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Realms Clubs furthers Microsoft’s desire for Minecraft to be more than a game. It introduces significant social media features to the Realms hub.

Nadella believes that more collaboration between tech giants is required for AI to be safe and available to everyone. He uses Alexa and Cortana's recent integration as a positive example.

Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will give way to a new version, simply named 'Minecraft'. The old version will stop receiving updates, but you can still play the game in its current form.

.NET Core 2.0 and .NET Standard 2.0 are available for download now. Developers will get improved performance and an increase in available APIs. Microsoft has integrated F# support deeper into the service.

After last week’s leak, an official Microsoft video shows the Spotify application running on Xbox One. However, the company has still not made an official announcement.

Microsoft has made an important update to its Paint 3D app for Windows 10 users on the Creators Update. The app finally has Line and Curve input from the old Paint experience, while also getting an improved magic select feature.

At the SharePoint Summit, the company said the ability to directly share files on OneDrive will be introduced this summer. Microsoft also discussed the success of SharePoint and detailed some new features.

With Xamarin Live Player, developers can quickly manage their apps on the move through iOS and Android apps. The extension is available in preview today on Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio for Mac.

Studio Gobo, one of the developers behind Disney Infinity, has announced a partnership with Microsoft Studios, but has not yet discussed any possible games.

Azure Mobile Apps developers can now access quickstart projects through GitHub repositories, an alternative method to accessing downloads through the Quickstart blade.

In a bid to further streamline Skype, Microsoft is following its closure of the London office by closing its Sweden division. A move to the cloud and the ambition of a truly universal Skype experience could be the driver behind this decision.

The idea of an ultra-mobile PC device has the feel of been there, done that. If Microsoft is going to redefine mobile as a business-baiting sector that touts full PC capabilities, the company’s Windows 10 ARM-based developments and Continuum will be crucial.

Speaking at 2017 Open Compute Project U.S. Summit, Microsoft expanded on its Project Olympus cloud hardware standard. The modular platform has gained support from the industry’s leading chip makers.

At GDC 2017, Microsoft unveiled a new open platform called the Xbox Live Creators Program. The system lets indie developers publish their titles to the Windows Store for Xbox One and Windows 10.

Xamarin users can now access Azure DocumentDB features directly in the service without needing a middle-tier. Microsoft says customers now have a fully manage NoSQL database as a service directly within Xamarin

Members of the Xbox Insider Program are receiving the first Xbox One S focused Windows 10 Creators Update release. This preview build is geared towards enhancing the overall UI experience, while also adding some Cortana and update changes.

The updates bring several bug fixes to Android and iOS, as well as improved Learning tools integration, the ability to take Office Lens pictures from Word and Powerpoint, and an iPad app.

After introducing a new purple color for Cortana earlier this month, Microsoft has sent out a new update that lets users customize the app with a choice of four colors. Purple, blue, black, and green can be selected from a new settings tool.

Xbox One S customers can choose between a free controller, headset or a selection of games as part of Microsoft's boxing day deal. Store purchases also come with a free copy of The Crew.

Video game streaming service Beam has announced a new logo and extensive UI and performance changes. The Microsoft-owned company has also been merged to Xbox Live accounts ahead of full integration to Windows 10.