Microsoft introduces new and exciting updates to Microsoft 365

Today we live in a world where every company is a software company, and technology is deeply woven throughout company workflow and individual productivity. At Ignite this week, we’re unveiling a broad range of new tools and services to help companies and individuals put their data to work for them, help employees build expertise quickly, and allow businesses to take advantage of key Azure tools no matter what cloud provider they’re using. AI is infused into updates and powerful new features in many of the tools you already use every day, and so is our firm commitment to security and privacy.

Here are some of the key announcements from Microsoft Ignite:

• Play My Emails in Outlook for iOS Cortana uses natural voice and language recognition to intelligently read new emails aloud and share scheduling changes, making it possible to catch up and act on emails even when your hands are busy with other things. Read more about how AI and Cortana in Microsoft 365 are putting people at the center in this blog by Andrew Shuman, CVP, Cortana
• A new voice enhances in Stream uses machine learning algorithms to detect and eliminate unwanted background noise in any video with just one click. With the new Teams Chat button in Outlook, it’s easy to move back-and-forth email conversations out of email into a Teams chat. Know more about all that’s coming soon to Microsoft 365 in this blog by Jared Spataro, CVP, M365
• We’re introducing the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Bing, enhanced with unique solutions including one that brings together the internet with your intranet via Microsoft Search in Bing, as well as powerful default privacy protection and the ability to move from web research directly into Microsoft Office applications. Find out more in this blog by Yusuf Mehdi, CVP, Modern Life & Devices

Detailed updates, including the Vision and Tech keynotes, are available here.

In case you missed the keynotes, you can watch it here

Nokia X2: Not A Good Value for Money

Nokia X2 has been launched by Microsoft last week in India and the price band is ranging between Rs. 8500 to Rs. 9,999. Obviously being the fresh launch, at some online portals the price is exaggerated. It is better to check its best price here. The model comes in Orange, white and Black colors. The difference between earlier Nokia X series and this one is the front buttons in this model. App list is the new feature in this model that assists you to use multiple apps simultaneously quite easily. 

It has 1.2 GHz dual core processor which is Qualcomm Snapdragon. RAM is 1 GB and display is 4.3". 1800mAH battery is almost standard these days in most of the smartphones. Primary or rear camera is 5 megapixel and the front camera is .3 megapixel. It supports dual SIM. It runs on Android. You get 15 GB of space on cloud on OneDrive from Microsoft on registering your smartphone.