20 Incredibly Useful Free Apps From Microsoft

Microsoft makes a whole lot of money selling software. But it also gives a lot of it away for free.

Here's a collection of useful free Microsoft apps for all sorts of devices — not just Windows PCs, but also Macs, iPhones, and even Android devices.

These apps will help you take photos, share them, give you access to your documents, notes, organize your travel and more.

1. Photosynth lets you create 3D photographs
2. ICE (Image Composite Editor) creates panoramic images
3. Xim is a photo-sharing app for mobile
4. Skype Qik is sort of like Snapchat
5. Office Remote lets you control presentations from your phone
6. SmartGlass lets your phone or tablet interact with your Xbox
7. Microsoft Health helps track your fitness
8. HealthVault is an online storage service for medical info
9. OneNote is a note-taking app
10. Office Lens makes your mobile device into a scanner
11. Remote Desktop lets you tap into another PC from far away
12. Torque puts Bing on Android Wear devices
13. Next Lock Screen puts Office info onto your Android lock screen
14. MSN Travel lets you plan and book travel from your phone
15. MSN Food & Drink has a ton of recipes
16. Sway is like an updated version of PowerPoint
17. OneDrive, once a storage service, now includes a free online version of Office
18. Templates for Office Online help you create things
19. Docs for Facebook is Office as a Facebook app
20. Office 365 Nonprofits gives Office away for free to nonprofits

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/incredibly-useful-free-microsoft-apps-2014-11?op=1

You can now check which devices are logged into your Google account

Google has launched a new security feature for its users Monday: A Devices and Activity dashboard, letting you know which devices are accessing your Google account.

The dashboard, available here, shows you a list of all devices active on your account in the last 28 days, as well as the location they're in.

A new Google dashboard lets you check which devices are currently signed into your Google account.

If you see any suspicious activity, a link on top lets you quickly set up your security settings, including changing your password as well as recovery and 2-step verification settings.

SEE ALSO: Google Warns of Design Vulnerability in SSL 3.0

That wizard, aimed primarily at administrators but accessible to all Google users, can be accessed directly at g.co/accountcheckup.

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Dropbox’s Mobile Apps Are Now Integrated With Microsoft Office

Earlier this month, Dropbox and Microsoft announced a partnership that would see Dropbox offer better support for Microsoft’s Office Suite, including the ability to edit Office docs from the Dropbox mobile app among other things. Today, those integrations have gone live for users of both the Android phone and iOS Dropbox applications.

Explains Dropbox in a blog post announcing the news, users can now edit their Office files when they’re “on the go,” editing them directly from the Dropbox app and accessing the files directly from the Office apps. To use the new feature, you’ll first need update your app to the latest version, then open any Office document, spreadsheet or presentation that’s stored in your Dropbox.

From here, a new “Edit” icon (see above picture) will be available that will allow you to switch over to the new mobile Office apps to make changes to the file. When you’re finished working, those changes will be saved back to Dropbox automatically.

Read More : http://techcrunch.com/dropboxs-mobile-apps-integrated-with-microsoft-office

Google is closing all its Basecamp stores of Google Glass

Google is closing all its Basecamp stores, the physical retail shops where it sold Google Glass, according to 9to5Google.

According to this post on Google+ from a Google Glass developer, the company no longer needs the stores because so many people are buying the smart glasses online.

But the move also comes after several rounds of not-great news for Google Glass. Some major developers — like Twitter — have stopped supporting their apps on Google Glass.

Reuters reported recently that several companies that adopted Google Glass early on have lost interest in the device.

There were only four places in the world where people could buy Google Glass in a Basecamp store: Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, and London. We took a trip to the London one.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-closing-google-glass-basecamp-stores-2014-11?op=1#ixzz3JzEwea7u

Google search on smartphones and tablets now shows product details with 360-degree view

A month in advance of Christmas, Google has updated its search engine on smartphones and tablets to show new product details. he company says it wants to help shoppers make purchase decisions on the go with its new expandable product cards right on Google.com.

In addition to more detailed information about products, you can now see a list of stores from which you can buy them, as well as product reviews from customers. You can now also rotate selected products 360 degrees to get a better look. Last but not least, Google is also now offering local inventory ads on tablets, letting advertisers promote their local products across more devices:

These new mobile features fall under the Google Shopping umbrella, a Google service meant to help consumers find products on online shopping websites and compare prices between different vendors. You may have heard of it under one of its former names: Google Product Search, Google Products, and Froogle (a pun on the term “frugal”).

Yet Google is offering these new additions directly in its main Google search page (notice the “Web” tab is selected):



As you can see above with the Nexus 10 example query, search results show the image of the product along with merchants who carry it. Product information will adjust based on the item (in this case, we’re told the brand, operating system, cellular connectivity, screen size, weight, and screen resolution).

Read More : http://venturebeat.com/google-search-now-shows-details-with-360-degree/