Microsoft entices more Android tablet makers to pre-load Office, Skype and OneDrive Apps

The new Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella is all about being a productivity company to all users and on any device. To this end, the company is wooing more Android tablet makers to offer bundles of key MS Office apps and services on their devices. Mirroring the recent partnership with Samasung, whose renewed focus on etnerprise has made it a necessity to offer Microsoft's popular Office Suite, Microsoft has 31 partners that will offer Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SkyDrive and Skype on their Android devices.Hit jumo for the list of partners.

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Xbox One can now receive over-the-air broadcasts thanks to new Microsoft Bundle

The Xbox One was designed to be the centrepiece of your home theatre and entertainment hub as well as the best option for serious console gaming. A new bundle from Microsoft makes it possible to receive digital over-the-air broadcasts.

 Microsoft has now made over-the-air antenna compatibility available to all Xbox One owners in the United States and Canada. Using the Hauppauge Digital TV Tuner as well as a Mohu Leaf antenna to access and even record free programming. You can also stream content to iOS devices using the SmartGlass app. 

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Why Sunni Brown takes doodling seriously

 

By Sonya Davidson

"I'm a little concerned about how art in school is viewed by our society these days," I say to Sunni Brown when I met her at a recent interview. I mention that recent school surveys have parents ranking order of importance of subjects and arts seem to fall on the wayside.  "I know what you mean," she responds. "even I didn't grow up in an environment that was supportive of art, not because there was something wrong, but it just wasn't a priority. It wasn't a practical thing to study so they didn't see the application of art in other areas. It just wasn't encouraged."

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Microsoft Surface 3 is now available

The new Surface 3 is available now in Canada as well as the US.

The Surface 3 is very much a derivative of the better, faster and larger Surface Pro 3. It features an Intel Atom processor, which can run thousands of classic Windows applications. It is thinner, lighter and more refined than previous versions. The Surface 3 starts at CAD $639.00 and that's without the requisite CAD $159.99 Type Cover and the optional $49.99 Pen.

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