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Microsoft Office and Skype to come with Android tablets from 30+ companies

Buy a Windows laptop or desktop computer from most companies, and odds are it comes with a little bloatware: PC makers have a habit of loading a few of their own apps, plus software from partners (who may have paid for a place on your computer). One place where you can buy Windows laptops with […]

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Microsoft Office preview now available for Android phones

Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are now available for Android phones… sort of. You can download and install the apps for free, but you’ll need to sign up as a beta tester because right now Microsoft’s Office apps for Android phones are still in the “preview” stage. The launch of the new Android phone preview […]

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Microsoft Office preview for Windows 10 phones coming in April

Microsoft is splitting its suite of Office apps for Windows in two: there’s Office for Desktop and Office Universal. The next version of the desktop suite will be Office 2016, which will be the latest version of the company’s long-running office software with a new design and new features specifically aimed at power users. Office Universal […]

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Microsoft Office Lens app turns Android, iPhone devices into pocket scanners

Microsoft’s Office Lens app lets you capture images with a smartphone camera, clean them up automatically, and save them to OneNote. Up until recently Office Lens was available exclusively for Windows Phone. But now the app is available for iOS. There’s also a preview available for Android. It’s available as a free download from the App Store or […]

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Microsoft Office to remain free for small tablets, smartphones

Microsoft plans to continue offering free versions of Office for devices with small screens. What makes a small screen? In a blog post, Microsoft’s Kirk Koenigsbauer says anything with a 10.1 inch or smaller device is a “true mobile device” which you’re probably using for personal purposes while devices with larger screens are professional products which […]

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11 companies to ship Android devices with Microsoft apps this year

Most Android smartphones come with a suite of Google apps including Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, and Google Drive. But device makers can also load additional apps before shipping the phones to customers… and now Microsoft has announced that later this year nearly a dozen companies will be shipping Android phones and tablets with Office and […]

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Cortana might become a cross-platform virtual assistant via Microsoft Office

The Verge is reporting that Microsoft is working on a prototype Work Assistant app that will integrate Cortana, the company’s virtual personal assistant, into Office to open and share documents with voice commands. Although there is no official information about what the Work Assistant will consist of, there is a slight possibility that this new […]