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Apple begins sending out test units of the new iPhone

Commemorating the thirty eighth year of its founding, Apple begins sending out the next iPhone, dubbed by news media and Apple watchers as “iPhone 6”, to select individuals outside the company.

This would be the first time in the recent history that Apple sent out unreleased/in-development product to people outside Apple. According to firstname@apple.com, these individuals are trusted by Apple and will not leak details of the new iPhone. Instead the leak is likely coming from iPhone assembly facility.

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Plants vs. Zombies 2: Far Future and Return of Zen Garden

Plants vs. Zombies 2 gets another update. New “Far Future” world is now available as the battle ground. In addition to that, this update sees the return of Zen Garden.

Plants vs Zombies 2 Far Future update

THE FUTURE IS HERE!

  • The Far Future world has arrived featuring new plants and new zombies… from the future!
  • Power up with new Power Tiles and increase Plant Food effects across the board.
  • Zen Garden is back! Tend to your garden and be rewarded with extra BOOM in your blooms.

Plants vs. Zombies 2 is available for iOS and Android.

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Microsoft Office for iPad

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announces that Office for iPad, consisting of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, is finally released. The Apps can view Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents for free. Each App weighs in at over 200 MB.

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“To create and edit, an Office 365 subscription is needed.”

The Microsoft Office Apps offer In-App Purchase of Office 365 Home Annual Subscription for $99. Assuming the 70-30 split is still in place, Apple is getting $29.70 for each subscription made through the App.

Office 365 In-App Purchase in IOS

Office 365 Home Subscription includes:

  • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more
  • Install on 5 PCs and Macs
  • Use on mobile devices (iOS, Android, Windows Phone)
  • 20GB of additional OneDrive Storage
  • Skype world minutes when available

Microsoft should have released Office for iPad sooner. Quickoffice and iWork Apps (Keynote, Numbers and Pages) are fully capable of replacing Microsoft Office.