2012

Office 2013: Quick links and quick first impressions

Microsoft unveiled its new services first Office 2013 family today, unveiling a touch enabled, Office Apps ready, and cloud connected version of Office. Microsoft CEO and Microsoft Office President Kurt DelBene introduced Office 2013, showed off the touch and ink …

Office 2013 – is the end near for Windows Live Writer?

Kurt Del Bene is onstage now in San Francisco, debuting “Office 15”, or more correctly, Office 2013. While he’s talking, we jumped the gun and downloaded the Office 365 Home Premium Preview, and noticed a new feature in the …

Office 2013 announcement expected at Microsoft event today

Today at noon PDT, Microsoft is webcasting "news from Microsoft", and while they’re not saying anything more than that Steve Ballmer will be there, it is widely expected that we’ll be able to be getting our hands on "Office 15", …

Exclusive: A first look at the “Agave” apps for Office 2013

Agave apps for OfficeBack in March this year, we reported that Microsoft was readying a Office web extensions platform called “Agaves”, which allows developers to create an area within Office applications that lets webpages interact with documents and augment content with extra features.…

Will Microsoft lift the Cone of Silence beginning Monday?

cone of silenceThe latest rumors have Microsoft unveiling Office 15, the Metro inspired but desktop version of their cash cow productivity suite, on Monday, July 16th.   But even with recent announcements about a new Microsoft Windows 8 tablet, the Surface, and …

SkyDrive desktop app gets minor update; new logo officially unveiled

SkyDrive logoFollowing the appearance of the SkyDrive desktop app on the Windows Store yesterday, the SkyDrive team has announced on the official blog that they have released a minor update to the SkyDrive desktop app for Windows, now carrying a …

New SkyDrive app appears in Windows 8 Store, offers Win32 app through the store

skydrive appsSharp eyes over at WPCentral noticed this morning that a new SkyDrive Windows 8 Metro Style app has appeared in the Windows 8 Store, one that turns out to be just a link to download the SkyDrive desktop app.  Joining …

Facebook offers Microsoft Security Essentials, McAfee to all users

facebook securityIn a blog post today, Facebook Security announced that it is widening the scope of programs to help its nearly 1 billion users combat malware.  Up until now, Facebook would notify users of possible malware infections, and offer them …

Do you back up your files?

file historyFile backup solutions have been in the news recently, as the news filtered out last week that it’s the end of the road for Windows Home Server, but that there are a number of improvements coming for Windows 8 …

Nokia’s RDA tool shows Lumia 910 and 1001 – upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices?

NokiaIt’s not the first time we’ve heard about rumors of Nokia’s upcoming Lumia range of Windows Phone devices, particularly with Windows Phone 8 fast approaching. However, the latest round of details seemed to come from within Nokia itself. Dutch website …