News & Reviews:   Microsoft

Have you been switching between Gmail and Outlook just to read your emails? Isn't it troublesome to read your emails on two different accounts? If you find that troublesome, here’s a good news from Microsoft! The team has finally added linking your Gmail account to Outlook.com as an option. Other than that, you’ll get access to Google Calendar and documents from Google Drive all in one platform as well.

It's been a tough few months for Huawei getting caught in the trade war, but here's some good news for the China tech company. According to sources, they have been granted a license by Microsoft to export their software. This is due to the recent ban lift extension by the US Commerce Department this week, giving them another 90 days.

With the Google Stadia going live on 19 November 2019, Google recently conducted an AMA(Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit where they answered various questions from the public. To the uninitiated, Google Stadia is an on-demand game streaming service that allows users to stream and play games online without the need to own a high-end gaming computer. 

Based on a statement by bgr.com, it seems that a hip hop group called City Morgue recently released an update on their Instastory claiming that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released somewhere around Summer of 2020. Furthermore, it seems that the game will most likely be released around the time Sony’s Playstation 5 or Microsoft’s new Xbox Project Scarlett will be available for consumers to purchase.

During August this year, Microsoft Japan was trying out a new project called Work-Life Choice Challenge Summer 2019. The initiative was to give its 2300 employees five Fridays off without decreasing their paycheck.

If your phone is running on Windows Phone 8.1, chances are you might want to update it to Windows 10 Mobile. ASAP. Microsoft has confirmed that they are preparing to shut down the app store entirely in mid-December. 

It's no surprise that Microsoft’s next Surface event will be happening in New York. However, this year’s event will be a little different as not only new Surface devices will be launched. The Windows logo on the invite shows that it may be including the software side as well.

Lenovo will be having a “Ber-Merdeka” sale in conjunction with the upcoming 62nd Merdeka celebration, where they will be having special deals on selected products. The deal will be ongoing until 30 September 2019 next and it will include electronics such as their IdeaPad, Legion, IdeaCentre lineup as well as Monitor with price starting from as low as RM419. 

Initially available on selected iOS devices, Minecraft Earth beta is now on on Google’s Android operating system. The only requirement to play the game, is that you must have a smartphone running Android 7 or newer as well as AR capabilities. 

Lenovo, in partnership with Microsoft, has announced that they will have Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019 pre-installed at no extra cost on selected Lenovo products. These products include the Lenovo IdeaPad C340, S340, S540, L340, as well as the Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO A340. The laptops currently goes for RM2799, RM2599, RM3499 and RM1799 respectively. The IdeaCentre AIO A340, on the other hand, is priced at RM2199.