In a potentially risky move for its business, Microsoft will let users create and edit documents without a paid subscription in its Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps on iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets. The change, announced this morning, makes Microsoft more competitive — the requirement to pay for an annual Office 365 subscription of $69.99/year or $99.99/year for editing functionality. More Office. Everywhere you need it. - The Official Microsoft Blog...

In a potentially risky move for its business, Microsoft will let users create and edit documents without a paid subscription in its Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps on iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets. The change, announced this morning, makes Microsoft more competitive — the requirement to pay for an annual Office 365 subscription of $69.99/year or $99.99/year for editing functionality. More Office. Everywhere you need it. - The Official Microsoft Blog...

In WhatsApp, many users have misinterpreted the double check marks next to messages to indicate that a message has been looked at, as so may other platforms offer the feature, but that’s not the case. In reality, the double check marks simply mean a message has been received by the other user (the single check only tells you the message reached WhatsApp’s servers). A new feature, blue coloring adds a third layer of information, will now light up its double-check marks blue when a message has been read....

In WhatsApp, many users have misinterpreted the double check marks next to messages to indicate that a message has been looked at, as so may other platforms offer the feature, but that’s not the case. In reality, the double check marks simply mean a message has been received by the other user (the single check only tells you the message reached WhatsApp’s servers). A new feature, blue coloring adds a third layer of information, will now light up its double-check marks blue when a message has been read....

Two new ATT plans - Beginning Sunday, customers will be able to get 3GB of data for $40 a month or 6GB for $70 a month. Previously, the deal was 2GB for $40 a month and 4GB for $70 a month.

Two new ATT plans - Beginning Sunday, customers will be able to get 3GB of data for $40 a month or 6GB for $70 a month. Previously, the deal was 2GB for $40 a month and 4GB for $70 a month.

Andy Rubin, the co-creator of the Google-owned mobile operating system Android, is leaving Google. Rubin cofounded Android in 2003 with Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White, and Google acquired the company two years later. Source: Wall Street Journal

Andy Rubin, the co-creator of the Google-owned mobile operating system Android, is leaving Google. Rubin cofounded Android in 2003 with Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White, and Google acquired the company two years later. Source: Wall Street Journal

Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘I’m proud to be gay and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” That’s a line from Tim Cook’s editorial today that was published in Businessweek, as the Apple CEO for the first time publicly discussed being gay. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-30/tim-cook-im-proud-to-be-gay Tim Cook Speaks Up www.businessweek.com “I don’t consider myself an activist, but I realize how much I’ve benefited from the sacrifice of others”

Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘I’m proud to be gay and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” That’s a line from Tim Cook’s editorial today that was published in Businessweek, as the Apple CEO for the first time publicly discussed being gay. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-30/tim-cook-im-proud-to-be-gay Tim Cook Speaks Up www.businessweek.com “I don’t consider myself an activist, but I realize how much I’ve benefited from the sacrifice of others”