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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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Microsoft working on new app called Phone Sign-in, lets you unlock a Windows 10 PC

Windows Hello, fingerprint scanners, and the more traditional password are just a few of the current ways to sign into…

Arif Bacchus · March 9, 2016 · 1 min read

Major Nelson responds to Reddit request for Xbox Live downtime compensation | On MSFT

Major Nelson responds to Reddit request for Xbox Live downtime compensation Arif Bacchus 10 months ago in Latest news As…

Arif Bacchus · March 9, 2016 · 2 min read

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Microsoft adds some fun to celebrating International Women’s Day – onmsft.com

Today, March 8th, marks International Women's Day, a globally observed opportunity to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements…

Arif Bacchus · March 8, 2016 · 2 min read

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Shutter Band – The Windows Phone app designed to let your Microsoft Band control your camera

The Microsoft Band marked Microsoft’s venture into the wearable industry, followed up a year or so later with the more…

Arif Bacchus · March 8, 2016 · 1 min read

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Star Wars Battlefront updated yet again with another new map – onmsft.com

Just a few weeks ago the latest update for Star Wars Battlefront rolled out to systems across the world. The…

Arif Bacchus · March 8, 2016 · 1 min read

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Microsoft updates Hyperlapse for Android, 1080p and SD card support on tap – onmsft.com

From Skype, Outlook, and even to Cortana, there are a variety of Microsoft apps currently available in Android's Google Play…

Arif Bacchus · March 3, 2016 · 1 min read

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Visualize your Wi-Fi coverage with NetSpot Wi-Fi, now available for Windows

Sometimes when you have your Windows devices connected to a Wi-Fi network, it is good to track connection problems as…

Arif Bacchus · March 3, 2016 · 2 min read

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Bing Predicts March Madness: Microsoft partners with the NCAA for college basketball playoffs

Bing has been on quite the streak with cultural events in the last few weeks. The Microsoft search engine has…

Arif Bacchus · March 3, 2016 · 2 min read

No Man’s Sky set to release on Steam for Windows June 21st | On MSFT

No Man’s Sky set to release on Steam for Windows June 21st Arif Bacchus 10 months ago in Latest news…

Arif Bacchus · March 3, 2016 · 2 min read

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New App for Windows 10 Mobile operating system: Whitepages ID

Back at the Mobile World Congress, Whitepages announced a partnership with Samsung which would provide Galaxy s7 users with a…

Arif Bacchus · March 2, 2016 · 2 min read