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The departure of the classic Microsoft Paint after 32 long years has made way for Paint 3D When news of Microsoft Paint being retired broke, it left its users and tech geeks both distraught. For years, the classic software that comes bundled with Windows has been a go-to software whenever one felt like doodling and drawing while reminiscing the school days. Seeing disappointed MS Paint aficionados, Microsoft has come out with  a statement  on its blog saying MS Paint is not going away. The tech giant said: "In addition to the new 3D capabilities, many of the MS Paint features people know and love like photo editing and 2D creation are in Paint 3D - the new app for creativity, available for free with the Windows 10 Creators update. In the future, we will offer MS Paint in the Windows Store also for free and continue to provide new updates and experiences to Paint 3D so people have the best creative tools all in one place." So MS Paint stays but ho...

Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, announced the launch of Skype Lite for Android  during the Future Decoded event in India. The  new app  is specifically aimed at Indian users and offers a data-friendy Skype experience. Skype Lite is supposed to be fast, reliable as well as lightweight, as it’s only 13 MB in size. It allows you to check mobile and Wi-Fi data usage at all times and has a bunch of data saving features users will welcome with open arms. For example, the photos you share on Skype Lite get compressed before they are uploaded so that their size is reduced. And when you just forward a photo to someone, all the magic happens within the service, which means you don’t have to download the image and then uploaded it again to get the job done. The app consumes less power and should run smoothly on low-end smartphones. It is available in seven different local languages: Gujarati, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. The whole point of the...