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Microsoft releases Office 2016 16.9, offers real-time collaboration, automatic cloud saves

Microsoft Office 2016 reached version 16.9 today, the update bringing some nifty features such as real-time collaboration and automatic saves for cloud-based files. In Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, the 16.9 update displays thumbnails in the upper-right corner, indicating who else is working on a document. In Word and PowerPoint specifically, flag icons show where edits […]

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Microsoft teases ARM-based notebook battery life, operating functionality

microsoft has chosen to tease Apple with the prospect of running its notebooks for literally days at a time on a single battery charge thanks to ARM processors. Over at the Qualcomm 5G Summit in Hong Kong, Pete Bernard, Principal Group Program Manager for Connectivity Partners at Microsoft, stated that the battery life while using […]

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Microsoft officially ends support for Office for Mac 2011

It had to come to an end sometime. Microsoft has officially ended support for Office for Mac 2011. As such, there will be no further updates if anything goes wrong or stops working in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, or Outlook. Microsoft has warned users the end was coming and made it very clear the official end […]

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Microsoft announces Office 2019, states users will be able to buy software via one-time fee as opposed to a recurring subscription

You’ll be able to purchase Microsoft Office 2019 outright as opposed to signing up and paying for it on a monthly basis, as you currently have to do with Microsoft Office 2016. Office 2019 will ship in the second half of 2018, Microsoft said, with a preview version scheduled for mid-2018. The Office 2019 suite […]

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Adobe announces “end of life” date for Flash Player at end of 2020

Adobe’s Flash Player now has an end date: the end of 2020. Adobe says it’s working with companies including Apple and Google to prepare for the upcoming death of Flash, as quoted here: Given this progress, and in collaboration with several of our technology partners – including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla – Adobe […]