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Apps Raise the iPad’s Aptitude for Real Work

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on May 14 at 6:08 pm PT

iPads and other tablets are being used every day for productivity tasks once reserved for laptops. Walt Mossberg looks at apps that attempt to emulate the features of Office.

A Fresh New Office Finds a Place in the Cloud

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on January 29 at 6:02 am PT

Microsoft’s newest version of Office is a radical change from previous versions. It’s more closely tied to the cloud and has a surprising new price model.

Seven Questions for Google Enterprise Chief Amit Singh

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 24, 2012 at 7:40 am PT

Is Google Apps finally mainstream yet?

Argentina-Based Wideo Wants You to Ditch PowerPoint and Make a Cartoon Instead

Eric Johnson in Product News on October 31, 2012 at 10:10 am PT

Animation for dummies (or at least for anyone who’s sick of slide-heavy presentations).

Presentations in Poetic Motion

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on September 4, 2012 at 3:29 pm PT

Presentations can be incredibly dull. Haiku Deck looks to add a little spice to them.

Mary Meeker Explains Internet 2012 in 17 Minutes: The Full D10 Interview (Video)

Kara Swisher in D10 on June 12, 2012 at 5:55 am PT

We usually ban PowerPoints at the D: All Things Digital conference. But not this one.

Google Acquires Quickoffice for Mobile Productivity Apps

Mike Isaac in Mobile on June 5, 2012 at 9:36 am PT

Another acquisition for Google, this time with a mobile focus.

Leave the Gun. Take the Cannoli: It’s Ring-Kissing Time for Ross at Yahoo’s All-Hands Meeting.

Kara Swisher in News on May 14, 2012 at 7:12 pm PT

I’m gonna make you an interim CEO offer you can’t refuse.

The Writing on the Tablet

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on February 29, 2012 at 2:03 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on taking notes on tablets.

Working in Word, Excel, PowerPoint on an iPad

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on January 11, 2012 at 6:04 pm PT

Walt reviews an app that brings the full, genuine Windows versions of the key Office productivity apps — Word, Excel and PowerPoint — to the iPad.