Microsoft Launches Office 365 Without Support for iOS or Android - PadGadget

Microsoft has announced the much-anticipated Office 365 service that brings Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft Lync Online to consumers in a cloud environment. Available for a monthly subscription fee ranging from $2 to $27 per user per month, all applications will remain up to date and usable from all anywhere… as long as you aren’t running iOS or Android.

Boasting a variety of collaborative features as well as the ability to hold virtual meetings and communicate via instant messaging, the key benefit is the availability of the Microsoft Office suite of software without the large initial investment that is currently required.

Having tested Microsoft 365 on iOS and Android extensively, Galen Gruman from InfoWorld confirmed what Microsoft tried hard not to say: “Office 365 is basically useless on mobile.”

Initial advertising done by Microsoft certainly led us to believe that this service would be available and intended for use by mobile devices, although they never specifically mention being compatible with any in particular.

This isn’t the only shortcoming either, while Microsoft proclaims compatibility with FireFox, Safari and Chrome browsers, their use of ActiveX and Silverlight controls mean much of the functionality of their apps will be unavailable outside of Internet Explorer.

These deficiencies seem unwise given the numerous other alternatives available for cloud storage, collaboration and document editing and management. It may be that Microsoft is hoping to use this as an incentive to resuscitate Windows 7 based smartphones for use by interested businesspeople, but I think it is more likely that they will alienate and annoy them.

Microsoft Office 365 is available as a free 30 day trial for businesses.

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StockTwits Launches Android App for Access to Real-Time Stock Information on ... - PR Web (press release)

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StockTwits®, a real-time social idea network for the investing community and creator of the $(TICKER) tag for the widest syndication of investment information, today announced the availability of StockTwits for Android, making the app available on millions of mobile devices around the world. StockTwits for Android is the only mobile app for the Android platform that provides mobile users a place for stock prices, financial news from across the web curated and filtered by a community of investors and traders, trending tickers and real-time ideas from the StockTwits stream. The StockTwits Android app is available today at http://stk.ly/stdroid.

According to The Nielsen Company, more than one-third of consumers plan to make their next smartphone purchase an Android handset. With its rise in popularity and number of Android-powered handsets on the market today, StockTwits will give millions of consumers access to timely investing information on their smartphones. Unlike other Android finance and stock apps, the StockTwits app provides investors with everything they need to see real-time trends, news and ideas about the stocks they are interested in – and the opportunity to learn from talented investors and traders who are members of the StockTwits community. The app also allows users to share ideas directly from their phone, reaching the StockTwits community as well as the StockTwits distribution network of top social media and financial sites, including Yahoo! Finance, Bing Finance, CNN Money, Reuters, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Key Benefits of StockTwits for Android Include:
Access to real-time stock quotes from the mobile phoneHeadlines and links to the most important financial and stock news curated by the largest social network of investors and tradersThe ability to create a “Watchlist” to quickly and easily access specific investments or ideas on the goStay on top of the market with the “Trending” view of stocks, which is a list of stocks being discussed most frequentlyView and share real-time investment ideas by accessing the StockTwits network from anywhere

“The Android platform is growing exponentially, and with the new StockTwits app, we’re able to give millions of investors a new way to stay in touch with the market from their mobile phones,” said Howard Lindzon, co-founder and chief executive officer at StockTwits. “The app is the best way to see stock prices, trending news headlines and real-time ideas for specific stocks, while keeping up with new ideas in the market through Trending Tickers on StockTwits – features not found in any other mobile app.”

About StockTwits
With offices in San Diego and New York, StockTwits is a real-time, social idea network for the investing community and creator of the $(TICKER) tag for the widest syndication of investment information. It provides a specialized environment created specifically for investors where users can customize information and networks based on interests and investments, and corporations can easily monitor, disseminate and manage communication within the social media environment. StockTwits was named "One of the Best Websites, 2010" by Time Magazine, and was listed as one of the “10 Most Innovative Companies on the Web” by Fast Company.

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