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The April update for Office Online Server (OOS) is the second major release for the platform and introduces support for Windows Server 2016.

In an interview with CNBC, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Microsoft faces challenges to compete with Amazon Web Services, but Azure is moving in the right direction. He also briefly discussed the success of the Surface hardware brand.

Hardware limitations on the new console mean Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition will get a building game world that is 40 percent smaller than the environment on Xbox One and PS4.

By leveraging its Hyper-V isolation technology, Microsoft has announced that developers can now run Linux containers natively within Windows Server. This allows any image to be run, regardless the platform.

The latest update adds the Data science and analytical applications workload, side-by-side support for TypeScript compiler versions, and more. It also fixes several bugs.

Currently in development for Windows 10 Redstone 3 preview, Power Throttling places background apps further away from CPU power consumption, allowing machines to focus more on important applications.

Developers can now learn how to properly use the Windows Desktop Bridge across eight video modules. The bridge allows Win32 apps to be easily ported to Windows 10 and the Windows Store.

Script Lab for Office lets developers create JavaScript add-ons from within the applications, with IntelliSense support and the ability to share and import snippets from GitHub. The tool is currently available for free on the Office Store.

Just days after pulling the upgrade path from Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10 Mobile, the Upgrade Advisor is back in the Windows Store.

Accent combines Edges inking capabilities with its open-source, scalable platform to teach women in Guatemala Spanish. The tool will soon expand to other regions, with plans to incorporate other learning resources.

The update brings new, 3D detail to locations across the world, as well as over 50 interactive stories and 20,000 knowledge cards for points of interest. Google is planning to add further locations as development continues.

After their previous 200 MB storage breakthrough with DNA, Microsoft is purchasing a further 10 million strands from Twist Bioscience. The team will work on further reducing storage density and making the solution less expensive.

The player-organized tournaments feature for Arena has begun rolling out to Insiders and can be accessed via the Xbox beta app on PC. It's joined by several other tweaks, including a visual overlay for party chats.

The Easter Egg Hunt for HoloLens is the latest game to show the potential of mixed reality. The developers of the app discuss how they created it.

All supported versions of Windows are patched against an NSA created exploit that was stolen and then published by hacking group Shadow Brokers.

Microsoft will stop providing security and quality updates for the Windows 10 launch version on May 9th, 2017. Users that want a safe experience will have to update to build 1511 or higher before that date.

Tabbed Shell could provide long-awaited productivity features to users of Windows 10, with both default implementation and room for customization by developers. It's not yet clear when the feature will launch.

As promised, Microsoft is preventing updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on machines that have new silicon. The company announced the decision last year and is now putting it into practice.

After previewing the universal Skype UWP app on Windows 10 PC and Mobile, Microsoft has brought it to the Xbox One. The app has a new interface and input method for using on big screens.

The Azure Active Directory business-to-business is a set of collaboration capabilities which enable organizations using Azure AD to work safely and securely with users from other organizations.