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After years of rumored, Microsoft finally completely released Office for iOS platform. Previously, productivity software package is only available exclusively for devices based on Windows operating systems, including Windows Phone.

However, as quoted from PCWorld, not all iOS devices can use Office because the software is only available for iPhone. Nothing or no version for the iPad.

Office for iOS also require licensing of Office 365 (cloud-based Office software package) to be used. iPhone owners who already subscribe to Office 365, you can already download Office for iOS for free from the App Store. For information, cost of license for Office 365 to 100 U.S. dollars per year for the Home Premium version.
Fortunately, Office for iOS  does not reduce the quota 5 license of Office 365. This cloud-based software is providing an option to be used in five different types of devices such as PCs and laptops MacBook Windows. Now, the iPhone can also be added to the list of supported devices.  Read more... (401 words, 2 images, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Mobile Application Development is making mobile applications means applications that can run on mobile devices and includes planning goal of making mobile application itself, the planning functions / features and content that will be needed in the application as well as the maintenance and marketing of the applications that have been made to people what you offer can be known or recognized by the public.

Mobile application software development has shown the significance and relevance to businesses around the world. To meet the extensive business needs expand and they are increasingly becoming dependent on software and web development services.

Currently all development company engaged in the business of mobile application development services to develop applications for smart phones such as Android, iPhone, Blackberry, and Windows 8 application services. They race to want to give the best services to their clients as the market of mobile application development is growing day by day worldwide.  Read more... (268 words, estimated 1:04 mins reading time)

As we know, many Smartphones circulating in western countries. Similarly, the application makers. But now turn to vendors from the middle east in action.

Is Renkmobil Bilisim, enterprise applications for the Smartphone from Turkey, which is happy to announce the launch of the Download Manager for Android application. Since it was first introduced, the application is successfully siphoning more than 3 million users, also can be downloaded for free on Google Play (https://play.google.comstoreappsdetails?id=com.tt.android.dm.view).
One key to success is, Renkmobil Bilisim claim to be able to download up to three times faster than existing similar applications.

This news would be good news, especially for those internet users who like to download files on the internet. Based on data from the year 2012 alone, there were already more than 240 million files are downloaded every day. Of these, the average downloads rely on his mobile device to download the file during the trip.  Read more... (329 words, 1 image, estimated 1:19 mins reading time)

A “surprise” from the BlackBerry Live 2013 in Orlando, USA, on Tuesday (05/14/2013). BlackBerry Messenger service (BBM), will be available for Android and iOS.

BlackBerry CEO, Thorsten Heins said, BBM for other platforms will be available this summer for the iPhone (iOS 6 and above) and Android (Ice Cream Sandwich).

“This is a statement of our confidence that the BlackBerry 10 platform is good enough so that the fuel can be distributed to other systems,” said Heins.

At first, BBM on Android and iOS will possess standard features like sending messages and the Group. However, Heins promised that more features will also be present. That includes, he said, BBM Video, Voice, and Screen Share.

Rumors about the presence of BBM on other platforms, especially Android, had been heard since 2012. Finally, in the BlackBerry Live 2013, it was unveiled.

“We make the BBM platform is stronger than ever,” said Heins.  Read more... (187 words, 1 image, estimated 45 secs reading time)

Explosion in the number of users of Android-based devices in recent times apparently accompanied by things that are less good. Android device users apparently increasing impact on the increasing number of threats to Google’s mobile on operating system.

According to the mobile security company NQ, as quoted from Ubergizmo, Tuesday (16/04/2013), the number of Android devices infected with malware increased by 300 percent from 2011 to 2012.

Number of Android devices that are exposed to malicious programs in 2011 reached 10.8 million. Meanwhile, in 2012, found no increase in NQ to 32.8 million Android devices.

In total, there is a 163 percent increase in malware across devices in 2012 compared to the previous year.

In addition, NQ also found that 95 percent of malware detected on a mobile device apparently made ​​specifically for Android devices. The discovery seemed to want to show that the Android platform is now a primary target of cyber criminals.  Read more... (241 words, 1 image, estimated 58 secs reading time)

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A few days later, Google was widely being in negotiations to buy WhatsApp. Its value is very fantastic, 1 billion dollars. However, these rumors have been denied by WhatsApp.

Whether to divert the issue, appearing to leak photographs from Google Babylon appearance. Google Babel it could be called an instant messaging application, similar to WhatsApp.

Babylon widely discussed lately as a potential new instant messaging application from the internet giant. However, beyond the name, little is known about the service.

After a busy reporting on acquisitions WhatsApp, yesterday, Tuesday (09/04/2013), then came the leaked interface displays “WhatsApp” the Google version.

As quoted from the Tech Radar, leakage, seepage came from a Google employee who declined to be named.

In the leaked pictures look not carry the traditional text layout, but threaded messaging with thumbnail images.  Read more... (241 words, 2 images, estimated 58 secs reading time)

Google has updated the Google Translate app for Android devices, on Thursday (28/03/2013). This language translator application can now be accessed without an internet connection (offline).

Google Translate on Android offline supports 50 languages​​, including Indonesian. To use it, make sure that you’ve updated the Google Translate app on Android Market application store Store.

To be able to run offline mode, you first need to download the appropriate language pack. How, go to Google Translate app, click the menu at the top right and select Offline Language.

Well, you just choose the language pack you want to download. This application has been brought English language pack in it.

If you travel to Thailand and did not understand the local language, this application may be helpful in communicating. You live download in Thai and Indonesian languages ​​that both languages ​​can each translate offline.  Read more... (221 words, 2 images, estimated 53 secs reading time)

Google officially announced Google notes app Keep, on Wednesday (20/03/2013). This application will be integrated with Google’s cloud computing service drive so that the data is stored safely and synchronized to all devices.

Keep Google is now only available for Android devices and personal computers that access through the web site to https://drive.google.com/keep, but not yet available for iOS and Windows Phone devices.

Keep Google position itself as a challenger to Evernote, which put the motto “app to remember everything.” Both are useful as a substitute for a physical notebook that you usually take it to anywhere.

You can type anything in Google’s Keep. Using a different color as a marker for each note, archive, or delete records that are not needed anymore. Keep Google also provides a transcription tool, which converts voice into text memo.  Read more... (175 words, 1 image, estimated 42 secs reading time)

What if Windows applications can run on a tablet device or Smartphone Android ? That is to be realized by the development team at the Wine Windows emulator made ​​by Google’s open platform.

As quoted from ZDNet, the results can be seen, as indicated by one of the first developers Winde Alexandre Julliard in the open-source conference FOSDEM 2013 and February 2 to 3. When he was launching the Wine on the Android emulation environment.

In a separate demonstration at FOSDEM, Wine shown could run on ARM-based hardware.

Currently, most of the Android operating system is running on ARM devices.

With Wine, Windows applications can run on UNIX-based operating system, directly from the desktop or terminal.

The author claims that Wine can overcome performance limitations and memory, unlike other simulation methods such as virtual machine.

The developers Ouya, the Android-based game console, announced that it will immediately send the console to the contributor or backers from the Kickstarter crowdfunding session in March 2013.

Initially the developer does not have sufficient funds to develop and produce Ouya. Therefore, they took the initiative to incorporate the project into venture funding site Kickstarter.

Just to set a target of 850 000 U.S. dollars, the target is beyond the conjecture can be directly fulfilled in just eight hours since the session started a donation, and the numbers continue to soar until stopped at 8,596,475 dollars. In total, about 68,000 backers who donated money in different nominal.

Well, instead of the donation, the respective backers promised a Ouya device when it is finished manufactured product.
Excerpted from The Next Web, Wednesday (06/02/2013), in addition to funding this session, the Ouya has opened the pre-orders for the device through a couple of the sellers online, such as Amazon and Gamestop.  Read more... (323 words, 1 image, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)