Microsoft releases a more collaborative and secure Office 2016

Microsoft has updated its most important product family Office 2016. Designed around the cloud, collaboration and integration with various Windows 10 features (like Cortana, Windows Hello and others, it also offers some welcome design and user interface upgrades that can shift depending on where the applications are used (i.e. tablet mode, desktop mode).

Office 2016 delivers new versions of the Office desktop apps for Windows, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Project, Visio and Access. This is also the most secure version of Office and features Data Loss Prevention and Multi-factor Authentication. Office 365 subscribers should have access to the latest version and various SKUs for businesses and students should be made available soon.

Source: Microsoft

Microsoft holding Windows 10 hardware event in NY on October 6

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Following up a rather low-key Windows 10 launch last July, Microsoft is gearing up for a Windows 10-related hardware launch extravaganza on at 10 a.m. on October 6 at the Skylight at Moynihan Station in NYC.

While the new Lumia 950/ 950 XL handsets have been leaked and are expected to feature heavily in this event, Microsoft is also expected to unveil a new Surface Pro 4 tablet (running Intel Skylake processors), Microsoft Band 2, and more information on Windows 10 as it relates to Xbox One.

Various Windows 10 devices from Microsoft's partner OEMs were released durinf IFA a few weeks ago, so Microsoft likely has other surprises under its sleeve for what many expect to be a pretty significant launch event. Windows 10 achieved 75 million installs as of August.

Twitter for Windows 10 plays catch up

One of the biggest complaints against apps on Microsoft is they don’t get updated as frequently (if at all) as their counterparts on other ecosystems. At least Twitter is trying to bridge that gap now by bringing some of its new features to Windows 10. The Twitter for Windows app now has group messaging, multi-account support, lists, and the Happening Now section. Yes, you can also now quote tweets the same way you do with Twitter’s other apps. It’s not everything yet but it’s a start.

Source: Microsoft | Via: The Verge | Download: Microsoft Store (Free) 

Skype beta shows off new Windows 10 Mobile features

If you’re running the preview build of Windows 10 Mobile, you can now catch a glimpse of how the new Skype is going to run. Microsoft plans to make Skype its go-to communication app on Windows 10 (think Google Hangouts for Android and iMessage for iOS). Skype will replace the default Windows 10 Mobile SMS app. It’ll make it easier for you to switch between SMS and Skype chat. A new Skype Video app will become your destination for video chats and standard Skype voice calls will be integrated into the built-in phone app.

There’s no word yet if Microsoft plans to release these beta apps to the public. And at the moment, the full Windows 10 app, those universal apps designed to run across all Windows 10 devices, isn’t available for download.

Source: Microsoft | Via: The Verge