When you’re trapped in a boring nine-to-five job you’ll embrace anything that helps make the work week slightly less awful. Colorful staplers, video games on your calculator, and sticky notes shaped like anything and everything but a boring yellow square. Here’s some of the best. More »
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But maybe Jack doesn’t care. Maybe Jack is already a dull boy and is chiefly concerned with his workflow efficiency. More »
What are some of the essential tools that a decent, well-equipped office should have? For starters, we are looking at all the relevant stationery, including the humble stapler to hold different pieces of paper together. Well, how about a stapler that keeps sheets of paper together, but it does so without the need for any staples? This is definitely a paradigm shift no matter how you look at it, and here we are with a new version of the stapler from Japan, which does not need any staples to work!
The concept behind this stapler is rather simple actually, where it will punch a wing-shaped slit on one side, while cutting out a kind of spade-shaped tab which will insert into the slit. This move allows the sheets to be locked together. The main drawback would be this – it can hold up to 10 sheets at one time, which still loses out to industrial class staplers. Well, at least it is not too expensive, and your kid does not have to worry poking his or her fingers on sharp, pointy staples by accident, either.
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Before you get too excited about this brilliant desk accessory that provides a place to jot notes while organizing your various writing implements, you need to know it has a very dark secret: it’s expensive. Like unjustifiably crazy expensive for what is essentially a stack of paper. More »
When it comes to the number of apps available on both Android and iOS platforms, they are solidly in the hundreds of thousands, although some might argue that not all of these apps are beneficial in any way, being crapware or bloatware. However, there is a fair number of decent and even pivotal apps on both mobile operating systems, and Microsoft does not want to miss the boat with Microsoft Office for iOS and Android.
It seems that Microsoft is working on launching this new app sometime at the beginning of next year, where the apps will allow you to view documents using a free Microsoft account. However, should you want to edit the apps, you are required to sign up for an Office 365 subscription. I guess you can call it Microsoft Office Lite, but at least they enable you to perform some of the more basic edits while you are on the move. Microsoft Office for iOS should arrive sometime in February or March next year, with the Android app to follow a few months after that.
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We’re wondering if Microsoft is a master of the non-denial. While it has twice downplayed rumors of an upcoming Office for competing mobile platforms, supposed new screenshots and details from The Verge hint that the Redmond team’s use of the word “inaccurate” wasn’t a flat-out rejection. The Android and iOS versions (iOS seen here) are believed to be real, but to serve mostly as hooks for those who crave Microsoft-sanctioned portals rather than full-fledged productivity suites. Excel, PowerPoint and Word apps would start off as free viewers and only unlock editing for those who dutifully subscribe to Office 365; to no one’s shock, even the paid versions would be simple enough to leave Surface owners free from buyer’s remorse. Anyone who hasn’t already been lured away by Google Drive or iWork offerings may have some time to wait if the claims hold true, however. A mobile Office bundle may meet the rumored launch targets for iOS users with a launch sometime in late February or early March, but the Android fans among us might have to wait until May. It’s safe to say that Microsoft won’t clear the air anytime soon.
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If you needed more proof that Microsoft Office for mobile devices was coming, this is about as good as it gets without an official announcement. The Verge was able to get their hands on a few screenshots from the rumored apps, which don’t give us a lot of insight, but they do give us hints on what to expect.
Microsoft has mostly remained quiet about its plans for Microsoft Office on mobile devices, but according to multiple sources, the company will release a mobile version of Microsoft Office for iOS and Android sometime in early 2013. And thanks to the screenshots, it seems that Office for mobile devices is very real.
Office Mobile will be a set of free apps that allow mobile users to view Microsoft Office documents on the go. A Microsoft account is required, just like on SkyDrive and other Microsoft services, and it will allow access to view documents. With an Office 365 subscription, users will be able to edit documents through the apps as well.
From the looks of it, Office Mobile will only include Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, which are only a portion of the apps available in the full Office Suite, but they’re arguably the most used. The app will allow for basic editing, but it’s said that editing features won’t have the same functionality as the desktop Office version. In other words, the desktop version will still be the way to go for advanced editing. While Office Mobile is still rumored and not officially announced yet, a company spokesperson did say that “Office will work across Windows Phone, iOS and Android.”
[via The Verge]
Microsoft Office for iOS and Android unveiled in leaked screenshots is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The Verge is reporting that Microsoft Office is finally coming out for Android and iOS early next year. Like, for real this time. Apparently, it’s coming to iOS first in February or March, and will be available for Android soon thereafter in May. More »
A supposed member of the Microsoft Word team has gone to Hacker News to address a complaint about Office 2013′s processing speed on the company’s new Surface tablet. The complaint mentions that the tablet cannot keep up with the user’s typing, either because of the tablet’s CPU or a bug in the code of Office 2013.
The Microsoft employee, who remains anonymous, mentioned that there were many challenges with developing the tablet version of Office 2013, including when the team “didn’t even know about the Surface.” The Microsoft employee says that the hardware they were working with “was prerelease hardware from MSFT partners that had varying levels of performance.”
However, Microsoft president of the Windows and Windows Live division Steven Sinofsky made an appearance in the Hacker News thread and addressed the issue himself, as well as correcting the anonymous Microsoft employee in the process. Sinofsky says that the “issue is known,” and “an update is forthcoming.” Afterward, he said that developers on the Office team “had access to the tools and hardware need,” and that “there was no shortage of knowledge, hardware, or communication.”
The complainer issued an update about his problem, and he says he didn’t update the Surface to include the latest Office code, which users have said that will solve the lag issue. So, if you’re experiencing the same issues, the best thing and probably the only thing to do is update Windows RT to include the latest fixes.
[via ZDNet]
Microsoft responds to Office 2013 complaint on Surface tablet is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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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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