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Office Mobile is a solid app that does a good job of making you forget you’re working on a small screen, but it comes with many limitations, says Katie.
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Triaged Email at Tablet Scale: Mailbox App Comes to iPad
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Google Now Arrives on iPhone and iPad, in Mostly Complete Form
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