data is the fact that sales of digital titles are…

Arif Bacchus · July 12, 2016 · 1 min read

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Xbox One, Surface Book, and more discounted as part of a special Microsoft Store One Day Sale

Today, July 12th, is Prime Day, but Microsoft may be looking to join in Amazon’s fun. The Microsoft Store is…

Arif Bacchus · July 12, 2016 · 3 min read

DOOM on PC receiving Vulkan graphics API support | On MSFT

DOOM on PC receiving Vulkan graphics API support Arif Bacchus 5 months ago in Latest news Back a few months…

Arif Bacchus · July 12, 2016 · 2 min read

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Microsoft makes Finnish phone unit closure and job cuts official

A story we’ve reported on at length, involves the 2014 Microsoft acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business for a cool $7.2…

Arif Bacchus · July 11, 2016 · 1 min read

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Microsoft rolls out TypeScript 2.0 beta

(edited to fix the mistaken reference to Java) TypeScript, Microsoft’s free and open source JavaScript superset programming language which works…

Arif Bacchus · July 11, 2016 · 2 min read

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Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insider build 14385 on Saturday(!), here’s what you need to know

Over this last weekend, Microsoft surprised the world and pushed out the first ever weekend release of a Windows 10…

Arif Bacchus · July 11, 2016 · 3 min read

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Microsoft has generated hundreds of millions for indie devs with ID@Xbox program – onmsft.com

BitSummit, Japan’s premiere indie games festival, most recently ended in Kyoto, Japan. As noted by dualshockers.com, Microsoft [email protected] Director…

Arif Bacchus · July 11, 2016 · 2 min read