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Microsoft roadmap leak shows Office for iOS and Android to be released in fall of 2014
Posted On 10 Apr 2013 By Michael Gorman. Under: Uncategorized.
Despite a recent preoccupation with the web-based Office 365 service, the folks in Redmond haven't stopped working to bring regular MS Office to mobile users. ZDNet reports that a leaked Microsoft Office roadmap shows that the ubiquitous productivity...
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Office Web Apps update brings web image pasting, PowerPoint slide editing and more
Posted On 22 Feb 2013 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft's Office Web Apps are great for those with a SkyDrive account and any device with an IE, Firefox, Chrome or Safari browser who don't want to lug the full Office 365 suite around. Since functionality can be a tad limited, however, Redmond's ...
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Office for Android and iOS purportedly caught in screenshots, won’t lure away Surface loyalists
Posted On 07 Nov 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
We're wondering if Microsoft is a master of the non-denial. While it has twice downplayed rumors of an upcoming Office for competing mobile platforms, supposed new screenshots and details from The Verge hint that the Redmond team's use of the word "i...
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New Office Web Apps get finalized for SkyDrive, Outlook
Posted On 22 Oct 2012 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
As polished and functional as something might be in its preview days, a piece of work isn't done until it is done, and Microsoft's Office Web Apps have finally reached that point. Back in July, Redmond piped out preview versions of OWA and Office 365...
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Microsoft launches four-year, $80 Office 365 University subscription for students
Posted On 19 Oct 2012 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft's given Xbox love to PC-buying students recently, and it's just announced that it'll carry on that tradition with Office 365 University, by offering a special four-year, $80 subscription to higher-education students. For that sum, you'll ge...
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Microsoft Office 2013 releases to manufacturing, reaches most of us early next year
Posted On 11 Oct 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Break out the party streamers and balloons -- if only in an orderly fashion, because this is the day Office 2013 has been released to manufacturing. The completion swings Microsoft's attention towards a rollout staggered over the next few months. Wid...
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Microsoft brings Retina display support to Office for Mac
Posted On 19 Sep 2012 By Donald Melanson. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft brought Office for Mac 2011 up to speed with Mountain Lion this summer, and it's now back with another update that finally adds support for the MacBook Pro's Retina display. That comes courtesy of version 14.2.4 of the software suite, and t...
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SkyDrive adds recycle bin, Excel surveys for the chronically indecisive
Posted On 18 Sep 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
For all of the talk of cloud backups and sync, there isn't always a safety net when working from the cloud itself -- delete a file online and it might be gone forever. With that in mind, Microsoft just brought Windows' recycle bin concept to SkyDrive...
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Microsoft announces Office 2013 and 365 pricing, nudges users towards annual subscriptions
Posted On 17 Sep 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
While we still don't know exactly when Microsoft will unleash Office 2013 and Office 365 upon the world, we do know how much they'll cost. While standalone versions, licensed for use on a single computer, will still be available, the new strategy mak...
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Microsoft details Office for Windows RT: shipping on devices as a preview release, upgrade coming later
Posted On 13 Sep 2012 By Donald Melanson. Under: Uncategorized.
For all the explaining that Microsoft has done, there's still a fair bit that's not clear about what Windows RT will actually look like when it ships next month. The company has filled in one of those gaps today, though, detailing what it hopes will ...
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