Work Folders for Android – Released

We are happy to announce that an Android app for Work Folders has been released into the Google PlayStore® and is available as a free download.


Source : Server Storage at Microsoft

Android for the Windows Guy: Use Your Microsoft Accounts

You’ve adopted an Android smart phone, but your contacts, email, and calendaring information are tied up in your Outlook.com or Office 365 account. No worries, you can access it all from Android, and even make sure that your phone calls and text messages correctly identify who’s reaching out to you. 

The best news? You can make this work no matter which apps you choose to use to manage your contacts, email and calendar.

Source : Thurrott.com

Warning – Microsofts Outlook app for iOS breaks your company security

Excellent article that explain in details my the new Outlook app (Android and iOS) should not be used in enterprises.

Microsoft has released their iOS app “Outlook” today. And it will break your companies security for mobile PIM access in multiple ways! No matter if you’re a Microsoft Exchange or IBM Notes Traveler customer. I cannot believe that Microsoft has done what they’ve done. Even as a non-Microsoft guy I would have expected that they obey the rules of common company security rules.

Read it : {rene.winkelmeyer}

Also look at the follow up post : Updates on the latest Outlook iOS App issues

Office Remote Comes to Android

Microsoft has quietly added Office Remote—previously a Windows Phone exclusive—to the Google Play Store, allowing users of that platform to remotely control PowerPoint 2013 presentations on a Windows PC. There’s no official announcement about the app yet, so it’s possible that an iOS version of the app is coming as well, perhaps as soon as today.

Source : Office Remote Comes to Android - Thurrott.com

A deeper look at Outlook for iOS and Android

Today, we announced the release of Outlook for iOS and a preview of Outlook for Android. If you have an iPhone, iPad, Android phone or Android tablet, chances are that you’re using the built-in email and calendaring capabilities of your device. Why use the new Outlook app instead? We’re glad you asked!

Source : A deeper look at Outlook for iOS and Android - Office Blogs

Install Android on VirtualBox

Installing Android on VirtualBox is a bit more complicated than with Windows. I’ll give you a few tips on how to install and configure a virtual machine for your Android lab.

Source : 4sysops

Experience Android KitKat in VMware Workstation

KitKat is the latest Android release from Google with a lot of attractive changes both inside and outside. Before it hits every Android phone out there, you certainly have a new way to experience it with a very simple set up in VMware Workstation 10.

Source : VMware Workstation Zealot