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Microsoft Office Web Apps’ upcoming improvements to include Android support

Brittany Hillen, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has published a roadmap of sorts for its Office Web Apps, detailing the enhancements and improvements it plans to roll out over the next year and what kind of features users can look forward to. Among them, perhaps most notably, is support for tablets running Android, which will be made possible via Chrome. Users can also plan to see real-time co-authoring and an improved user experience. Read The Full Story

Analysts question Microsoft Office 365 adoption rate

Brian Sin, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has recently announced that its Office 365 software is starting to be adapted at a higher rate. When it was reporting its 3rd quarter financial results, it stated that Office 365 net seat additions increased 5 times compared to the same quarter last year, and that 25% of its enterprise customers have switched over to the product. Analysts, however, have several questions regarding Microsoft's data. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Outlook to reportedly hit Windows RT this year

Brian Sin, Apr 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Those rumors that Microsoft was reportedly testing an Outlook app for Windows RT devices have been reinforced. A couple of people around Microsoft's campus were spotted using the Microsoft Outlook desktop app on their Microsoft Surface devices. Unlike those previous rumors however, Microsoft Outlook is said to be coming to consumers later this year, with a release date speculated to be around the Fall. Read The Full Story

Next-gen Microsoft Office is codenamed “Gemini”

Brian Sin, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's next generation of Office software looks like it's going to be a rebel and not follow Microsoft's new "Blue" codename. The software will instead go by the codename "Gemini", and it will be composed of two waves that will be released over the next two years. The first wave will be released alongside Windows Blue, and will bring updates to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Office’s president Kurt DelBene hints at new Office 365 apps

Brittany Hillen, Mar 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's Office president Kurk DelBene teased us with some comments at Microsoft's TechForum event about possible new applications for Office 365 subscribers. He also hailed the subscription service, and said that the company likes what it sees in terms of users transitioning from licensed Office to the subscription. He also had some things to say regarding touch-based Office. Read The Full Story

Microsoft makes Office 2013 transferrable

Brian Sin, Mar 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has finally succumbed to the pressure. Many consumers were outraged when Microsoft told them that its Office 2013 product would not be transferrable. The company made the changes in order to better promote their newly launched Office 365 service. With Office 365, users would be able to install Office 2013 on up to 5 devices, but they would have to pay either a monthly or annual subscription fee. Read The Full Story

Microsoft releases new Office 365 packages for businesses

Brian Sin, Feb 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has released a new update for its subscription-based Office program, Office 365, that provides new options geared for business users. There is the new Office 365 Small Business Premium that's geared towards businesses with about 1 to 10 employees, Office 365 Midsize Business, which is geared towards businesses with 10 to 250 employees, and Office 365 ProPlus, which is included in both the Small Business Premium and Midsize Business package, but is geared towards users who want Office on the go. Read The Full Story

Microsoft responds to questions over Office 2013 transferability

Brittany Hillen, Feb 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

On Saturday, we reported on the Office 2013 license, and its altered EULA over Office 2010. Many users have questioned whether Office 2013 can be reinstalled on a new computer when the user upgrades, or if the license is not transferable. Earlier today, Microsoft officially responded to these questions, assembling a chart and addressing the most common concerns regarding the issue. Read The Full Story

Microsoft secretly increases the price of Mac Office

Brian Sin, Feb 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft recently increased the price of its Office Product for the Mac OS. Office for Mac Home and Students now costs $140, which is about a 17% increase from its original $120 price. Office for Mac Home and Business now costs $220, which is a 10% hike from its original $200 price-tag. Microsoft didn't release a statement about why it increased the prices, but at the same time not a lot of people noticed. Read The Full Story

Office 2013 license makes the first computer it is installed on its permanent home

Brittany Hillen, Feb 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

In what is being called a move to get users to gravitate towards Office 365, Microsoft has confirmed to the folks over at Computerworld that an Office 2013 license locks the software suite to the first computer upon which it is installed, leaving users who buy a new computer out of luck. This is a change from the end user license agreement of times gone by, which allowed the license to be used on a different computer. Read The Full Story

Office 365 Home Premium now has Bing Apps for Office

Brittany Hillen, Jan 31st 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has announced that Office 365 Home Premium now has Bing Apps for Office, which integrate Bing-powered apps in the office suite. There are a total of five Bing apps that have been added for Excel and Word, adding a handful of functionality that was previously unavailable. The apps have all been rolled out, and are available now. Read The Full Story