Enlarge / Microsoft at a trade show. Getty Images | Justin Sullivan Another one bites the dust. Microsoft has been shifting much of its software to a subscription model, and the latest Office 2019 news heralds another change on that front. The suite of Microsoft programs had been available for purchase as one-off perpetual licenses […]
Tag: Office
Microsoft to reportedly demo Office apps, Your Phone in Samsung Unpacked event
Microsoft is reportedly preparing to take the stage at next week’s Samsung Unpacked, as the two companies are said to have deepened their partnership ahead of the event. The updated partnership may result in Samsung pre-installing more Microsoft Android apps in some of its smartphones, including the Your Phone app that connects to Windows 10 […]
Microsoft: Yeah, we make Office 2019 and Internet Explorer, but don’t use ‘em
[embedded content] Two twins race to complete a PowerPoint challenge. In an unusual turn of events, Microsoft this week warned Windows users off from using its Internet Explorer and dissed its new Office 2019 suite in a series of videos that show it to be worse than the competition. While Windows 10 uses the newer, […]
Messy office owners, rejoice: Skype now blurs the background to your video
[embedded content] Watch the user on the bottom left corner—voila! No more ho-hum apartment backdrop. The desktop Skype client now supports blurring the background of your video calls so that all the clutter and mess that, ahem, some of us accumulate no longer needs to be broadcast to everyone you talk to. The background-blurring feature has […]
Microsoft Office is now available in the Mac App Store
Enlarge / Promotional graphics used for Office 365 in Apple’s Mac App Store. Apple The suite of Microsoft Office applications is now available for download directly in Apple’s Mac App Store for the first time. Previously, Mac users had to download the applications from Microsoft’s website. The apps included are: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and […]
Get ready for increased productivity. Office 365 is now on the MacOS App Store
In June, Apple announced at its World Wide Developers Conference that Microsoft would be bringing over its Office 365 apps, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as a download on the MacOS app store. Now roughly over seven months later, the moment has finally arrived, and the popular suite of productivity apps are officially available in the […]
Microsoft’s new Office app for Windows 10 aims to simplify your workflow
Image: Microsoft Microsoft launched a new Office app for Windows 10 users that will roll out soon to all users. The app, simply called Office, replaces the current My Office app that ships on Windows 10 today. Testing for the app has already begun through Microsoft’s Windows Insider program. “Last year, we updated Office.com with […]
Apple will spend $1 billion and hire up to 15,000 people for new Austin office
Enlarge / Apple’s existing campus in Austin, Texas. Apple Earlier this year, Apple announced it would launch a major new campus in the US, its second largest behind the Cupertino headquarters. Now we know where. Apple announced this morning that it will spend $ 1 billion to open a new campus in the southern tech […]
Microsoft Office has pretty new icons but they have a fatal flaw
[embedded content] Microsoft has even made a video to introduce the new icons Microsoft has unveiled a new set of icons that the Office apps will start using. Office 365 customers will see their apps switch to the new icons over the next couple of months, as Microsoft continues to refresh the look and feel […]
The Ars Holiday Gift Guide 2018—good tech for the home and home office
Enlarge / A few gadgets we liked using in the home this year. Jeff Dunn The first entry in our holiday gift guide dealt with gear your loved ones could use on the go. In contrast, today’s edition centers all on tech that’s more suited for the house—be it gadgets for improving a desk setup or an […]
Service restored after glitch locks out Microsoft Office 365 business users
Albertus Engbers/123rf After Office 365 business users reported that they were unable to log in to their accounts in the early morning hours of Monday, November 19, Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and applied a fix that’s slowly beginning to restore service to affected users. Microsoft says the issue was caused by a problem related to […]
Corner Office: Sundar Pichai of Google: ‘Technology Doesn’t Solve Humanity’s Problems’
ImageSundar Pichai, CEO of Google, last week.CreditCreditErik Tanner for The New York Times SectionsSkip to contentSkip to site index corner office Sundar Pichai of Google: ‘Technology Doesn’t Solve Humanity’s Problems’ Growing up in India, he slept on the floor of a house without a refrigerator. Today, the chief executive is steering Google through the most […]
Microsoft suspends development of touch-friendly Office apps for Windows
Enlarge Nicole Klauss Microsoft has stopped developing new features for the touch-friendly Office Mobile apps for Windows 10, reports the Verge. Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile first made their debut with Windows 8.1. Their significance is twofold: they have a user interface that’s designed to be touch-friendly, and they’re built using Microsoft’s modern […]
Perpetually licensed Office 2019 now available for corporate customers
PowerPoint 2019. Microsoft Excel 2019. Microsoft The perpetually licensed version of the desktop Office apps, branded Office 2019, was released today. It’s available as a one-time purchase for volume-licensed commercial customers. A consumer release will come in the next few weeks. Office 2019 is supported on Windows 10—exclusively; no Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 support […]