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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 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 Office 365 to be updated every 3 months

Brian Sin, Mar 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft Office 365 is slated to receive updates every 3 months, according to Kurt Delbene, the president of Microsoft's Office division. He states that, "We already have the mechanisms in place to update the service on a quarterly basis." The quick updates should make subscribing to Office 365 more appealing to consumers. Delbene was a bit more evasive about whether or not Office 2013 would be updated quarterly as well, but he did say that it's possible. 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

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

Ballmer not worried about competition from Google, downplays Dropbox

Craig Lloyd, Jan 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer isn't afraid to speak his mind when it comes to competition, and that's exactly what he did just recently speaking about Google and Dropbox. In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Ballmer discussed the company's new Office 2013 suite, as well as its SkyDrive cloud storage service, and said that he's confident that Microsoft's new Office products will gain a lot of users, despite competition from Google's own set of office suite products. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: January 29, 2013

Chris Burns, Jan 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

This morning it's all about the next generation of productivity with the release of Office 2013 as well os Office 365 for online excellence. We've got a review of Office 365 Home Premium and are pumped up about the future of cloud connectivity right this minute! There's been an announcement of an HTC event hitting NYC on the 19th of February that we'll certainly be at and Verizon has revealed a brand new $20 LTE mobile hotspot by the name of Jetpack MiFi 5510L. Read The Full Story

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Office 365 Home Premium Review

Chris Burns, Jan 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Microsoft have introduced Office 2013 to the universe, complete with a cloud-connected user experience that takes the central word processing and document experience into the future. You’ll be asked to work with SkyDrive as well as the full Office 365 package to store your files online at all times right out of the box – you don’t have to, but the process you’re working with here essentially says, “why not?”

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Office 2013 on sale now

Chris Davies, Jan 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft Office 2013 has gone up for sale, with the company’s US and UK stores now listing multiple versions of the new software package. Priced from $139.99/£109.99 for Office Home and Student 2013, but also available in Home and Business, and Professional versions, the new suite will make its official debut later today at an event in New York.

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Microsoft Office 2013 general availability arriving tomorrow

Craig Lloyd, Jan 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've heard recently that Microsoft was rumored to release its latest Office suite on January 29, and it looks like that's actually the case, thanks to a tweet by the Microsoft Office Twitter account, as well as a new landing page on Microsoft's website for Office 365, both of which mention a January 29 release date. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Office 2013 RT commercial licenses now available

Eric Abent, Nov 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you're running Windows RT, you already have access to Office 2013 Home & Student, but last month there was a bit of controversy over the fact that Office 2013 Home & Student can't be used for commercial purposes. If you want to use Office in a business setting, you'll have to purchase a license, which are available today according to Software Ruminations. This means that businesses can now purchase licenses for their RT devices and use Office 2013 commercially to their hearts content. Read The Full Story

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