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FILE: Microsoft has already released similar touch-friendly Office apps for Apple Inc.’s iPad and iPhone. Picture: Microsoft.

Microsoft office

Microsoft unveils touch-friendly Office apps

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Microsoft has already released similar touch-friendly Office apps for Apple's iPad & iPhone.

  • FILE: Microsoft said that Samsung will pre-install Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype and cloud storage apps. Picture: AFP.

    Samsung to pre-install Microsoft apps on tablets

    Microsoft said that Samsung will pre-install Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype and cloud storage apps.

    2615 days ago
  • The Microsoft logo. Picture: EPA.

    Microsoft looks towards autumn release for Windows 10

    Microsoft says its new system would be released in autumn 2015.

    2718 days ago
  • The Microsoft logo. Picture: EPA.

    Microsoft unveils first Lumia smartphone without Nokia name

    The Lumia 535 and Lumia 535 dual SIM will be priced at around $137 before taxes and subsidies.

    2748 days ago
  • The Microsoft logo. Picture: EPA.

    Microsoft plans to launch smartwatch within weeks

    The wearable gadget’s battery life will exceed two days of regular use, Forbes reported.

    2769 days ago
  • Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Picture: AFP.

    Microsoft announces 'Windows 10' operating system

    The next version of Microsoft’s flagship product is aimed at recapturing the lucrative business market.

    2788 days ago
  • The software maker signed a deal to take over the browser building unit of Microsoft’s Nokia mobile phone.

    Opera signs deal with Microsoft

    The software maker will take over the browser building unit of Microsoft’s Nokia mobile phone.

    2830 days ago
  • FILE: Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. Picture: AFP.

    Microsoft expected to announce job cuts

    The restructuring may end up being the biggest in Microsoft history, topping the 5,800 jobs cut in 2009.

    2867 days ago
  • Microsoft Chairman and Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates. Picture: AFP.

    Gates urges China to do more for the poor

    Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Monday encouraged people in China to do more for the poor.

    2943 days ago
  • Microsoft Corp is to give away its Windows operating system to makers of smartphones and small tablets for consumers. Picture: AFP

    Microsoft to expand Windows base on mobile units

    Windows will be free for companies making phones and tablets with screen sizes under nine inches.

    2970 days ago
  • New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Picture: AFP.

    New Microsoft CEO unveils Office for iPad

    Microsoft could rake in between $840m to $6.7bn a year in revenue from iPad-native Office.

    2976 days ago
  • Investors have for years urged Microsoft to adapt Office for mobile devices from Apple and Google.

    Microsoft may unveil Office for iPad

    Investors have for years urged Microsoft to adapt Office for mobile devices from Apple and Google.

    2986 days ago
  • Bill Gates. Picture: AFP.

    Gates tops Forbes's billionaire list

    Bill Gates's net worth of $76 billion pushed Mexico’s Carlos Slim Helu from top spot.

    3000 days ago
  • Microsoft said it would update its Windows 8.1 operating system, which runs on PCs and tablets. Picture: AFP.

    Windows Phone to reach cheaper markets

    Microsoft said it would update its Windows 8.1 operating system, which runs on PCs and tablets.

    3008 days ago
  • New iPad Air. Source:www.apple.com

    iPad Air - A major improvement

    Analyst from New York Times said the new iPad Air is lighter than its predecessors.

    3125 days ago
  • The debut of the one-pound iPad Air and MacBook Pro with sharper ‘retina’ display repeats a pattern of recent launches with improvements in existing lines rather than totally new products. Picture: AFP.

    iPad Air and new Mac PC unveiled

    Apple will also launch the new iPads simultaneously in the US and China.

    3131 days ago
  • Microsoft Corporation’s new headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris. AFP

    Microsoft more edgy and competitive

    The software giant’s SA boss says consumers don’t even realise they use Microsoft products daily.

    3132 days ago
  • Nokia handset. Picture: AFP

    Microsoft to acquire Nokia's handset business

    The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014, subject to approval by Nokia shareholders.

    3182 days ago
  • Microsoft's new tablet called Surface was unveiled on June 18, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Picture: AFP.

    Microsoft launches new Office for consumers

    Microsoft has tried to tailor its most profitable product for mobile users.

    3398 days ago
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