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Apple announced a lot at its event yesterday, including its new iWork suite for iOS. Aside from some upgrades, the big news was that Apple would include the suite free on new iDevices, an obvious shot at Microsoft Office and its Surface tablet. Now a Microsoft exec has fired back, responding to Apple and outlining…
They said it would never happen, but today Microsoft quietly released an Android version of its Office suite of programs. Office Mobile for Office 365 is included on every Windows Phone running Windows Phone 8, and it released for the iPhone in June. Now Android users can also work with their Word, Excel and PowerPoint…
Tired of paying for a decent keyboard for your Android device? Google has just released the Google Keyboard, which combines features of many other Android keyboards in one clean-looking, responsive app. Google Keyboard lets you say goodbye to the spacebar by automatically spacing words after they have been typed, and allows users to compose notes…
DataMan Pro is an app for iPhone and iPad that allows users to stay on top of their tiered data plan by rigorously tracking how much data they use on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to avoid those nasty overage fees. I was able to spend some time with it for the past week…
After much speculation about Microsoft’s plans to bring its Office productivity suite of software to iPhone and iPad, it seems that it has been all but confirmed at this point. Now, even Microsoft has — albeit unintentionally — revealed some information about Office on iOS. On a support page of Microsoft’s French website regarding accessing…
Google’s Gmail app for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad got a sweet new update today that gave its version number a boost to 2.0. The major update brings a cleaner design, multiple account support, and plenty of new “time-saving features” as described by Google. The design, to start, is reminiscent of the Google+ app. It…
The Daily is reporting that Microsoft is gearing up to release a version of its productivity software suite, Microsoft Office, for the iPad and Android tablets on November 10, 2012. The news supports rumors from BGR last week that Microsoft would release the Office tablet app at some point in November and obviously debunks early reports…
The free Weather Channel iPhone and iPod touch app just got its first major redesign since launching in 2008. It’s gotten several feature and design improvements over the years, but the app is taking a leap forward in looks and function with today’s version 5.0 update. Launching the app reveals the standard splash screen followed…
According to a test conducted by CNET, the new third-generation iPad’s battery life does not seem to falter from the iPad 2 despite the addition of a much more power-hogging display. It even bests the Asus Transformer Prime, which is one of the best Android tablets in terms of battery longevity. CNET tests all tablet battery…
The makers of the YouMail visual voicemail app released a fresh new calling tool in the Android Market today. It’s WhoAreYou, and this creatively titled app answers that question by bringing visual caller ID to smartphones at last. There’s a number of handy features in WhoAreYou. The main one, of course, is seeing who called.…