Microsoft has Released Office for iPad and Android

Microsoft is finally released Office suite for iPad with touch friendly features, since the release, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and NoteOne become best free apps in the App Store.

This is new strategy for Microsoft, since 2012 it is rumored that Office for iPad is coming, but Microsoft didn’t want to loose its corporate customers to other platforms such as iOS or Android. This new move of releasing Office suite for both iPad and Android for free will make the corporate users with such platforms to choose the Office as their productivity suite once again.

There is no real alternative for Microsoft Office out there. There are many alternatives, but none of them could offer the rich features that MS Office offers. This is a good move from Microsoft.

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Vulnerability is Found in Microsoft Word–Microsoft Issued “Fix-it” Patch

There is been a vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2010, which allows attacker to cause remote code execution if someone opened specially created Rich Text Format Files (RTF files) with Word 2010 or open specially crafted mail in Outlook while using Microsoft Word as the mail reader.

Microsoft has claimed there was limited number of targeted attacks, but not wanted to wait until second Tuesday of the month (patch Tuesday, when Microsoft issues security updates through Windows Updates), it has issued Fix-it update to address this flaw.

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Mozilla Halts the Development of Windows 8 Modern UI Version of Firefox

Mozilla, the company behind Firefox has announced that they will stop the development of Modern UI version of Firefox. Mozilla says that the platform doesn’t get much needed attention. Johnathan Nightingale, vice president of Mozilla said, they never seen more than 1000 active daily users in the Modern UI environment.

Now Firefox team will use their resources on developing Firefox and projects that are connected to more people. Probably Mozilla wants to put more effort on their new mobile operating system Firefox OS.

Firefox 28 to be released on March 18, it suppose to contain Modern UI version of Firefox as well.

Instagram for Android Updated - Flatter Design, Speed and More Devices

Instagram android app is updated with massive UI changes and speed and stability. New update features flat and clean design, also new camera interface.

This update also brings some performance and speed improvements, and supports more devices, specially low-end devices are now better supported.

Instagram 5.1 on Play Store

Twin Quasar–But It is A Single Quasar

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In this new Hubble image two objects are clearly visible, shining brightly. When they were first discovered in 1979, they were thought to be separate objects — however, astronomers soon realized that these twins are a little too identical! They are close together, lie at the same distance from us, and have surprisingly similar properties. The reason they are so similar is not some bizarre coincidence; they are in fact the same object.

These cosmic doppelgangers make up a double quasar known as QSO 0957+561, also known as the "Twin Quasar," which lies just under 14 billion light-years from Earth. Quasars are the intensely powerful centers of distant galaxies. So, why are we seeing this quasar twice?

Samsung Galaxy S5–Official Hands-on Video

Galaxy S5 is the next-gen premium smart phone from Samsung, we already have seen it’s specs here in Free Tech. Now Samsung has released an official hands-on video for Galaxy S5 – showing all of it features in 7 minutes.

iOS 7.1 - Brings Stability and Performance

iOS 7 was a major overhaul of the operating system since the first iPhone. With iOS 7 many things have changed, the user interface, the multi tasking and many more.

iOS 7 is supported by iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5S and 5C. iPhone 4 is almost 4 years old and the performance of iOS 7 was not that good, with stuck and jiggled animation, the user experience wasn't that good. In the 5S spectrum, the stability wasn't that great - often crashes.

To address those problems, Apple has released iOS 7.1 for all the devices running iOS 7. iOS 7.1 has fixed lot of issues, such as crash bugs on 5S. It also brings speed and performance to the 4 and 4S.

For iPhone 5S users, the Apple Touch ID - finger print scanner accuracy is also increased. Apple also added some useful UI additions.

Source: arstechnica

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