<p>Microsoft today launched Outlook Web App (OWA) for iOS, a "native" app that reprises -- and amplifies -- the in-browser OWA corporate workers have long used on devices that don't support the full-fledged Outlook client.</p><p>The new app, which comes in iPhone and iPad flavors, offers the same functionality as the browser-based OWA, letting users access email, calendars, contacts and other inbox data housed on a company's Exchange server.</p><p>But because the apps are iOS-native -- in other words, they're written specifically for Apple's mobile OS, not simply a Web app in disguise -- they can tap the hardware, adding features like gesture support and voice control.</p><p>The native app approach also means it can be used when offline, unlike the in-browser OWA which requires an Internet connection.</p><p><a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/applications/3459254/microsoft-takes-office-web-app-native-on-iphone-ipad/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/microsoft-outlook-office-365-iphone-ipad-122131">Microsoft Outlook App For iPhone And iPad Free To Office 365 Users</a> (TechWeekEurope UK)</p><p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/16/4528792/outlook-web-app-iphone-ipad-office-365">Microsoft releases Outlook Web app for iPhone and iPad, designed to push ...</a> (The Verge)</p><p><a href="http://9to5mac.com/2013/07/16/another-microsoft-ios-app-outlook-for-office-365-subscribers/">Another Microsoft iOS app: Outlook for Office 365 subscribers</a> (9 to 5 Mac)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dJqOH-SvRT1nFUMfuxPG98Bv_lRjM&ned=us">153 additional articles.</a></p>