Samsung makes switch back to Microsoft Word after 20 years

It took Samsung two decades to realize that they need Microsoft’s productivity suite for their work. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was in South Korea recently to meet with top government and corporate officers, including Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong. There is no official word if this would signal better cooperation between the two tech giants.

Samsung will be rolling out Microsoft Word to Samsung Electronics first and will expand to the other subsidiaries in the coming year. The switch won’t be easy so Samsung plans to extend support for corporate clients using their JungUm productivity software until 2019.

Source: Yonhap News Agency | Via: Ubergizmo

Lenka camera app available for free until Oct. 7

Care to inject a bit of black and white flair to your photos but don’t want to spend for it? Lenka is offering its camera app on iOS for free this week to celebrate its 100,000 downloads. Now, instead of shelling out US$2.99 for the app, you just have to download it before October 7.

The app shoots in black and white and it lets you shift focus, adjust lighting of the shot, or change composition. It doesn’t, however, let you import saved shots to give them the black and white treatment. Nor can it be used to make dramatic selfies. But if you’ve wanted to experiment with monochrome shooting on your smartphone, now would be a good time to do so.

Source: The Next Web | Download: Apple App Store (Free until Oct. 7)

Nokia HERE Maps app shows up online

The Beta apk of Nokia’s map application has surfaced online. And the good news is it works with Android devices running Android 4.0+ or up—except the Samsung smartphones though. Some of the features included in the Nokia HERE app include offline mode, turn-by-turn navigation, downloadable maps to store onto your device, 3D mapping, and even “Speed limit warning” feature. It would be worth tinkering around with and we can’t wait for the final product to show up.

Source: Android Police | Via: Droid Life | Download: MediaFire

MSN rolls out revamped homepage

After spending just a few weeks in preview mode, Microsoft has rolled out the redesigned MSN homepage to all users. It should show up in your browser in the next couple of days. If you want to view it on your Windows Phone, the updated Bing and MSN apps also draw from the site’s services, such as Food & Drinks and Health and Fitness app. Food & Drinks will keep tabs on your recipes and Health and Fitness will show pedometer stats (if you are using Lumia 630, 635, or 1520, that is).

Source: Microsoft Blog | Via: Engadget