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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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March 29th marks the release of Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 5 – onmsft.com

Minecraft Story Mode is about to get a new addition. In the first episode since the Wither Storm finale, a…

Arif Bacchus · March 22, 2016 · 1 min read

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Take a look inside the Surface Pro 4 with this engineer-guided tour

Have you ever wondered about the differences between the Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pro 4? If so, Microsoft’s lead…

Arif Bacchus · March 22, 2016 · 2 min read

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Rise of the Tomb Raider for Windows 10 and Xbox to get new DLC next week

Rise of the Tomb Raider has been out for a few months now, and it has already seen its first…

Arif Bacchus · March 22, 2016 · 1 min read

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Mixradio customers can get a two month Groove Music Pass for free – onmsft.com

Last month we brought music fans the sad news that after several years of name and ownership changes, MixRadio services…

Arif Bacchus · March 21, 2016 · 1 min read

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Microsoft’s Windows Device Recovery Tool updated

To help Windows Phone users reset and recover their phone software, Microsoft released the Windows Device Recover Tool. The tool…

Arif Bacchus · March 21, 2016 · 1 min read

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Microsoft, others join forces to work on encrypted email protocols

In the world of the Internet, technology is constantly changing. The SMTP technology behind email, however, has not changed much…

Arif Bacchus · March 21, 2016 · 1 min read

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Here’s what you lose when you upgrade Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10 Mobile – onmsft.com

The day Windows Phone fans have been waiting for has finally arrived and Windows 10 Mobile is now starting to…

Arif Bacchus · March 17, 2016 · 2 min read

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New Xbox One Shadow controllers will make you look cool, if not play better

From the Forza, Covert and Armed forces edition controllers, Microsoft has always shown commitment to providing a variety of controller…

Arif Bacchus · March 17, 2016 · 2 min read

OneNote for Windows 10 Mobile gains video, Sway integration

By way of an update yesterday, the entire suite of Microsoft Office products received a fresh paint of coat. Thanks…

Arif Bacchus · March 17, 2016 · 2 min read

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Speak Klingon on your iPhone with Microsoft Translator update

It has been a very good day for those of you who love to translate things into other languages. We…

Arif Bacchus · March 16, 2016 · 1 min read