Microsoft news recap: Outlook.com beta gains redesigned “People” area, Build 2018 registration now open and more

Jack Wilkinson

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Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read!

Outlook.com beta now has a redesigned “People” section

As Microsoft continues to work on an improved experience for Outlook.com users, the company has now launched a redesigned “People” section in the Outlook.com beta. This brings the People area in line with the design of the Mail and Calendar areas.

Microsoft Build 2018 registrations are now open

It’s that time of year again! Registration for Microsoft’s annual conference, Build, is now open. Build 2018 runs from May 7th to May 9th, located in Seattle.

LinkedIn launches ‘Scheduler’ to automate interview scheduling for recruiters and candidates

In a vid to help recruiters and candidates manage interviews easily, LinkedIn has added a new feature called “Scheduler”, with the aim of automating the interview scheduling process.

Microsoft Edge for Android picks up improvements with latest update

Microsoft Edge on Android continues to receive incremental updates delivering improvements. The latest update brings the ability to customise the New Tab newsfeed based on region and language, improvements to setting Edge as the default browser, and more.

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That’s it for this week. We’ll be back next week with more Microsoft news.