The numbers released on Thursday indicated that Google is making significant strides in the increasingly important mobile-device market under Alphabet, its recently formed parent company.

Microsoft said Office 2016 brings new versions of desktop apps for Windows including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Access and allows people to collaborate and work together.

The Apple iPad Pro, with its optional accessories such as the Pencil and smart keyboard, looks promising.

The price of its products is one obstacle Apple Inc faces as it tries to move deeper into the enterprise market.

The company has sent out invitations for an event on October 6, where it is expected to unveil these new devices.

Office 2016, for home and professional users initially, is reportedly set for a September 22 launch date.

This is third set of updates released by the company after Windows 10 was launched in July.

Available for iOS and Android platforms, the app called Microsoft Translator, supports phones and tablets as well as the Apple Watch and smartwatches that run Android Wear.

Microsoft has introduced multiple desktops to Windows 10. Easy to access, it gives you more space to organise data.

Microsoft is offering the Solitaire Collection Premium Edition for $1.50 a month, or $10 a year.

Without requiring one to log in, the app showcases top trending tweets, photos and videos. It will also feed tweets in Live Tiles right from the Start Menu.

Though that's a far cry from the company's goal of getting Windows 10 onto a billion devices within three years, Microsoft says it's releasing the software in waves to make sure downloads go smoothly.

With Windows 10, everyone gets along. There are still separate desktop and tablet modes, but you largely stick with one or the other depending on whether you have a keyboard.

There are two ways you can get it - by registering on the Windows 10 app or jumping the line and getting it from Windows 10 download page.

Windows 10 lets users log in with their face, iris or thumbprint, instead of remembering passwords, though this works only with computers equipped with the right hardware.

Internet Explorer is gone, replaced by Edge. You get some functional improvements, such as a virtual marker to draw arrows or circle an entry on a Web page to share over email, Facebook and other means.

People who have reserved their upgrade to Windows 10 will be notified in waves when their upgrade is ready to be installed.

While some feel it may not be a hit despite a free update for those with versions above Windows 7, others say it will prove more of use on devices other than personal computers.

Events to look out for in August.

The company reported its biggest loss ever, mainly because of reduction of Nokia phone business and sluggish demand for its Windows operating system.