Microsoft slates Office 16 for second half of 2015

From InfoWorld: Microsoft will launch its next version of Office for Windows in the second half of 2015, according to an online report.

ZDNet blogger Mary Jo Foley first reported on comments made by Julia White, general manager of marketing for Office and Office 365, at Microsoft's Tech Ed Europe...

LG smartphone sales soar, boosted by G3

From PC World: Strong demand for its flagship G3 boosted LG Electronics’ overall smartphone shipments to a record 16.8 million in the third quarter.

The results appear to be sharply in contrast with that of rival South Korean company Samsung Electronics, which in its earnings guidance earlier this...

iOS 8 adoption rate inches up to 52 percent

From CNET: iOS 8 adoption continues to creep up, though it's not setting any speed records.

Updating the stats on its App Store Distribution page on Tuesday, Apple revealed that iOS 8 adoption is up to 52 percent, with iOS 7 at 42 percent and older versions collectively at 5 percent. The numbers...

Microsoft gives Office 365 customers unlimited OneDrive storage

From InfoWorld: Microsoft will no longer try to "one up" competitors in cloud storage, opting instead to eliminate the ceiling for consumer and business subscribers of its Office 365 suites, a move that will put it on par with some vendors and ahead of others.

All Office 365 editions will include...

Shoot 360-degree omnidirectional videos with Ricoh's Theta m15 camera

From PC World: If you’re into action sports, Ricoh has a new camera that can film your moves in 360 degrees.

The Theta m15 is a slender handheld shooter with a spherical lens that can shoot omnidirectional videos up to three minutes long.

By adding video, it improves upon the previous Theta, which...

Apple reveals drop in sales of iTunes music

From CNET: iTunes music sales took dip over the past 12 months, according to Apple's latest regulatory filing.

In an 88-page annual report, filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Apple said the iTunes Store overall raked in more revenue in fiscal year 2014 -- which ended...

Azure, Office 365 drive Microsoft revenues, while mobile lags

From InfoWorld: Microsoft had a lot to brag about when it announced its first-quarter 2015 financials yesterday. The company boasted of higher gross margins and revenue, big gains in hardware and cloud sales, and -- most important -- a success story in its ongoing reinvention as a cloud services...

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