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Microsoft Translator for Android has received a new update in Google Play store .This new update (v3.0.165) promises to improve start up times and you can expect the app load up faster than before. Also, there are some fixes to the conversation mode disconnection issue and the error messages also receive some improvement. Here is the full changelog for v3.0.165 Slow start up time improvements Conversation mode disconnection fixes Improved error messages Other bug fixes Here’s the official description: "Microsoft Translator enables you to translate text or speech, have translated conversations, and even download languages to use offline. Speak or type to translate into over 60 languages. Have real-time translated conversations with two or more people by connecting your devices. Translate images. Have two-person real-time conversations on a single device. Download languages to translate offline. Hear your translated phrase for you to help you pronounc...

Microsoft’s Bing Search app for Android has received a new update  in Play Store . The latest update adds new ‘Reading mode’ which filters distractions like ads etc. on a page thus lets you concentrate on the content you are interested in. It will also help you with cooking as well, with the latest ‘Recipes’ feature. So, the next time you feel hungry and have no idea what to cook, just ask Bing for help! The app has gained more responsiveness when switching between Voice, Music, 360 (augmented reality), Camera and Barcode search. What’s New in Bing Search app Reading mode: Focus on a page’s text with no distractions. Recipes: Hungry? Let Bing help you figure out what to cook and how to get it made. UI improvements for Voice and Camera search: Easier access and faster switching between Voice, Music, 360 (augmented reality), Camera and Barcode search.

The 'Google tax' could soon ensnare the likes of IBM, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Apple and Netflix, which provide online services in India. Cloud computing companies and content providers with customers in the country may be needed to pay equalisation levy on their revenue from the next financial year as the government expands the scope of a tax levied on the advertising income of multinational Internet firms, people familiar with the matter said. "The gamut of equalisation levy could now cover cloud computing and entertainment services provided to Indians by multinationals. The change in law could come in the upcoming Budget," a person in the know said. India became the first nation to tax digital transactions when it introduced the equalisation levy of 6% — also known as the Google tax — on the advertising revenue of multinational web companies in June. Now, based on feedback from senior tax experts, the government is widening the ambit ...

Cortana  is the Microsoft’s competition to Google’s Assistant and Apple’s Siri. It has been introduced along with Windows 10. It is made available in various Windows phones. Microsoft also launched the  android app  of  Cortana . Microsoft has released an update to the app.It is yet to gain popularity among the Andriod users but it works great. It has got a fresh look and a few add ons are also added to attract the users. It has been now changed into a full purple colour which gives the users a very fresh look and feel. Hey Cortana is the simple word that users can now say as it is said Ok Google. The android app gets a very simplified look with all the necessary information made available on the home screen. The AI assistant is now responding in a more detailed manner to your various queries. Microsoft has started rolling out this new update to the android phone users. So update the app from the Google Playstore if you wish to enjo...

Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft has released a minor update for its OneDrive app on the Google Play Store for the Android users.  Version 4.6.1  brings a new automatic detection feature for consumers which will help you to capture and save cleaner Whiteboard pictures. The users receive notifications from the app when someone edits the shared document.The app consumers can share their favorite photos and videos with others. Adding to it, now with OneDrive app users will also be able to access their necessary files offline. Microsoft regularly pushes a new update to OneDrive to make it better for the users. If not they’ll shift to other popular cloud storage app such as Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. As said earlier, OneDrive has now jumped to a new Version 4.6.1 with following changes (see below): What’s new: 1. Now the app will automatically detect your whiteboards photos and clean them up for you so that you can collaborate with your best! (O...

Microsoft Edge is a web browser that is exclusively available for Microsoft's new operating system Windows 10. In fact, Edge is the default system browser on the system. While Internet Explorer is still there as well, Edge is promoted left and right while Internet Explorer is kept on mostly for legacy reasons. Microsoft made it clear back in 2015, when it started to promote Windows 10 more actively, that it had no plans  to bring Microsoft Edge to previous versions of Windows or mobile platforms such as Android or iOS. The company did not say never back then, but that it wanted to put the focus on delivering the best experience on Windows 10 before exploring any other options. It appears that Microsoft is now at a stage where it is exploring those options.  A  recent tweet  by Fahad Al-Riyami, technology strategist at Microsoft, asks users on Twitter whether they would like to see Microsoft Edge ported to Android and iOS. Black...

Microsoft today announced that neural networks are now powering all the speech translation on Microsoft Translator. Microsoft also announced that this technology is now available to all developers and end-users who want to use the Microsoft Translator speech API to integrate the technology into their apps and services. The technology is available to all developers and users who want to use the Microsoft Translator speech API to integrate the technology into their favorite apps and services. Neural networks powers a total of 10 languages supported by the Microsoft Translator speech API, namely Arabic, Chinese Mandarin, English, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and Spanish and Japanese. Microsoft says, these ten languages together represent more than 80% of the translations performed daily by Microsoft Translator. Because of how neural networks functions, they better capture the context of full sentences before translating them, providing much hi...