Microsoft Office merges into one app on iOS and Android

Want to put Microsoft Office’s popular apps on an iOS or Android device? Soon you won’t have to download individual versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint to use them.  Microsoft on Monday revealed that it’s beginning to publicly test a new version of the Office app that combines the three apps into one. The tech giant made the announcement at its Ignite conference in Orlando, …

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US official reportedly says licenses allowing sales to Huawei will come ‘shortly’

Licenses allowing US companies to sell equipment to Huawei “will be forthcoming very shortly,”  Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Bloomberg. A deal regarding the controversial Chinese company is apparently on track to be signed this month, as part of a wider US-China trade agreement. The government has received 260 license requests, Ross told the business outlet on Sunday, a considerable …

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Sprint posts another quarterly loss as T

Sprint’s pending merger with T-Mobile has kept the company in a bit of a limbo state. While the deal has received approval from the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission, litigation from 16 attorneys general over whether the deal would be anti-consumer, along with a pending review from the California Public Utilities Commission, has kept the $26.5 billion …

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Joann courts tech

I have childhood memories of long afternoons at Joann Fabrics, wandering the aisles in a bored daze while my mother shopped for yarn. It didn’t seem like an especially exciting place back in the ’80s, but my opinion may be changing now that the chain (known these days as simply Joann) is adding 3D printers and other new products and …

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Why wait? Save now with Dell’s Black Friday Sneak Peek sale

Let’s restate the obvious: Black Friday deals are no longer confined to the Friday after Thanksgiving. Amazon’s Black Friday deals have already begun, Walmart has its “Early Access Sale” and Costco is readying its first holiday sales for Nov. 7. Dell is getting in on the early sales action with a Black Friday Sneak Peek sale that started a few days …

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With new Edge browser, Microsoft says work searches no longer suck

The next phase of Microsoft’s effort to lure you into using its overhauled Edge web browser begins in your office with an effort to making searching for work information not suck. Today, you’re likely to get useful results if you search the internet for hotels or car repair tips, but a lot of people can’t find what they need from …

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Digital authoritarianism is on the rise around the world, report warns

Internet freedom declined for a ninth consecutive year as governments around the world used social media to monitor citizens and manipulate elections, according to a new study that warned of creeping “digital authoritarianism.” Thirty-three of the 65 countries surveyed were found to have experienced worsening internet freedom since June 2018, compared with 16 that were found to have improving conditions. …

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Uber posts better

Uber’s first six months as a newly minted public company haven’t been easy. It’s seen three rounds of layoffs, the departure of three board members and a share price that’s fallen more than 30%. On Monday, the ride-hailing company reported third-quarter earnings that suggest the situation might be stabilizing. For the three months ended Sept. 30, Uber posted a loss of …

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Photoshop for iPad is here, Adobe Illustrator is coming next

A year ago at its annual Adobe Max conference for Creative Cloud users, the company previewed its long-awaited version of Photoshop on iPad. Now it’s ready to ship, joining Aero, the AR-creation app for iOS and iPad OS that Apple demoed onstage at last year’s WWDC. Adobe also previewed its next big mobile releases: Photoshop Camera, which seems to compete with apps …

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The Optoma HD143X 1080p projector turns your wall into a home theater for $399

The Optoma HD143X is the 2018 successor to the Optoma HD142X, which David Katzmaier praised for offering “a huge, hella impressive picture for a small price.” That price, incidentally, was a then-impressive $550. (Here’s the full Optoma HD142X review for your reference.) The newer model, meanwhile, has mostly lingered around $450 — until today. For a limited time, and while …

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Dell 27

Launching in January 2020 for $1,999 (directly converted, £1,545 and AU$2,895), Dell will be offering its own pro monitor with a calibrator built-in. Its UltraSharp 27 UP2720Q 4K display joins HP and Eizo by integrating a pop up colorimeter — when it’s built into a monitor you can usually schedule routine, automated calibrations. Perhaps more notably, it also supports Portrait …

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You need the Harmony remote

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