Microsoft does Android again, ships Office apps

	JR Raphael: How I use Android: SwiftKey bigwig Joe Braidwood | First look: Lenovo's new Moto-inspired Android UI, coming soon to a tablet near you
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	Microsoft does Android again, ships Office apps Microsoft removed the preview label from its Office apps for Android, releasing the final versions of Excel, PowerPoint and Word to Google Play. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Workplaces That Work Cisco Collaboration tools bring people together to speed the decision-making process and help you execute on your most innovative ideas while cutting operational waste. Bring Cisco Collaboration to your workplace and create a workplace that works. Learn more In this Issue JR Raphael: How I use Android: SwiftKey bigwig Joe Braidwood First look: Lenovo's new Moto-inspired Android UI, coming soon to a tablet near you Some users will 'kick and scream' at paying with slower chip cards Apple quietly dumps the original iPad Mini iOS 9 will delete apps to make room for upgrade, reinstall them later INSIDER When it comes to mobile apps, IT is 'slow, poor and weak' Fingerprint sensors on their way to more smartphones IDG Contributor Network: Can Wi-Fi offloading finally give the mobile Internet some breathing space? A Facebook account is no longer needed for Messenger Microsoft Office for Android phones: Download now for free WEBCAST: Netmotion Wireless The World's Only Self-Diagnosing Connectivity Solution Losing mobile connectivity is a productivity killer. Work stops while IT tracks the problem: is it the firewall? The VPN? The device? There is a better way. Join this on-demand webcast to learn how to diagnose connectivity problems faster, and track these issues to build an intelligent framework for a smooth-running mobile environment. Learn more >> JR Raphael: How I use Android: SwiftKey bigwig Joe Braidwood SwiftKey has transformed the way many of us use our Android devices -- so how does one of the guys behind it use Android himself? Read More First look: Lenovo's new Moto-inspired Android UI, coming soon to a tablet near you Lenovo and Moto are growing closer together in their approaches to Android, but not in the way some feared that might happen. Read More Some users will 'kick and scream' at paying with slower chip cards Major U.S. banks have been rolling out new, secure smart chip debit and credit cards for months, but the real end-user impact hasn't yet been felt. Read More Apple quietly dumps the original iPad Mini Apple quietly stopped selling the original iPad Mini, the 7.9-in. tablet that debuted in 2012. Read More iOS 9 will delete apps to make room for upgrade, reinstall them later The new feature, revealed by several users of the iOS 9 preview now in developers' hands, was another piece in a plan by Apple to avoid repeating the debacle of last year, when owners of iPhones and iPads with small storage allotments were unable to easily install iOS 8. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM An overview of IBM MobileFirst Platform The IBM MobileFirst Platform is a standards-based mobile-middleware, categorized as a Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP) and Mobile Application Development Platform (MADP). Learn More INSIDER When it comes to mobile apps, IT is 'slow, poor and weak' Smartphones and tablets are ubiquitous in businesses, but are your users getting the mobile support they need from your IT team or are they bringing their own apps because they don't think IT can deliver? Read More Fingerprint sensors on their way to more smartphones Fingerprint authentication will become more common on smartphones of all prices as sensors get cheaper, and Google's integration of the technology in the next version of Android will make it much easier for app developers and service providers to make use of them. Read More IDG Contributor Network: Can Wi-Fi offloading finally give the mobile Internet some breathing space? Offloading some wireless traffic to Wi-Fi networks is finally a concept that wireless carriers are not only considering, but in the case of Sprint, actively deploying. So is the fix for mobile capacity here? Unfortunately, not quite. Read More A Facebook account is no longer needed for Messenger Facebook wants to squeeze as much growth as it can out of its popular Messenger app, even if that means foregoing Facebook. Read More Microsoft Office for Android phones: Download now for free Want Microsoft Office on your Android phone? Well you're in luck. And it's free -- with some premium features. Amazingly, it doesn't even force you to use OneDrive. Read More
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