New Microsoft Office iOS app unifies Excel, PowerPoint, Word

The newly updated Microsoft Office app for iOS combines three of Microsoft's most popular apps into one, and puts them in the palm of your hand.

Amber Neely 6 years ago 37

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Malware, Microsoft gaming, and Sherlocking apps on the AppleInsider Podcast

Victor Marks 6 years ago 0

How to play 'Halo' on your iPhone or iPad with Microsoft's Project xCloud

Project xCloud is the codename for Microsoft's new game streaming service, and it is now available in beta for users to test out, bringing massively popular titles like "Halo - The Master Chief Collection" to the iPhone and iPad. We've spent a few hours playing to test it out.

Andrew O'Hara 6 years ago 2

Avast antivirus harvested user data, then sold to Google, Microsoft

The Mac and Windows version of Avast antivirus has been used to harvest user data, an investigation claims, with some sensitive info sold to third parties, including Google, Microsoft, and Intuit.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 20

Microsoft Edge Chromium now available for macOS

Anyone interested in trying Microsoft's redesigned Edge Chromium browser can now download and use the first release version.

Amber Neely 6 years ago 17

Internet Explorer 5 developer describes frustrations of working with Steve Jobs

On the 20th anniversary of Internet Explorer 5 for Mac, one of its key developers reveals how Apple's Steve Jobs ignored agreements, and made Microsoft pull features from its browser.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 35

Apple, Amazon, Google under pressure by new contract disclosure law in Japan

Japan's government is introducing a new contract disclosure requirement for firms like Apple, Google and Amazon, with the law intended to prevent any large firm from abusing its market power.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 0

Apple among companies sued over 'brutal' child labor

A class suit representing multiple plaintiffs from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been filed against Apple, Google, Tesla and others. It claims tech companies have knowingly exploited underage labor in local mining for cobalt, used in lithium-ion batteries.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 55

Cortana iOS app to go dark in Australia, UK, Canada on January 31

Microsoft is changing plans for its digital assistant, with the software giant withdrawing availability for Cortana's iOS app for iPhone and iPad in a number of major territories starting from January 31, with users forced to use other apps to access content previously synchronized with Windows desktops from their mobile devices.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 16

Microsoft giving Outlook for Mac better performance with a complete revamp

Microsoft unveils a redesign of its Mac version of Microsoft Outlook including dropping the famous tool ribbon, adding faster syncing, and improving overall performance.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 19

Microsoft unveils slew of updates coming to Office 365 apps

The company is introducing dozens of significant updates, including a new single iOS app incorporating Word and Excel, to be rolled out in stages over approximately the next year.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 9

Edge with Chromium for macOS lands Jan 15 with preview available now

Microsoft is gearing up to release the new Chromium-based version of the Edge browser for macOS on January 15, 2020, with potential users able to try out the release candidate of the browser on their Mac from today.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 16

Microsoft Office adds Adobe Creative Cloud integration to Powerpoint and Word

Creative software giant Adobe has announced that their asset management system, Creative Cloud Libraries, will now be easily accessible directly within certain Microsoft Office products.

Amber Neely 6 years ago 2

Editorial: How Apple beat Samsung in the 2010 global ARM race

Apple hasn't been outpacing Samsung in mobile Application Processor design over the past decade simply due to a first-mover advantage or by just having smarter people designing its silicon. Here's a look at how Apple first snuck past a larger and more entrenched silicon rival to gain its lead in advanced mobile chips, and why it matters to the future of tech.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 16

Editorial: Why Microsoft Surface isn't growing after seven years of trying

Across seven years of Microsoft's Surface experiment in designing and selling hardware, the company still hasn't found a breakout hit product. It now offers more products than ever— six major product lines, compared to the two it started with at the end of 2012. Yet its revenues have barely budged across the last decade. This quarter, Surface sales fell 4 percent over the year-ago quarter.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 86

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