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Microsoft has revealed the pricing for its Office 365 version for college students, Office 365 University. Cloud-based and very similar to the desktop variety of Office, Office 365 University has low pricing and a subscription term that compliments the user’s student career. The product can be snagged for $79.99.

The low price is for a four-year subscription, making the total monthly cost $1.67. Students who elect to continue their education or who stay in school longer than four years can renew their subscription for another four years at the same cost. Also included in the price is 27GB of SkyDrive storage, to which files created with Office 365 are saved.

Office 365 University provides access to six applications: Word, OneNote, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, and Access. Like the regular variety of Office, college students can get Office 365 access for free by purchasing Office University 2010 (Windows), and Office 2011 (Mac). Both products are priced at $100.

Microsoft has upped its game recently by making Office 365 HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant, something med schools require. This gives it an edge over Google’s education office apps, which are free. So far, Duke, Emory, Thomas Jefferson University, and the University of Washington have all jumped on the Office 365 wagon.

[via Information Week]

Microsoft unveils Office 365 University pricing is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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It’s not a finished, Windows 8-tuned Chrome build, but we’ll take it. Much as Google has been catering to iOS users who don’t have its search completely baked into the platform, there’s now a dedicated Google Search app for the Metro-inclined. Ignore the desktop OS foundation; the Windows 8 app is much closer to the touchscreen-oriented mobile version with its oversized search box, service shortcuts, an emphasis on voice recognition and finger-friendly instant previews of the results. Although incorporating Google search on a Surface will undoubtedly rankle Microsoft’s Bing team, the app could be the ticket for many tablet owners who live in Google’s cloud without using its hardware.

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Transcend has once again expanded its line of portable DVD writers by announcing the TS8XDVDS-K. Measuring just 13.9mm thick, this ultra-thin DVD writer comes with a USB 2.0 connection interface and promises to deliver write speeds of up to 8x for DVD-R/+R. Pricing and release date are still unknown at the moment. [Transcend]

Genius hits back with their new wireless ring mouse, the 400-MA040. To be attached in the finger like a ring, this ring mouse has a 2.4GHz radio frequency (works up to 10 meters), a 5-button design, a 250/500/750/1000/1250dpi resolution (switchable) and a tiny USB receiver. The 400-MA040 is available now for 4,480 Yen (about $56). [Product Page]

Last year, Sony‘s PlayStation Network was hacked, resulting in a massive breach of users’ personal information, something the company delayed in announcing. A class-action lawsuit was filed against the company, which was mostly dismissed this morning by a California district judge. The reason? Sony didn’t promise users perfect security.

The lawsuit was filed against Sony due to the company’s failure to protect users’ data via industry standards, claiming that this put users at unnecessary risk. Restitution was sought for the inability to access paid services, such as Netflix, for over a month via the PlayStation 3 while the PlayStation Network was down. The suit was filed last June.

California district judge Anthony J. Battaglia has ruled in Sony’s favor, however, rejecting the majority of the arguments against the company. According to Battaglia, Sony did not, at any point, promise its users perfect security. It was pointed out that the PlayStation Network’s privacy policy warns users that the company couldn’t guarantee the safety of user data transmitted via the PSN.

Another nail in the lawsuit’s coffin is Sony’s terms of service, which state that there is no warranty about the quality, functionality, availability, or performance of Sony’s online services. These snippets of legalese render many of the lawsuit’s arguments inert. Plaintiffs have until November 9th to make amendments to their claims.

[via Ars Technica]

Sony isn’t liable for PSN hack, says California judge is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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