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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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News

Some Surface Duo users are reporting cracking around the phone’s USB-C port

The design of the Surface Duo has been highlighted as one of the device’s high points, but some early Duo…

Arif Bacchus · October 5, 2020 · 2 min read

Feature

Microsoft Surface Duo Review: A Dual-screen Phone To Love, If You Give It A Chance – OnMSFT.com

You probably read the early reviews, saw the videos on YouTube, and heard the podcasts online. Everyone thinks the Surface…

Arif Bacchus · October 5, 2020 · 17 min read

News

JerryRigEverything tears down the Surface Duo and dives deeper into its inner workings

Repair website iFixit recently tore down the Surface Duo and found that it wasn’t meant to be repaired. If that…

Arif Bacchus · September 30, 2020 · 2 min read

News

Latest Microsoft Edge Dev update rolls out improved controls for copying and pasting URLs

Right on the mid-week schedule, Microsoft just released a new Edge Dev Update. Bringing the browser up to version 87.0.654.0,…

Arif Bacchus · September 29, 2020 · 2 min read

News

Get paid for your photos with Trove, a Microsoft Garage project

Ever wanted to make money for taking some super simple photos? Well, now you can. Microsoft recently announced a big…

Arif Bacchus · September 29, 2020 · 1 min read

News

Bing to appear as Search choice on new Android phones in 13 European countries after winning Google auction

Bing just won big. Noted by Bloomberg, the Microsoft search engine is set to appear as a search choice by…

Arif Bacchus · September 29, 2020 · 1 min read

How-to

Tips and tricks for getting the most out of Outlook.com

Tips and tricks for getting the most out of Outlook.com With the pandemic still raging on, a lot of businesses…

Arif Bacchus · September 23, 2020 · 5 min read

How-to

How to use Microsoft Access to create a customer service database for your small business

How to create a customer service database in Microsoft Access For small businesses that just keep things simple, you can…

Arif Bacchus · September 22, 2020 · 3 min read

News

Bing Voice Search is now available on the web and desktop

Bing on the desktop has gotten another new feature to bring it up to par with Google. The search engine…

Arif Bacchus · September 21, 2020 · 1 min read

How-to

Top 5 Surface Duo Tips and tricks to make you a dual-screen believer

Top 5 tips and tricks for Surface Duo From running Android on one screen, and Windows on another, or using…

Arif Bacchus · September 21, 2020 · 5 min read