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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 really wants you to buy the Surface 3, offers $100 discount

The Surface 3 just keeps getting cheaper. Last week Microsoft was offering $100 off the 128 GB versions of the…

Arif Bacchus · February 1, 2016 · 1 min read

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19 year old Scottish developer gets Windows 95 running in a web browser

Back in January we wrote a piece about Windows 95 running on a Nintendo 3Ds, but today we’ve just discovered…

Arif Bacchus · February 1, 2016 · 1 min read

Microsoft releases Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview 10586.71 | On MSFT

Microsoft releases Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview 10586.71 Mark Coppock 11 months ago in Latest news Well, it’s that time…

Arif Bacchus · February 1, 2016 · 2 min read

Cortana on Android is now faster, has a home screen widget | On MSFT

Cortana on Android is now faster, has a home screen widget Arif Bacchus 11 months ago in Latest news Microsoft…

Arif Bacchus · February 1, 2016 · 2 min read

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Windows 10 desktop Movies & TV app getting an update soon

There are many stock Microsoft apps that are part of Windows 10, and the Movies & TV app is just…

Arif Bacchus · January 28, 2016 · 1 min read

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Microsoft releases open source Cordova Tools extension for Visual Studio

Visual Studio’s Tools for Apache Cordova (or TACO for short) has long been used by developers to build mobile apps…

Arif Bacchus · January 28, 2016 · 2 min read

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Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ campaign raises questions about Microsoft backed caucus app

The Iowa caucus is just days away, and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is raising questions about Microsoft’s involvement in…

Arif Bacchus · January 28, 2016 · 2 min read

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WhatsApp beta for Windows Phone snags new emoji interface

The beta version of WhatsApp has just been updated to version 2.1.258. This update brings a overall reorganization of emojis…

Arif Bacchus · January 28, 2016 · 1 min read

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Microsoft India extends maternity leave for employees to 6 months

Microsoft India has announced today an enhancement to its maternity leave policy. The move shows the company’s commitment towards building…

Arif Bacchus · January 28, 2016 · 1 min read

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Xbox Beta app update for Windows 10 comes with latest Xbox One features: Avatar Store, more

Last September the Xbox Beta app was released for the community to test and provide feedback on new features before…

Arif Bacchus · January 28, 2016 · 2 min read