Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts
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Office 2012 We Never Really Got To Know Ya

Thursday, September 29, 2016

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Tracey Capen
This Tuesday, Microsoft released the next Office, and in many ways it parallels the release of Windows 10.
Sharing is a new theme with Office 2016 but not the only one — colors return.
Chances are high that if you’re using Office 2013, it’s because you signed up for an Office 365 subscription. Having a perfectly good copy of Office 2010, and, like many others, not being a fan of the stark new UI, I relegated the 2013 version to one of my test systems.
For the daily work of getting the newsletter out, Office 2010 worked just fine; thank you very much.
But a large part of my job is looking at new Windows technology, and the easiest path to getting a peek at the new Office was via a subscription. Primarily, I wanted to see whether Microsoft made its productivity apps easier to view.
With a new Office subscription installed and running, I found the answer to be, not surprisingly, yes and no.
Office 2013 introduced the concept of UI themes in what seemed a half-hearted attempt to add some user customization. But it’s a feature I suspect most users simply ignored. Office 2016 has essentially the same set of background patterns, but adds a “Colorful” theme (see Figure 1), which on my new Office 365/2016 installation was set by default. (Office 2013 offered “Light Gray,” “Dark Gray,” and “White.”)
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2012 Google Android and Smartphone News Update HTC One XL selling in Australia now!

Friday, January 30, 2015

SIM-free and unlocked HTC One XL is now available in Australia. Currently, Oz residents can only purchase the black version for AU$850 (€660). It will work on every GSM carrier in Australia and on Telstra’s LTE network.

In case you are thinking of importing one over, youd be glad to find out that the HTC One XL supports the needed European GSM and 3G bands as well. Theres even support for some of the upcoming LTE networks in Europe working on the 2600MHz band.

HTC One XL is similar to the One X we already reviewed, save for the chipset. The One XL uses a Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 SoC with a 1.5GHz dual-core Krait CPU and Adreno 225 GPU. The NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 does not offer native LTE support, which caused the chipset swap.

This makes Australia the second country to get a Krait-powered One X after the US, whereAT&T offers it. We already covered its chipset performance and found that its often doing better than the Tegra 3 in the One X.

In fact we are currently putting the final touches to our HTC One X for AT&T review. It should go live later tonight so stick around if you want to learn more about it.

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2012 Tech Report The latest Samsung Galaxy S3 Features!

Thursday, January 29, 2015

  
The Samsung Galaxy S3 features innovative new technology to see if youre looking at it and keep the screen on if you are. Heres a brief look at the years most hotly anticipated phone.

4.8” Amoled HD screen

The S3’s enormous screen feels big in the hand, although the device is just 16 per cent larger than its predecessor, the 20 million selling S2.

Smart Stay

The phone tracks your eyes, so as long as you’re looking at it, the display won’t dim or turn off.

Direct Call

If you’ve got a contact on your screen, there’s no need to hit call: simply hold the device up to your face and the number will be dialled automatically.

Smart Alert

Samsung’s enhanced notifications centre tells you what’s happened since you last looked at your phone in order of importance.

Burst shot and best photo

The 8MP camera now offers a 20-shot burst mode and will choose the best photo for you. Photos now possible at the same time as video filming.

Face Zoom and Slide Show

Double tap a face to zoom in; automatic slide show generation zooms in on faces as individual pictures for pictures with lots of people

Social network and camera integration

Automatic tagging of pictures, and the option to send images directly to those identified in them, called Buddy Photo Share, or display social media profile information on screen. Group Tag lets you tag multiple people in one go, if you set up a group first.

Dropbox storage

50GB of free Dropbox storage for two years.

S-Voice

That’s S for Samsung, not Siri. This feature allows you to control your phone through voice, eg to turn up the volume, and to ask it questions.

S-Beam

High speed file transfer via NFC and WiFi Direct, between two phones touched together, operating at up to 300Mbps.

Pop Up Play

Play video in a window on any homescreen.

All Share Play and Cast

Share your S3’s screen to a TV, or use the screen as a remote control.

Specifications:

Screen: 

4.8” Super Amoled HD display

Storage: 

16/32/64GB depending on model, plus expandable MicroSD card

Cloud storage: 

50GB Dropbox for two years

Colour: 

Pebble blue or marble white

Battery: 

2,100mAh (wireless charging optional extra)

Camera: 

8MP rear; 1.9 MP front

Resolution: 

720 x 1280 px (306ppi)

RAM: 

1GB

Dimensions: 

136.6 x 70.6 x 8.55 mm

Weight: 

133g

Operating System: 

Android 4.0.4

Processor: 

Exynos 4 Quad (1.4GHz)

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Latest App News 2012 Microsoft Office app coming to iPhone iPad and Android in 2013 Dr Mobiles Limited

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Microsoft is developing a much rumoured, much anticipated Mobile Office suite for iOS and Android, reports have confirmed.

According to “several sources close to Microsoft’s plans”, the software giant is hard at work in bringing its Word, PowePoint and Excel applications to the rival platforms, despite claims that it might decide to shun them to give its own Windows Phone operating system a competitive advantage.

Microsoft has already told The Verge that the news is in fact true, stating: “Office will work across Windows Phone, iOS and Android."

A press release from its Czech Republic arm confirmed that Office for iOS app will be available from March 2013, followed by an Android app in May. Users will require a Microsoft account for access to a read-only version of the app and a Microsoft 365 subscription for editing functionality.

SkyDrive integration for synchronising and accessing files over cloud is also expected.

What remains unknown is whether this will be a scaled back mobile edition or full-fledged software that features the sort of advanced capabilities available on the desktop applications. In any case, the news should be boon for iFans and Fandroids who like to work on the move.

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Smartphones news update 2012 Google Android 4 2 update rolling out for HTC One Dual Sim 0212640000

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

HTC created a special Dual Sim version of its HTC One flagship, which is limited to several markets like India, China and Russia. Strangely enough this is also the first One variant to receive Android 4.2.2 (not counting the Nexus Edition), the worldwide version of the flagship is still on 4.1.2.
The update brings a number of improvements to both the Android base and HTCs customizations. Theres a widget-enabled lockscreen, quick toggles in the notification area plus smaller enhancements like rearranging homescreen panes, battery percentage in the status bar, options for the Home button to remove the on-screen Menu button.
The Camera and Zoe apps were improved too – now you get AE/AF lock, an updated Zoe file format that handles videos better and 6 new themes for Video highlights.


The update weighs in at 175MB and is only for the dual-SIM version of the phone. The update for the regular HTC One should come out soon. This might be HTC playing it safe, first releasing the update for the rarer One Dual Sim to make sure there are no issues before launching for the the more popular HTC One.


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