Brand New ‘Microsoft News’ App Now Available On iOS & Android

These days we’re starting to see more companies launch news platforms of their own. For example Google launched a revamped version recently, and with macOS Mojave, Apple has also extended its Apple News feature to the desktop. However it looks like Microsoft wants in on the news action as well.

Microsoft has recently announced the launch of a new app called Microsoft News. This is an app that will be available on both iOS and Android, and as the name suggests, this is an app that will deliver news to users. However as Microsoft points out, this isn’t a brand new endeavor, but rather they are taking their experience and engine that powers MSN.com and putting it into an app.

According to Microsoft, “Microsoft News represents the ways we keep people informed across the web, phone and PC, using our long-tested approach of curating news via publishing partnerships, human editors, and AI. We work with more than a thousand premium publishers and more than 3,000 brands in all major global markets – like USA Today, The New York Times, FOX News, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Le Monde, Die Welt, El País, BBC News, Kyodo News, and many more – to aggregate the best news, videos, photos and other content and deliver it, for free, to people all over the world.”

The app is a free download and if you’d like to check it out, head on over to the iOS App Store or Google Play for the download.

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Trading Is Finally Coming To Pokemon GO

One of the fun aspects of Pokemon games is the ability to trade Pokemon with your friends. This was a feature that many expected to be part of Pokemon GO when the game was launched, and despite there being many promises and hints, the feature remained missing for the longest time ever.

However the good news is that it looks like Niantic is finally ready to deliver. The company has announced on its website that Pokemon GO will soon be getting trading and a friends list feature. “We’re excited to share brand-new ways to interact with your friends in Pokémon GO! The Friends feature will start rolling out to Trainers later this week, allowing you to connect with your real-life friends and keep track of their adventures in Pokémon GO. You’ll be able to send them items, earn bonuses—and even trade Pokémon!”

We’re not sure what took Niantic so long to finally bring the feature to the game, but better late than never we suppose. According to The Verge, Kirsten Koa, a Niantic software engineer who served as technical lead on the feature told them, “We wanted to make sure we got this right. I hope we came up with something that’s natural and enjoyable.” The new features are expected to begin rolling out this week so keep an eye out for it.

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