Microsoft Announces Xbox and PlayStation Cross-Play.

Microsoft has announced support for cross-network play that will allow Xbox and PlayStation gamers to play together. It will not only allow Xbox and PlayStation gamers to play together, but will also allow PC gamers to join the fun. Chris Charla, Director of ID@Xbox said on Xbox Wire, “Players on Xbox One and Windows 10 using Xbox Live will be able to play with players on different online multiplayer networks including other console and PC networks.”

Although there currently aren’t many games that support cross play feature but Microsoft is hoping that more developers will support the feature in this future and release games that allow users to play multiplayer games with their friends who use different consoles. Currently, Psyonix’s Rocket League is one of the first games to support the feature that allows Xbox One and PC gamers to play together.

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Sony PlayStattion 4 Gets 3.11 Update.

Sony has released a new update for the PlayStation 4 console. The update weighs 250.4MB in size and will improve performance, and also include improvements to stability. Sony PlayStation 4 was launched in India in December 2013 at price tag of Rs. 39,999. Sony has dropped the prices of PlayStation 4 which is now available at Rs. 32,990.

At other side Microsoft is planning to release Windows 10 update for Microsoft Xbox One which is competitor of Sony PlayStation 4. This update will include game streaming. Gamers will be able to stream games to any PC or tablet running Windows 10, through the Xbox app. It will also integrate Cortana into Xbox One console.
Sony is working on the PlayStation VR headset, which was earlier known as Project Morpheus. According to the company's statement the device will be released in early 2016. Meanwhile, Microsoft is working on the Hololens augmented headset, which will cost $3,000. Both companies are also planning to introduce virtual reality-augmented reality to gaming.

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Way Towards Digital India : Microsoft Launches Three Cloud Data Centers In India.

Microsoft has opened its local data centers in Pune, Mumbai and Chennai. The core idea behind this is to provide cloud services to governments, businesses and citizens. The datacenters are inaugurated by the chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis and chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalithaa. CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella has announced that the company would be offering its Azure cloud services from local data centers in India by the end of this year.

“Governments, large businesses, small and medium businesses and citizens can use the massive computing power now available locally to fuel India’s inclusive growth, spur innovation and accelerate digital transformation,” said Microsoft India.
CM of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis said that the government will utilize Microsoft's cloud services to host a variety of digital services improving overall governance and boost productivity.  Entrepreneurs selected by Tamil Nadu government will be allowed to access Microsoft's software development platform free of cost for three months.
As per reports of Microsoft, it has become the first public cloud provider from India. The company hopes that the banking and finance sector, government agencies and state-owned enterprises will be able to take advantage of local data residency. It will also help businesses dealing with large data volumes, by way of reduced network distances and lower latency.

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Here Comes A Big Nexus, A Small Nexus And A Laptablet from Google !

Google launched new devices on 29th Sept event. A Huawei Nexus 6P, LG Nexus 5X, A Pixel C and new Chrome-cast devices.

With unique metal body design yet light weight, massive specifications, good camera, Google's new fingerprint sensor, great display, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, turbo charging, USB type-C and much more. Both these Nexus devices are ready to rock the market.

First, the higher-end Nexus 6P have 5.7-inch quad-HD display with ~518-ppi and Gorilla Glass 4 protection. Camera is 12.3 Mega-pixel with Laser-auto focus and Dual-LED flash. Secondary camera is 8 Mega-pixel, Camera supports 4K video recording. 6P is running on quad core Snapdragon 810 chip-set with Adreno 430 GPU. This device have 3GB RAM with 32/64/128 GB storage options without expandable memory card slot. Google claims best in class battery back up with its 3450 mAH battery supporting turbo charging.

Second device is LG Nexus 5X successor of popular 2013 LG Nexus 5. The device have 5.2-inch display with ~424-ppi. The quad core Snapdragon 808 chip and Adreno 418 GPU makes this device super smooth. The device comes with 12.3 Mega-pixel camera with laser auto focus and front shooter comes with 5 Mega-pixels. 5X have 2GB RAM with 16/32 GB variants, but this device also do not have expandable memory card slot. The device is powered by 2700 mAH battery enough for a day's work.

The last device shown in the picture above is a Laptop? A tablet? May be a Laptablet. This device is an answer from Google to Apple's iPad Pro and Microsoft's Surface. It is also running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and comes with an optional magnetic Bluetooth keypad.

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Microsoft Announces FIFA 16, Gears of War Ultimate Bundles And Limited Edition Forza 6 Console For India.

Microsoft has announced two new bundles and limited edition console for India to celebrate one-year anniversary of Xbox One's launch in India. The Gears of War Ultimate Edition will launch at Rs 34,990 for 500GB variant and Rs. 39,990 for 1TB variant.
 

Here are the bundles which Microsoft is bringing to India :
 

FIFA 16 Xbox One bundle

FIFA 16 bundle includes 1TB Xbox One console along with FIFA 16 full game download, three FIFA Ultimate Team Loan Legends and one year subscription to EA Access which grants discounts and early access to EA games plus free access to a bunch of EA games available through the EA Access 'Vault'.

Price : Rs. 34,990 (Preorder).

Gears of War Ultimate Edition
 

The Gears of War Ultimate Edition bundle includes 500GB Xbox One console and additionally contains full game download of Gears of War Ultimate Edition along with early access to 2016 Gears of War 4 multiplayer beta and the Superstar Cole multiplayer skin.

Price : Rs. 34,990 (Preorder).

Limited Edition Forza Motorsport 6 Xbox One console
 

The Forza 6 console is one of the better looking custom console with plenty of great little details everywhere, from the use of different textures on the controller to the custom sounds. The Forza 6 console includes a 1 TB hard drive, a digital copy of Forza Motorsport  6, plus the Tenth Anniversary Car Pack.

Price : Rs. 39,990 (Preorder).

All these consoles are now available for pre-order on Amazon.in and shipping will begin from October 2.

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Nokia C1, Could It Give Company Its Status Back?

Nokia announced that it will be back in smartphone business with popular Android after end of the Microsoft contract. Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri said that the company will make a return as soon as agreement with microsoft not to use the Nokia name on smartphones had expired. The company is developing strategies for 2016.
 

Nokia C1 will have Full HD IPS 5.0 inch LCD display with resolution of 720 x 1280 (~294 ppi pixel density). Phone will be packed with 32 GB internal storage with 2 GB of RAM still unsure about expandable memory. It has 8 MP rear camera with 5 MP front face shooter.

Can this device bring back the Status of Nokia?

Disclaimer : The image shown above is not official, it is leaked on web.

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Office 2016 for Windows expected to launch in September.

Microsoft planning to launch its office 2016 for windows on 22nd September for home and professional users. According to the sources Microsoft office 2016 for windows won't provide any major updates over current version. The new version includes a "new colorful theme" which is very identical to latest Mac, iOS, Android apps. It also includes dark theme for those who don't like traditional look. Microsoft is improving Outlook search, attachment, email delivery performance, improvement to image insertion in Word and Excel.

Microsoft hasn't officially confirmed the September 22nd launch date, but sources reported that employees are currently testing final release of Office 2016.

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