Microsoft unveils Office for iPad
Microsoft has finally developed a version of Office for the iPad, a move many feel comes too late. The company made the announcement at a press conference in San Francisco that was webcast Thursday and hosted by Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s newly appointed CEO. A Microsoft official demonstrated Excel, Word and PowerPoint working natively on an iPad and said the suite would be available later Thursday at the Apple App Store....
Apple Devices Flow Into Corporate World
In The Wall Street Journal, tech reporter Daisuke Wakabayashi describes how Apple is expanding its reach into the business market. “The iPhone has replaced the BlackBerry as the mobile phone of choice, as the iPad assumes tasks once reserved for PCs,” Wakabayashi writes. He notes that “Apple is going mainstream” when it comes to the corporate world, and he profiles multiple large enterprises — including SAP, Nordstrom, and Cisco —...
Kim Dotcom gets into politics with launch of an ‘Internet Party’ in New Zealand
While he’s still considered to be a dangerous internet pirate by the world’s law enforcement agencies, Kim Dotcom is using his notoriety to branch off into politics. With the emphatic tagline “this is going to be awesome,” the giant German today launched the Internet Party, promising faster and cheaper internet, new high-tech jobs and increased privacy for all New Zealanders. Dotcom hopes to become a prominent...
Apple Expands Worldwide Access to Educational Content
CUPERTINO, California—January 21, 2014—Apple® today announced iBooks® Textbooks and iTunes U® Course Manager are expanding into new markets across Asia, Latin America, Europe and elsewhere around the world. iBooks Textbooks bring Multi-Touch™ textbooks with dynamic, current and interactive content to teachers and students in 51 countries now including Brazil, Italy and Japan; and iTunes U Course Manager, available in 70 countries now...
Windows Phones to get better gaming, battery with DirectX 12
The 10th paragraph of the story, “Windows Phones to get better gaming, battery with DirectX 12,” incorrectly described Qualcomm chips’ usage on Windows Phone smartphones. Smartphones based on Windows Phone exclusively run Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips. Read more from the original source: Windows Phones to get better gaming, battery with DirectX 12panasonic lumix
