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Microsoft hints at upcoming launch of Xbox Series X in China

Microsoft China hinted on Weibo on March 30 that a Chinese version of the Xbox Series X is coming soon in order to get a piece of the increasingly popular game console market in China.

Honor reaches agreement with Microsoft to make Win10 the official OS for its laptops

Chinese smartphone maker Honor today announced that it has signed a global partnership agreement with Microsoft to adopt the US tech giant's Windows 10 as the official operating system for Honor laptops worldwide.

Microsoft begins testing mouse, trackpad support in Word, Excel apps for iPad

Microsoft this week began testing mouse and trackpad support in the latest beta version of its Word and Excel apps for iPad, a feature seen in the 2.42 version of said apps, available through Apple's testing service, TestFlight.

Microsoft reportedly considering acquiring TikTok's UK business

Microsoft is interested in buying TikTok's UK business in addition to the US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand operations already under discussion, according to a Bloomberg report.

Microsoft responds to rumors of stopping Windows supply to China

A recent report that Microsoft has updated its Services Agreement to pave the way for it to no longer offer Windows services to Chinese users has sparked widespread discussion among Internet users in China.

Microsoft confirms talks to buy TikTok, aims to finish deal by Sept 15

Microsoft confirmed on Sunday that it has held talks with ByteDance to acquire its video-sharing app TikTok in the US and it intends to conclude the talks by September 15.

Microsoft said to have paused talks to buy TikTok

Microsoft and video-sharing app TikTok owner Bytedance have put negotiations to buy the US operations of the app on hold after President Trump signaled opposition, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday citing people familiar with the matter.

ByteDance reportedly offers to forgo stake in TikTok, Microsoft would take over

Short video app TikTok's owner ByteDance has agreed to divest the US operations of the app completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House, Reuters reported Saturday citing two people familiar with the matter.

Microsoft's AI chatbot Xiaoice 'graduates' from Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Microsoft China said today that, judged by the Music Engineering Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, its China- based chatbot Xiaoice and her human classmates - has graduated from the Music Technology, Department of Music Engineering, Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

Word editor will get text similarity check feature

Microsoft will soon release an online similarity checker for Word editors to help users improve their writing style.