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Microsoft rumored to launch Office on iPad in November

Rue Liu, May 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft will reportedly be launching its full Office suite on iPads and Android tablets this November. There have been attempts by third-parties such as OnLive and CloudOn to bring the popular productivity suite to tablets, but now Microsoft may officially release the suite itself, especially since it is expected to launch the more tablet-friendly Metro-styled Office with Windows 8 in October. Read The Full Story

Livescribe and Dropbox bring handwritten notes to the cloud

Rue Liu, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

Livescribe has partnered with Dropbox to make its Echo smartpen even more productive for busy note-takers. The Echo smartpen will now be able to automatically sync its notes directly to a user's Dropbox account. And since about 46 percent of Livescribe users also use Dropbox, this is a perfect match for storing handwritten notes in the cloud to be conveniently and securely accessible from anywhere. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Roadmap leaks with 2012-14 products galore

Chris Burns, Apr 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

It appears that Microsoft has had leaked a roadmap which shows many product releases in both the software and hardware departments for the year 2012. This roadmap was created back in December of 2011 and was leaked this week via Microsoft’s own publicly available Microsoft Partner Network and sent out by Twitter user and CEO of startup company MeeTroo Maarten Visser. This roadmap shows software including Office 15, Internet Explorer 10, Lync Server 15, Windows Phone, and more.

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Windows XP support countdown timer begins now

Mark Raby, Apr 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

As of today, you have exactly two years left to get support on your Windows XP-powered computers. The same goes for Microsoft Office 2003. Okay, so it's not exactly time to flip over the sand timer, but it is finally a real milestone that points to the death of an operating system that, for years and years and years, simply would not die. And it means that hordes of companies around the country are finally going to need to upgrade. Read The Full Story

Microsoft branding cull leaks plus Office 15 tablet UI tease

Chris Davies, Feb 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is set to retire the Zune and Windows Live brands with Windows 8, it's reported, as well as offer a switchable tablet/desktop UI in the Office 15 apps for increased finger-friendliness. The so-called "Touch Mode" button has been spotted in the Office 15 technical preview but is not yet functional, according to ZDNet's source, but which will presumably boost icon size among other tweaks for those using the software in Metro mode on tablets and touchscreen all-in-ones. Read The Full Story

Office for iPad denied by Microsoft

Chris Burns, Feb 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

This morning's report that an image of Office on the iPad was a precursor to a full app release has been denied in kind by Microsoft. The company has said that not only was the report that the app would be coming in just weeks untrue, but the idea that they are actually in the process of creating Office for iOS may well be untrue entirely. Of course this app would be one of the most hotly downloaded document editors on the iTunes App Store if it were released, so we must assume that Microsoft is simply putting a greater effort into releasing a final version eventually. Read The Full Story

Office for iPad caught in wild

Chris Davies, Feb 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's Office Suite for iPad has apparently been revealed in the wild, with the document creation and editing software reportedly headed to Apple's App Store approvals team imminently. Word, Excel and PowerPoint files can all be opened and created in the app, according to The Daily's brief hands-on, with the interface apparently similar to that of the existing OneNote for iPad app, along with hints of Microsoft's Metro UI. Read The Full Story

iPad 2 gets ultimate spiderArm mount, modular, 360 adjustable

Rue Liu, Feb 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you're often tired of holding up your iPad whilst laying in bed or on the sofa, then you may benefit from a new adjustable mount called the spiderArm. The modular and highly adjustable spiderArm can securely support both the iPad and the latest iPad 2. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: January 31, 2012

Chris Burns, Jan 31st 2012 Discuss [3]

We're going to start seeing leaked and/or pre-released information about Mobile World Congress 2012 pretty soon, folks, and the flood does begin right here in ernest with a rather intimate look at the HTC Ville with Sense 4.0. We've got a report that iPhone 5 will be rolling out with NFC for the masses to pay their bills. And for your third completely unrelated news bit to start the morning off right: that conversation the president had with us on Google+ ended up speaking about SOPA - as if it's not already dead. Read The Full Story