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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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Skype releases new love themed emojis, complete with music by Paul McCartney

Sometimes location or long distance means you might not be able to properly express your love on Valentine’s Day. Skype,…

Arif Bacchus · February 10, 2016 · 1 min read

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The Flame in the Flood launches for Xbox One, PC on February 24th – onmsft.com

This week we've already pointed out six great new Xbox One titles, but the lineup is soon to get a…

Arif Bacchus · February 10, 2016 · 1 min read

Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool update for February

Microsoft is always working to keep your Windows devices safe. The company’s Windows Defender recently showed improvements in an AV-Test,…

Arif Bacchus · February 10, 2016 · 1 min read

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Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL arrives on T Mobile as expected

We previously reported last week on rumors of a new Windows Phone release. Today, we can happily report that the…

Arif Bacchus · February 10, 2016 · 2 min read

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Microsoft Store President’s Day Sale offers up deals on Surface and more

We’re always searching the web in search of deals for our readers, because who doesn’t like to save some money?…

Arif Bacchus · February 9, 2016 · 2 min read

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Microsoft looks to move into more sports markets after success with Real Madrid

Microsoft’s presence in American sports is very well known. The Redmond company has a deal in place with the NFL,…

Arif Bacchus · February 9, 2016 · 1 min read

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The latest Lumia Challenge is looking for long exposures

Let’s face it, the cameras found on Lumia devices are awesome. The Nokia Lumia 1020 features a 41MP camera and…

Arif Bacchus · February 9, 2016 · 2 min read

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Bing Ads performance reporting has been down for 2 days

What is causing outage problems at Bing Ads? That is the question that Bing Ads engineers are working to fix.…

Arif Bacchus · February 9, 2016 · 1 min read

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Fallout 4 update 1.3 now available for Xbox One

Last week we reported on a massive Fallout 4 update arriving to PC’s and Steam machines across the globe. Although…

Arif Bacchus · February 9, 2016 · 1 min read

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Deadpool, NBA2K16 on sale now with this week’s Deals with Gold – onmsft.com

Every Week Microsoft gifts Xbox Live Gold gamers with Xbox Live Deals With Gold. So as expected, Larry “Major Nelson”…

Arif Bacchus · February 9, 2016 · 1 min read