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Kareem Anderson · December 10, 2018 · 2 min read

New privacy bug forces Google to shut down Google+ earlier than planned

Another day, another nail in the coffin of the now defunct consumer facing side of Google+. A new report from…

Forza Horizon 4: Fortune Island achievements list revealed ahead of December 13 launch

After winning the award for best sports/racing game at The Game Awards 2018 last week, Forza Horizon 4 will get…

Kareem Anderson · December 10, 2018 · 1 min read

Microsoft Teams gets support for Chrome notifications

Following on the heels of news that Microsoft’s Teams platform is edging out Slack in the enterprise sector, the company…

Ashen is still coming to the Windows 10 Microsoft Store following Xbox One launch

Ashen, one of the latest additions to Xbox Game Pass, was initially announced as an Xbox Play Anywhere title by…

Kareem Anderson · December 10, 2018 · 2 min read

Alexa can now check your Outlook.com email for you, gains location based routines

Microsoft's partnership with Amazon's Alexa digital assistant is in full bloom as new reports indicate that the AI will be…

Microsoft Teams overtakes Slack, growing fast, says SpiceWorks survey

2018 has been a pretty big year for Microsoft Teams, the company’s collaborative chat apps that launched last year. Microsoft…

Dave W. Shanahan · December 10, 2018 · 2 min read

Next-gen HoloLens to be an “Always Connected PC” powered by Snapdragon 850, report says

Hot on the heels of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii last week comes news that the next iteration of…

Applying for law school? LSAT chooses Microsoft Surface Go for digital admissions test

If you’re planning to apply to law school in the near future, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) plans to…

OnMSFT Staff · December 9, 2018 · 3 min read

Say hello to Microsoft Band, a $199 fitness band that keeps you fit and lets you check emails and texts too | On MSFT

Say hello to Microsoft Band, a $199 fitness band that keeps you fit and lets you check emails and texts…

Jack Wilkinson · December 9, 2018 · 2 min read

Windows 10 news recap: another patch for the October update, Microsoft is making Edge Chromium-based, and more – onmsft.com

Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in…

Jack Wilkinson · December 9, 2018 · 1 min read

Microsoft news recap: Skype brings back the “Away” status, Microsoft Edge coming to macOS, and more – onmsft.com

Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab…