Microsoft is extending its Office mobile software to Android this week, bringing basic editing to smartphones running Android 4.0 or higher. Following the release of Office for iPhone, the Android variant is almost identical in what it provides and its requirements. You’ll need to sign into the application using an Office 365 subscription to view or edit documents, and Microsoft isn’t providing a standalone or free version.

Much like the iPhone version, Office for Android includes a recent documents tab and access to create Word and Excel documents. Microsoft is optimising the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps within this application for phones. There’s no plans for an Android tablet version, and Microsoft is recommending users make use…

Korora Linux: More Than Just Another Fedora Clone

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LinuxInsider

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July 31, 2013

Korora Linux has the potential to grow in popularity among users looking for a better, more user-friendly Linux distro that reaches beyond Fedora’s enterprise appeal. Korora 19, released on July 2, is an interesting Linux OS based on Fedora, the community version of parent company Red Hat’s Enterprise Linux. Korora is packed with lots of additional packages, however, besides those provided by the Fedora community.

Cloud and On-Premises Applications Can Co-Exist

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ZDNet

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July 31, 2013

In next-generation integration, it shouldn’t matter where applications and data come from, a new Forrester report states.

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Five Trends Driving the Hardware Boom

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CNET

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July 31, 2013

For years, venture investors and entrepreneurs were all about software. Now, more and more money is flowing into hardware. [Read more]

Canonical Starts Work On Mir Multi-Monitor Handling

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Phoronix

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July 31, 2013

One of the feature limitations of using the Mir Display Server up to this point has been when using multiple monitors (or say a laptop connected to a projector) the only display configuration possibility is using a cloned mode whereby the screens are the same. Canonical’s Mir developers have begun working on improved multi-monitor handling…

5 Free Linux Text Editors for Programming and Word Processing

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ComputerWorld

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July 31, 2013

When you’re a programmer who also needs word processing abilities, nothing beats a solid text editor. We look at the current versions of five of the best known. Insider (registration required)

Breaking Bad: Oracle’s Unbreakable Linux Website Breaks Down

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The Register

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July 31, 2013

What’s in a name, eh, Larry?

It might be dubbed “unbreakable”, but Oracle’s Unbreakable Linux website is certainly stoppable.…

Samsung Claims Innocence in Face of Benchmark-Rigging Allegations

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The Verge

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July 31, 2013

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Samsung has responded to allegations made by AnandTech, claiming that it is innocent of any wrongdoing. Yesterday, the sitereported that Samsung engineered the Galaxy S4’s benchmarking performance by allowing the GPU to run a higher clock speed than normal (533MHz vs. 480MHz), giving an 11 percent boost that users would not be able to attain under normal conditions. Samsung’s response? “[We] did not use a specific tool on purpose to achieve higher benchmark scores.”

Samsung adds that, “under normal conditions, the Galaxy S4 operates up to 533MHz at its best performance.” The Korean manufacturer says certain “full screen apps” (any app in which the status bar isn’t present) such as the camera, browser, video player, and benchmarking…