Skype Qik on iPhone. Screenshot: Cult of Android

Others have tried and failed to knock Snapchat off its perch, and now Microsoft is throwing its hat into the ring with a new service that uses Skype as its backbone. It’s called Skype Qik, and it allows users on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone to send self-destructing videos up to 42 seconds long.

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Microsoft has unveiled its own HDMI media streaming dongle to take on Google’s Chromecast and Roku’s Streaming stick. Unlike its competition though, Microsoft is calling its streaming stick a very vague Wireless Display Adapter.

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Microsoft today updated its OneNote application for Android to add support for Android Wear, allowing users to add new notes using their voice on devices like the Moto 360, the LG G Watch, and the Samsung Gear Live. The feature means you can quickly add things you don’t want to forget to your notebooks without even taking out your smartphone.

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Microsoft today announced a good-looking tablet keyboard that isn’t designed only for devices running its own Windows platform, but those powered by Android and iOS as well. It’s called the Universal Mobile Keyboard, and it’s folding design makes it ideal for those on the go.

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The official Surface-like keyboard cover for the Google Nexus 9 has been leaked again ahead of the slate’s public unveiling later this year. The latest images give us a better look at the accessory and some of its features — and just how big it’s going to be.