Yesterday Microsoft released an update for its Outlook app for iOS. The update added Add-ins, extending the capabilities of Outlook beyond the scope of Microsoft’s ecosystem. It’s a great feature. However, Microsoft’s announcement was for iOS; Microsoft mentioned that the Android app for Outlook would also receive this update soon, …
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The Office team today delivered an update to its Outlook app for iOS; the update adds support for add-ins, much like Outlook on Windows, web, and the very recently updated Mac preview. Add-Ins, essentially, are minified apps; users can install these add-ins into Outlook, where they can perform various tasks …
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Cortana on the iOS is getting something Android have had for a while: a beta program. Microsoft’s digital assistant is everywhere: from Windows 10-powered desktops and laptops to the Xbox One and all of the major mobile operating systems. If Microsoft’s plans are fruitful, it would soon be in a …
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Microsoft Garage is an incredible incubator that lets its employees be creative and build upon new ideas that the company would have usually ignored. Sometimes these ideas are not good enough, or so good that a mainstream Microsoft product absorbs them. The Cache app and service showed up August of …
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Microsoft’s Garage has given us a personal shopping assistant, an Android lock screen, a strange clipboard thing, an app to help the color blind, and much more. It’s a program that keeps giving, by allowing Microsoft employees to do whatever they want. SMS Organizer is one of the newer projects …
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Cortana is one of the center points of Microsoft’s future strategy. Satya Nadella has implied many times: natural language interaction with a computer is the easiest way to use a computer. The technology isn’t there yet, but it’s getting there. The Android app recently saw an update that gave it …
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In the age of smart assistants and smart devices and smart homes where toasters are powered by Cortana and your refrigerator has Windows 10 on it; an ecosystem such as SmartThings holds an immense value. Those who have invested in smart devices compatible with the SmartThings hub are now part …
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Microsoft has made a new addition to its Office 365 platform, making it even more appealing to businesses. The StaffHub app is now available to all Office 365 for Work subscribers, giving managers better control over their employees everywhere. The App The StaffHub app lets managers create and regulate shifts …
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Weibo – or Sina Weibo, as it officially calls itself – is one of China’s most popular social media platforms; often compared to Twitter, the platform serves hundreds of millions of users across China. Weibo’s launch on the Xbox is significant, not only because of its size and popularity but …
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The Desktop App Converter has become a treasured tool for developers who want to bring their existing apps to the Windows Stored without much fuss. Adobe has cherished its benefits, and so have quite a few smaller players like Evernote, join.me, Arduino, etc. Slack wants in; the folks at Slack …
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