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Surface Pro heads to Japan with new 256GB model, built-in Office 2013
- Microsoft’s Surface Pro will be making its way to new markets in the coming weeks, including Australia and New Zealand, as well as several European and Asian countries. But aside from the wider availability Liveside.net has spotted an interesting tidbit…
Extend your Office 365 free trial up to 180 days with this trick
- A relatively little known trick to extend Microsoft Office’s 30-day trial period up to six months has been around for several years. The process in question revolves around a rearm command, aimed at enterprise administrators who use a single copy…
Microsoft's next Office update codenamed Gemini, could ship this fall
- Microsoft is reportedly on the verge of a major shift in how it delivers operating system releases. Rather than releasing a RTM every three or four years and hoping OEMs have time to get everything tested for launch a few…
Windows 8 / Office bundle costs OEMs $30 after Microsoft slashes prices
- Deep price cuts for Windows 8 are being given to Microsoft's OEM partners who manufacturer touchscreen-enabled computers and devices, or at least that is according to anonymous sources trusted by the Wall Street Journal. The report indicates that a $120…
Microsoft reverses one-PC Office 2013 licensing restriction
- Following a wave of criticism over the licensing terms for the retail version of Office 2013, which essentially tied your version of the software to a single computer for ever, Microsoft has amended the agreement with a transferability provision to…
Microsoft says Office 2013 licensing is nothing new, but it's a price hike in disguise
- Last week a number of sites including TechSpot reported on an apparently new licensing restriction for the retail version of Office 2013 that essentially ties your version of the software to a single computer -- not one at a time,…
Microsoft raises Mac Office prices, ends multi-license packs
- Purchasing a copy of Mac Office 2011 Home & Student (single license) will now set you back about $140, or about $20 more than last year's retail prices. It's well-known that some wines improve with age. Unlike a finely crafted…
Office 2013 EULA says the software is bound to one PC forever
- Although you can usually click through most software license agreements with little consequence, you should probably skim Microsoft's terms before spending $140 to $400 on a retail copy of Office 2013 as two key parts have changed from previous versions…
Office 2013: To upgrade or not to upgrade
- For many of us, Office 2007 brought some unsettling changes. The ‘ribbon’ interface was tough for some users to get the hang of, but brought an exciting new way to interact with word processing. Office 2010 refined the features of…
Office 2013 and Office 365 now available, subscriptions start at $9.99
- Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 365 are now available for purchase in retail stores in 162 different countries as well as online at Office.com. Redmond is making a bold decision by moving to a subscription model with Office 365 but…
Microsoft Office 2013 pricing revealed, ETA is a "few weeks"
- Microsoft Office 2013 is expected to arrive in just a "few weeks", according to long-time industry insider Mary Jo Foley. With the imminent launch of Office 2013 being so close, Microsoft's pricing has also been leaked. Price tags for 2013…
Outlook 2013 drops .XLS and .DOC from import, export features
- On its Office blog, Microsoft announced several aging features to be whacked by the deprecation hammer in Outlook 2013. Amongst these imminent changes is the elimination of importing (and exporting) legacy Microsoft Office formats, namely 97-2003 .XLS and .DOC files.
Microsoft launches 60-day trial for Office Professional Plus 2013
- Microsoft signed off on the release to manufacturing build of Office 2013 last month, meaning the coding and testing phase ahead of the productivity suite’s launch is over. Although general availability is slated for the first quarter of 2013, those…
Microsoft offers Office 365 to university students for $20/year
- Microsoft has announced plans to offer unusually deep discounts to individuals eyeballing Office 365 University, its upcoming cloud-based productivity suite geared toward academic users. Students and professors alike will be able to snap up four-year subscriptions for just $79.99 --…
Microsoft signs off on Release To Manufacturing build of Office 2013
- Microsoft Office 2013 has graduated to Release to Manufacturing which means the coding and testing phase of the project is complete. The engineering team at Redmond recently signed off on the productivity suite, leaving Microsoft to focus on releasing the…
Microsoft: Office coming to Android, iOS in March 2013
- Talk of Microsoft Office showing up on Android and iOS devices is headlining tech sites once again. This time there’s some solid evidence in support of a mobile Office suite. Microsoft product manager Petr Bobek reportedly told Czech site IHNED…
Microsoft Office 2013 pricing and packages announced
- Microsoft has announced pricing details for its upcoming Office 2013 packages as well as the subscription rates for the cloud-based Office 365. Interestingly, the company seems to be steering customers towards the latter, saying the online solution will be updated…
Ballmer: Surface "sweet spot" $300-$800, Windows 8 biggest thing since 95
- In an interview with The Seattle Times, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sat down with technology reporter Janet Tu to discuss the company's future. Surface, Windows 8 and Microsoft's rivalry with Google and Facebook are just a few items which were touched…
Rumor: Microsoft removing features in Office 2013 for Windows RT
- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the successor to Office 2010 at a special press conference last month. The chief outlined some of the key features that we can expect to see from Microsoft’s next generation office suite but if the…
Microsoft Office 2013 drops support for XP, Vista
- Microsoft has published clearer system requirements for deploying Office 2013 on its Technet website. Users still running Windows XP and Vista may be disappointed to hear that Office 2013 will not be compatible either operating system. The new version Office…
Windows 8 Consumer Preview nearly done, Office 15 screenshots leak
- On track with its previously shared schedule, Microsoft has reportedly stopped compiling beta builds and is preparing to sign off on the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 tomorrow. The build (8250) will be unveiled during a special event coinciding with…
MS Office 15 gets technical preview, public beta due this summer
- The next version of Microsoft Office has reached a new development milestone, allowing a handful of privileged individuals to sample the pre-release software. The technical preview is currently limited to a "select group of customers under non-disclosure agreements" -- in…
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