Microsoft Office Mobile for iOS quietly launches in the US, requires Office 365 subscription

After rumor upon leak suggested Microsoft was cooking up a release of Office for iOS, you’d think its arrival would be celebrated with streamers and cake. Making a rather low-key entrance, the app is now available to those with a small-screen iOS device and an Office 365 subscription. You can create new Excel and Word files from scratch, or view and edit spreadsheets, docs and Powerpoint files stored on Microsoft’s cloud services, or pinned to emails. Offline editing is also possible, as long as you’ve recently viewed or edited the file. You’ll also be able to see any files you recently accessed at home if your computer is running Office 2013 . You’ll need an iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 6.1 (there’s no iPad version just yet), and the app is limited to the US at the moment, but head to the iTunes Store source link for the full feature list. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Update: Check out our hands-on . Filed under: Cellphones , Internet , Software , Mobile , Apple , Microsoft Comments Source: iTunes Store , MS Office News blog , MS Office Technical blog

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Apple pushes iOS 6.1.2 with Exchange bug fix

Apple said it was working on a solution for the Exchange bug in iOS 6.1, and that’s what it delivered: iOS 6.1.2 has appeared for all devices to address the calendar flaw. The release is targeted and doesn’t appear to fix much if anything else, but we’ll keep our ears to the ground for more. For now, check for an update in iTunes or on-device to cure at least some of your iOS gear’s recent battery woes. Filed under: Cellphones , Portable Audio/Video , Tablets , Mobile , Apple Comments Source: Apple

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Tokyo University of Technology’s Pinch interface creates ad hoc video walls from mobile devices (video)

Most video walls would be just a tad too large for the average living room, but the Tokyo University of Technology might have a clever technique to make them travel-sized. Its new Pinch interface joins mobile devices (currently iOS hardware) into a single display simply by making the namesake gesture between at least two gadgets: WiFi keeps them in sync and recognizes the relative size and orientation. While we probably wouldn’t resort to a wall of iPads in place of a large TV , there’s clear practical uses like extra-large creative apps, communication and very local multiplayer games. The best news may be that the university isn’t keeping the technology to itself. It wants developers to borrow Pinch for their own apps, which could lead to a legion of smartphones and tablets getting extra-cozy. Continue reading Tokyo University of Technology’s Pinch interface creates ad hoc video walls from mobile devices (video) Filed under: Cellphones , Displays , Tablets Tokyo University of Technology’s Pinch interface creates ad hoc video walls from mobile devices (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink   DigInfo TV  |  Digital Content Expo  |  Email this  |  Comments

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