Microsoft to retire older versions of Skype for Mac and Windows

Microsoft wants to make sure your Skype use isn’t disrupted. The tech company announced that it will “retire” older versions of Skype for Mac (versions 6.14 and under) and Windows (6.13 and under) pretty soon. They did not specify what they meant by retiring but they just want to emphasize that updating now will prevent any disruption for the users in the future.

If that isn’t enough to make you want to upgrade, the new versions of Skype have features like free group video calls and cross-platform messaging. It might be best you listen to Microsoft and update your desktop app now.

Toy Defense 2 is now available on the Mac App Store

It was quite a long time coming but now all the Mac fans will rush into building up their armies of toy soldiers, defending their bases against never-ending waves of enemies and waging the most epic and decisive battles of World War II. Toy Defense 2 is now available on the Mac App Store.

We bet there is an army of Mac users who are yearning to know such great news and download the game on their desktops and notebooks. The game is free but features various in game purchases.

Microsoft updates OneNote app for iOS and Mac

Microsoft isn’t just focusing on its Office for iPad apps. The Redmond, Washington-based company has updated its OneNote app for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.  The iOS 7 apps have been redesigned to make it easier to navigate the interface and to let you create new notebooks and sections right from the iPhone. They also ported the Office Lens feature on the iPad to the iPhone to help you digitize documents or notes written on whiteboards.

Meanwhile, the Mac version gets the ability to print notes. You can also save pages as PDF; copy and paste formatted contents from other sources with the formatting kept; as well as drag and drop photos and format them on OneNote. You can now also add a display name for hyperlinks so you would be able to identify the links you’ve saved and you can keep consist text format for notes with Format Painter. 

Clear to-do list app adds reminders

Realmac Software has released an update for its gesture-based to-do list app, Clear, that finally lets you receive reminders for important tasks. It might be coming late but it’s still very much welcome. You can now set a custom time and date for any urgent deadlines you have coming up on your Mac or iOS device. While this reminder feature is free, Realmac Software added two optional sound packs called sci-fi and 8-bit that costs $0.99 each for iOS and free for the desktop version.

Source: The Next Web