Microsoft Office For iOS Purportedly Delayed Until Fall Of 2014

ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley has an inside source who seems to know a lot about what Microsoft is up to with regards to its productivity suite, Office. She recently let it slip that the software giant was planning on launching the "Gemini" waves of updates to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and…

Posted on: April 14, 2013 7:00 pm

Kik passes 50 million users as it builds a messaging-centered HTML5 app platform

Kik Messenger has passed the 50 million registered users mark and has updated its iOS and Android apps to add push notifications for the service’s Kik Card extension apps as it looks to transform its messaging service into a platform. At its current pace of 200,000 new users per day, Kik Since…

Posted on: April 14, 2013 7:00 pm

Sale of group’s property questioned

A small Native American tribe expected justice from a Paris court last week. The money people won and heaped on the Hopi some patronising insults. The Hopi tribeunlike some Africans, its members don’t object to being referred to as a tribenumber about 18,000. They live in 12 settlements in the At issue…

Posted on: April 14, 2013 7:00 pm

Infographic: The Evolution of Google’s Gmail

Almost a decade after one woman complained about the poor quality of existing email services, Google this month celebrates the ninth birthday of its solution: Gmail. On April 1, 2004, Google launched the invite-only beta version of its Ajax-powered email system with 1GB of storage, threaded conversations, and the promise "You told…

Posted on: April 14, 2013 7:00 pm

WhatsApp Denies Google Sale: Will Google Babel Have Mobile Messaging?

Contrary to a rumor reported on Monday, WhatsApp business development lead Neeraj Arora said the popular messaging service is not talking with Google about a potential $1 billion sale. Though this rumor originated from a Digital Trends article that cited only one anonymous source, Arora’s denial has not stopped the rumor…

Posted on: April 14, 2013 2:00 pm

Mel: This week’s Salem County Adopt-A-Pet Gloucester County Times

Mel, like the rest of us, got a surprise for Christmas, only it wasn’t a pretty package. On Christmas Eve she was dumped by her owner and found herself on the doorstep of a cat-friendly house. She is between 1 and 2 years of age and has been spayed, brought She does…

Posted on: April 14, 2013 2:00 pm

Modesto police cracking down on text messaging

MODESTO — As part of April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month campaign, the Modesto Police Department will be ticketing those texting or operating hand-held cell phones on Tuesday. Drivers who break the law and place themselves and others in danger will be cited with no warnings. The current minimum ticket cost…

Posted on: April 14, 2013 2:00 pm

To Wembley via Dortmund

‘Cinco Estrellas’ fan club already has plane booked for GermanyOne of the quickest supporters organisations to move and organise a trip has been the ‘Cinco Estrellas’ club, who also sorted out a trip to Istanbul for the quarters in record time. J. L. C. Madrid04/14/2013 ‘,pie : ”}}; The short…

Posted on: April 14, 2013 2:00 pm

Microsoft Office For iOS Won’t Launch Until Fall 2014 [Rumor]

Despite the unsuccessful launch of Windows 8, Microsoft still knows how to make some really great productivity software. Microsoft Office is one of the most popular suite of apps on the planet, and it could make over $2.5 billion per year if Microsoft ported it to iOS. There have been a number…

Posted on: April 14, 2013 9:00 am

This Week in Tablets: Second Screens in Japan, and Microsoft’s Office failure

One of the very first feature stories we published on TabTimes was an analysis of the tablet market and its potential in Japan. This week, I’ve been lucky enough to spend 7 straight days in Tokyo, and I have to admit that I was a little disappointed with the minimal I…

Posted on: April 14, 2013 9:00 am