Google is fleshing out its suite of office apps for mobile devices with the launch of a Slides app for presentation which joins the company’s Docs and Sheets apps. All three apps feature QuickOffice technology for native editing, which means you don’t need an internet connection to create or edit documents anymore… although when you are online, […]
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12 Comments on Report: Microsoft produced up to 20,000 Surface mini tablets before scrapping the launch
Report: Microsoft produced up to 20,000 Surface mini tablets before scrapping the launch
12 Comments on Report: Microsoft produced up to 20,000 Surface mini tablets before scrapping the launchMicrosoft introduced the Surface Pro 3 tablet this week and started taking pre-orders for the 12 inch tablet for $799 and up. But many industry watchers had expected the company to unveil a Surface mini tablet with a smaller display at the same time. That didn’t happen. Reports suggest a smaller Surface tablet was in development, […]
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Google launches Docs, Sheets apps for Android, iOS
Once upon a time Google offered an online office suite called Google Docs. Then it got merged into the online storage service known as Google Drive. But what’s old is new again: Google has launched standalone versions of its Docs word processor and Sheets spreadsheet app for Android and iOS. Presentation apps called Slides are […]
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Now you can get Microsoft Office for $70 per year (or $7 per month)
As promised, Microsoft is now offering a cheaper option for Office 365 subscribers. Don’t want to pay $10 per month to use Office on up to 5 computers? Now for less than the cost of a Netflix subscription, you can get an Office 365 Personal account which lets you run Office on one PC or […]
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Lilbits (4-14-2014): MS Office for Chrome (kinda)
Microsoft may want you to pay $99 per year or more to use Office 365. But Office isn’t the only game in town these days, and over the past few years Microsoft has been working to make its free, cloud-based version of Office a bit more competitive with Google Docs and other free alternatives. Now […]
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Microsoft Office for Windows touchscreen devices previewed
Microsoft may offer versions of its Office software for iPad, iPhone, Windows Phone, and Android. But the company still hasn’t released a version of Office for touchscreen tablet, notebook, and desktop computers running Windows 8.1. But the company’s working on a touch-friendly version of its Office suite, and Microsoft showed a preview today at the […]
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Microsoft introduces Office 365 Personal for $70 per year
This spring Microsoft will offer a new, cheaper subscription option for its Office 365 service. For $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year, Office 365 Personal will let you install Office on one PC or Mac and one tablet. That’s $30 per year less than the price of Office 365 Home Premium, which lets you […]
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AndrOpen Office is a full office suite for Android (based on Apache OpenOffice)
There’s no shortage of apps for viewing and editing office documents on an Android phone, tablet, or TV box. But AndrOpen Office might be one of the most powerful… if not necessarily the most useful. It’s basically a port of Apache OpenOffice, a  full-featured open source desktop office suite for Linux, Windows, and Mac computers. […]
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Now you can use Google Sheets without an internet connection (Spreadsheets)
Google has been working on adding offline support for Google Docs for years, and now the company is finally letting users view and edit spreadsheets when they don’t have an internet connection. You can download documents, board a plane and edit them in transit and then sync your data once you’re back online. Synchronization happens […]
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Lilbits (10-08-2013): Text messaging coming to Google Hangouts?
Once upon a time, people couldn’t get the internet on their cellphones and text messages were the only way to communicate if you didn’t want to, you know, pick up your phone and make a voice call. These days there are dozens of instant messaging apps that serve the same purpose for many people… but […]