How to share MS Office documents on Windows Phone with SkyDrive

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px">www.digitalsankalp.org</div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=25593258&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Here are some handy tips to share MS Office documents on your Windows Phone with SkyDrive.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"> <div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px">One of the main benefits of Microsoft Office Mobile on Windows Phone is the presence of SkyDrive, and the various sharing options available. In fact, you can be remarkably productive with the slimmed down versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote! <br> <br>We previously looked at Microsoft Office Mobile and Office 365, and the different ways in which Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote can be used on a Windows Phone device. <br><br>However, we overlooked the real strength of the integration - SkyDrive. Thanks to improvements in SkyDrive and Microsoft's browser-based version of Office, you can start a project on your phone, pick it up in the browser on a hot desk PC and finish it off on your desktop computer. <br> <br>All of this is without sending a single email! <br><br><strong>Opening and creating documents in Office Mobile</strong> <br><br>Office tasks on Windows Phone start in the Office Hub, available from the apps list. It can also be added as a shortcut on your Start screen.muo-wp8-office-skydrivePlaces is the first screen you will see, where documents stored on your phone, any open email attachments and access to SkyDrive and Office 365 (if you have a subscription) are available. <br> <br>SkyDrive is the important element here, as this will give you access to any existing documents saved to your Microsoft cloud storage service.(Be aware that although PowerPoint documents can be viewed and edited on Windows Phone, they cannot be created.) <br> <br><strong>Write and sync a report, article or spreadsheet with Microsoft Office Mobile</strong> <br><br>The best thing about all of this is that it takes place in the background - once an article is created or edited, syncing occurs behind the scenes. For anyone who used Microsoft Office Mobile with the old Windows Mobile platform, this is clearly a massive improvement! <br> <br>Opening an existing document on your SkyDrive is easy - swipe to SkyDrive, then scroll to the document you want and tap it to open. You can then spellcheck, reformat and do anything you need! <br><br>To create and sync any work you're doing in Microsoft Word Mobile, first ensure your phone is connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi or 3G/4G. Open the menu, tap Save or Save as..., enter a filename and select where you want to save the file to. In order to make a file available on SkyDrive you'll need to select this option. <br> <br>Note that if you're creating a new Word file, three templates - Agenda, Outline and Report - are available to help you save time. Similarly, Excel has three templates: Budget, Event schedule and Mileage tracker. <br> <br><strong>Accessing your Office documents in SkyDrive </strong><br><br>A Windows Live account has come a long way since the days of Windows Messenger. Now that Hotmail, Windows Live and others have been unified under the Outlook banner, online email, calendar and contact management, cloud storage with SkyDrive and browser-based office apps are available in one package. <br> <br>Documents created on Windows Phone and saved to SkyDrive can be easily opened by signing into SkyDrive.com with the same Microsoft account you use on your phone and finding the file in your cloud storage account. This can then be launched in your browser via Edit Document > Edit in Word or Edit in Word Web App. Similar options are available for Excel.muo-wp8-office-edit-browserIf you have Office 2013 installed on your PC, the document can also be opened from SkyDrive using the integrated tool in Windows Explorer navigation pane. Do you have an Office 365 subscription? If the computer you're using doesn't have Office installed, you can open the document in a temporary version of Word, Excel or PowerPoint on a suitably-equipped PC running Windows 7 or later. <br> <br><strong>Make Notes with OneNote</strong> <br><br>We'll avoid spending too much time on OneNote - our recent guide Five Ways To Use Microsoft OneNote On Windows 8 covers this in far more detail - but be aware that SkyDrive is the real power behind OneNote on all devices.muo-wp8-onenote-todoAs long as you have a network connection, OneNote can sync to its browser based version as well as any post-Office 2010 releases (including OneNote MX on Windows 8).The potential of this setup is obvious, so if you are going to use any Microsoft Office Mobile app on Windows Phone or any other mobile platform, make sure it is OneNote. After all, I use it as a major part of my mobile working when there's no laptop around, and it's arguably a better mobile word processor than Word itself! <br> <br><strong>SkyDrive makes mobile productivity on Windows Phone work!</strong> <br><br>There are other sharing options for Microsoft Office Mobile documents on Windows Phone; Tap+Send (NFC) is one option, as is any email account you have set up. If you are a corporate user with access to SharePoint, meanwhile, this is also a choice. <br> <br>SkyDrive is really the sauce that makes using a Windows Phone for office productivity worth the effort. Gone is the wooden USB syncing of old, there is no necessity to email documents and basically - to borrow a phrase from Apple - it just works. <br> <br>In fact, despite its slow start and bad reputation, I would contend that SkyDrive is one of the few success stories of modern Microsoft. It certainly adds to Windows Phone.</div></div>

How to share MS Office documents on Windows Phone with SkyDrive

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How to share MS Office documents on Windows Phone with SkyDrive

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=25593258&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Here are some handy tips to share MS Office documents on your Windows Phone with SkyDrive.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"> <div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px">One of the main benefits of Microsoft Office Mobile on Windows Phone is the presence of SkyDrive, and the various sharing options available. In fact, you can be remarkably productive with the slimmed down versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote! <br> <br>We previously looked at Microsoft Office Mobile and Office 365, and the different ways in which Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote can be used on a Windows Phone device. <br><br>However, we overlooked the real strength of the integration - SkyDrive. Thanks to improvements in SkyDrive and Microsoft's browser-based version of Office, you can start a project on your phone, pick it up in the browser on a hot desk PC and finish it off on your desktop computer. <br> <br>All of this is without sending a single email! <br><br><strong>Opening and creating documents in Office Mobile</strong> <br><br>Office tasks on Windows Phone start in the Office Hub, available from the apps list. It can also be added as a shortcut on your Start screen.muo-wp8-office-skydrivePlaces is the first screen you will see, where documents stored on your phone, any open email attachments and access to SkyDrive and Office 365 (if you have a subscription) are available. <br> <br>SkyDrive is the important element here, as this will give you access to any existing documents saved to your Microsoft cloud storage service.(Be aware that although PowerPoint documents can be viewed and edited on Windows Phone, they cannot be created.) <br> <br><strong>Write and sync a report, article or spreadsheet with Microsoft Office Mobile</strong> <br><br>The best thing about all of this is that it takes place in the background - once an article is created or edited, syncing occurs behind the scenes. For anyone who used Microsoft Office Mobile with the old Windows Mobile platform, this is clearly a massive improvement! <br> <br>Opening an existing document on your SkyDrive is easy - swipe to SkyDrive, then scroll to the document you want and tap it to open. You can then spellcheck, reformat and do anything you need! <br><br>To create and sync any work you're doing in Microsoft Word Mobile, first ensure your phone is connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi or 3G/4G. Open the menu, tap Save or Save as..., enter a filename and select where you want to save the file to. In order to make a file available on SkyDrive you'll need to select this option. <br> <br>Note that if you're creating a new Word file, three templates - Agenda, Outline and Report - are available to help you save time. Similarly, Excel has three templates: Budget, Event schedule and Mileage tracker. <br> <br><strong>Accessing your Office documents in SkyDrive </strong><br><br>A Windows Live account has come a long way since the days of Windows Messenger. Now that Hotmail, Windows Live and others have been unified under the Outlook banner, online email, calendar and contact management, cloud storage with SkyDrive and browser-based office apps are available in one package. <br> <br>Documents created on Windows Phone and saved to SkyDrive can be easily opened by signing into SkyDrive.com with the same Microsoft account you use on your phone and finding the file in your cloud storage account. This can then be launched in your browser via Edit Document > Edit in Word or Edit in Word Web App. Similar options are available for Excel.muo-wp8-office-edit-browserIf you have Office 2013 installed on your PC, the document can also be opened from SkyDrive using the integrated tool in Windows Explorer navigation pane. Do you have an Office 365 subscription? If the computer you're using doesn't have Office installed, you can open the document in a temporary version of Word, Excel or PowerPoint on a suitably-equipped PC running Windows 7 or later. <br> <br><strong>Make Notes with OneNote</strong> <br><br>We'll avoid spending too much time on OneNote - our recent guide Five Ways To Use Microsoft OneNote On Windows 8 covers this in far more detail - but be aware that SkyDrive is the real power behind OneNote on all devices.muo-wp8-onenote-todoAs long as you have a network connection, OneNote can sync to its browser based version as well as any post-Office 2010 releases (including OneNote MX on Windows 8).The potential of this setup is obvious, so if you are going to use any Microsoft Office Mobile app on Windows Phone or any other mobile platform, make sure it is OneNote. After all, I use it as a major part of my mobile working when there's no laptop around, and it's arguably a better mobile word processor than Word itself! <br> <br><strong>SkyDrive makes mobile productivity on Windows Phone work!</strong> <br><br>There are other sharing options for Microsoft Office Mobile documents on Windows Phone; Tap+Send (NFC) is one option, as is any email account you have set up. If you are a corporate user with access to SharePoint, meanwhile, this is also a choice. <br> <br>SkyDrive is really the sauce that makes using a Windows Phone for office productivity worth the effort. Gone is the wooden USB syncing of old, there is no necessity to email documents and basically - to borrow a phrase from Apple - it just works. <br> <br>In fact, despite its slow start and bad reputation, I would contend that SkyDrive is one of the few success stories of modern Microsoft. It certainly adds to Windows Phone.</div></div>

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Wireless charging: Still plenty of kinks in the cord

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5">www.digitalsankalp.org</div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=30684801&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Several charging covers are available for other Android phones and for many Nokia phones, like the Lumia 1020. </div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"> <div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px">As personal devices proliferate - smartphones, wearable fitness bands, Kindles, tablets, smartglasses - our charger collections are starting to look like the electrical outlet in the movie "A Christmas Story." <br> <br>Wireless charging to the rescue? Not quite. The concept has been caught in a slow-moving standards war. <br><br>That's not to say wireless charging capabilities aren't starting to creep into devices. Google's Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 phones and Nexus 7 tablet support wireless charging, and Google even makes its own wireless charger with the Nexus name. The Motorola Droid Maxx supports wireless charging, while a few other Android phones sort of do: the LG G2 only offers it on the Verizon model, and Samsung Galaxy S4 owners can spend $90 on an official wireless charging back cover and pad. <br> <br>Several charging covers are available for other Android phones and for many Nokia phones, like the Lumia 1020. There's even a new, Indiegogo-funded wireless charging kit for iPhone, called the iQi. <br><br>So, interest is growing, but why don't more devices have wireless charging capability built in? The primary reason is, like so many things in tech, conflicting standards. Until last week, there were three separate groups pushing wireless charging standards. And phone, tablet and wearable makers are hesitant to tie their devices to a specific charging tech. <br> <br>The Wireless Power Consortium backs the Qi (pronounced "chee") standard used in the iQi and in the accessories mentioned above, as well as the Nexus line. Qi is arguably the wireless charging leader, and support for the specification is built into some 400 devices from almost 200 different companies. <br> <br>If you've seen Powermat chargers in Starbucks and McDonald's, those support the Power Matters Alliance standard. A third specification comes from Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP), which has Qualcomm as a founding member. Last week, though, the alliance and A4WP announced a merger, bringing the three major standards-bearers down to two. <br> <br>Confused yet? <br><br>The two organizations employ similar, but not identical magnetic charging technologies: A4WP's newer resonance charging lets you charge multiple devices on a single charging pad without worrying too much about where they're placed. The alliance, on the other hand, uses inductive charging, which requires more precise placement for a device to charge properly. <br> <br>Qi chargers use the more restrictive inductive charging, but the consortium showed off resonance charging devices at International CES in Las Vegas in January, and the standard supports the more flexible charging technique. <br> <br>But other companies hope to sidestep the standards slog with their own innovations. The Israeli startup Humavox is pushing a new, wireless charging technology based not on magnetic induction, but on radio frequency. Its Eterna platform employs an extremely tiny receiver, originally designed for hearing aids, and a transmitter that can work in any kind of charging receptacle, from a pad to a bowl to a portable charging box. <br> <br>Humavox wants to license its technology, rather than build products. But it's been showing off prototype devices including one it calls a "Nest," which is basically a small white bowl into which you can casually toss a jumble of fitness bands and phones and charge them in about the same amount of time as a charging cable. <br> <br>The technology seems promising as a demonstration, primarily because the idea of tossing devices into a bowl for charging is endlessly appealing. But as with all platforms, success depends on adoption. Humavox says it's working with a few partners making semiconductors and health-related devices, but consumer brands are still slow to come around. <br> <br>It's hard to say whether Humavox's entry will make things even more confusing or give manufacturers a good option. At least one other company, Ossia, is working on a wireless charging technology that uses radio frequencies, and there may be more in the works. <br> <br>So for now - and please pardon the pun - wireless charging is still as tangled as the cords next to my bedside table.</div></div>

Wireless charging: Still plenty of kinks in the cord

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Wireless charging: Still plenty of kinks in the cord

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=30684801&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Several charging covers are available for other Android phones and for many Nokia phones, like the Lumia 1020. </div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"> <div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px">As personal devices proliferate - smartphones, wearable fitness bands, Kindles, tablets, smartglasses - our charger collections are starting to look like the electrical outlet in the movie "A Christmas Story." <br> <br>Wireless charging to the rescue? Not quite. The concept has been caught in a slow-moving standards war. <br><br>That's not to say wireless charging capabilities aren't starting to creep into devices. Google's Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 phones and Nexus 7 tablet support wireless charging, and Google even makes its own wireless charger with the Nexus name. The Motorola Droid Maxx supports wireless charging, while a few other Android phones sort of do: the LG G2 only offers it on the Verizon model, and Samsung Galaxy S4 owners can spend $90 on an official wireless charging back cover and pad. <br> <br>Several charging covers are available for other Android phones and for many Nokia phones, like the Lumia 1020. There's even a new, Indiegogo-funded wireless charging kit for iPhone, called the iQi. <br><br>So, interest is growing, but why don't more devices have wireless charging capability built in? The primary reason is, like so many things in tech, conflicting standards. Until last week, there were three separate groups pushing wireless charging standards. And phone, tablet and wearable makers are hesitant to tie their devices to a specific charging tech. <br> <br>The Wireless Power Consortium backs the Qi (pronounced "chee") standard used in the iQi and in the accessories mentioned above, as well as the Nexus line. Qi is arguably the wireless charging leader, and support for the specification is built into some 400 devices from almost 200 different companies. <br> <br>If you've seen Powermat chargers in Starbucks and McDonald's, those support the Power Matters Alliance standard. A third specification comes from Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP), which has Qualcomm as a founding member. Last week, though, the alliance and A4WP announced a merger, bringing the three major standards-bearers down to two. <br> <br>Confused yet? <br><br>The two organizations employ similar, but not identical magnetic charging technologies: A4WP's newer resonance charging lets you charge multiple devices on a single charging pad without worrying too much about where they're placed. The alliance, on the other hand, uses inductive charging, which requires more precise placement for a device to charge properly. <br> <br>Qi chargers use the more restrictive inductive charging, but the consortium showed off resonance charging devices at International CES in Las Vegas in January, and the standard supports the more flexible charging technique. <br> <br>But other companies hope to sidestep the standards slog with their own innovations. The Israeli startup Humavox is pushing a new, wireless charging technology based not on magnetic induction, but on radio frequency. Its Eterna platform employs an extremely tiny receiver, originally designed for hearing aids, and a transmitter that can work in any kind of charging receptacle, from a pad to a bowl to a portable charging box. <br> <br>Humavox wants to license its technology, rather than build products. But it's been showing off prototype devices including one it calls a "Nest," which is basically a small white bowl into which you can casually toss a jumble of fitness bands and phones and charge them in about the same amount of time as a charging cable. <br> <br>The technology seems promising as a demonstration, primarily because the idea of tossing devices into a bowl for charging is endlessly appealing. But as with all platforms, success depends on adoption. Humavox says it's working with a few partners making semiconductors and health-related devices, but consumer brands are still slow to come around. <br> <br>It's hard to say whether Humavox's entry will make things even more confusing or give manufacturers a good option. At least one other company, Ossia, is working on a wireless charging technology that uses radio frequencies, and there may be more in the works. <br> <br>So for now - and please pardon the pun - wireless charging is still as tangled as the cords next to my bedside table.</div></div>

Wireless charging: Still plenty of kinks in the cord

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How to share files between Android and Windows using Dropbox

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5">http://www.digitalsankalp.org</div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=28012696&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>According to PC World, users can also upload files to Dropbox via 'upload here' option on the app's pull-down menu.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14px;padding:5px"></div> <div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px">WASHINGTON: Cloud storage services like Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive allow users the freedom to easily share files between their Android smartphone and Windows PC, all without the need for a USB cable. <br> <br>Dropbox in Android doesn't automatically sync all of the files in its appointed folder as it does in Windows but users can download files from its app to the mobile phone or tablet's local storage. <br><br>According to PC World, users can also upload files to Dropbox via 'upload here' option on the app's pull-down menu. <br> <br>The cloud storage service can also be used to automatically send photos from Android phone to PC by enabling the Camera Upload option. <br><br>Users can also transfer local music collection without a cable, using the local Wi-Fi network, the report added.</div> </div>

How to share files between Android and Windows using Dropbox

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How to share files between Android and Windows using Dropbox

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=28012696&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>According to PC World, users can also upload files to Dropbox via 'upload here' option on the app's pull-down menu.</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14px;padding:5px"></div> <div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px">WASHINGTON: Cloud storage services like Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive allow users the freedom to easily share files between their Android smartphone and Windows PC, all without the need for a USB cable. <br> <br>Dropbox in Android doesn't automatically sync all of the files in its appointed folder as it does in Windows but users can download files from its app to the mobile phone or tablet's local storage. <br><br>According to PC World, users can also upload files to Dropbox via 'upload here' option on the app's pull-down menu. <br> <br>The cloud storage service can also be used to automatically send photos from Android phone to PC by enabling the Camera Upload option. <br><br>Users can also transfer local music collection without a cable, using the local Wi-Fi network, the report added.</div> </div>

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New software promises fix for malicious Android apps

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=30672417&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Here comes a software that can identify malicious apps, especially available on Google Play Store, by checking their behaviour against patterns of known attacks.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"> <div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px">Here comes a software that can identify malicious apps, especially available on Google Play Store, by checking their behaviour against patterns of known attacks.<br> <br>Named 'Chabada,' for every app, it analyzes the description of the app's functionality detailed in the app store.<br><br>"Apps whose functionality is described in the app store should behave accordingly. If that is not the case, they are suspect," said Andreas Zeller, professor of software engineering at Saarland University in Germany who invented this software.<br> <br>Using program analysis, Chabada detects which data and services are accessed by the Apps.<br><br>"Like travel apps normally access the current location and a server to load a map. So a travel app secretly sending text messages is suspicious," explained Zeller.<br> <br>The researchers applied this approach on 22,521 apps from the Google Play Store.<br><br>With a purpose-built script, they downloaded 150 most popular apps in 30 categories from Google Play Store.<br><br>'Chabada' then analyzed them. Finally, computer scientists investigated the 160 most significant outliers to verify Chabada's selection.<br> <br>The result: It detected 56 percent of the existing spy apps without knowing their behaviour patterns beforehand.<br><br>Downloaded onto a smart phone, the malware installed other programs which secretly sent text messages to expensive premium services.<br> <br>"In the future, 'Chabada' could serve as a kind of gatekeeper, ensuring that malicious apps will never make it into an app store," explained Zeller.<br><br>Google has also already invited Zeller and his colleagues to have Chabada analyze the whole Google App Store.</div> </div>

New software promises fix for malicious Android apps

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New software promises fix for malicious Android apps

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=30672417&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Here comes a software that can identify malicious apps, especially available on Google Play Store, by checking their behaviour against patterns of known attacks.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"> <div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px">Here comes a software that can identify malicious apps, especially available on Google Play Store, by checking their behaviour against patterns of known attacks.<br> <br>Named 'Chabada,' for every app, it analyzes the description of the app's functionality detailed in the app store.<br><br>"Apps whose functionality is described in the app store should behave accordingly. If that is not the case, they are suspect," said Andreas Zeller, professor of software engineering at Saarland University in Germany who invented this software.<br> <br>Using program analysis, Chabada detects which data and services are accessed by the Apps.<br><br>"Like travel apps normally access the current location and a server to load a map. So a travel app secretly sending text messages is suspicious," explained Zeller.<br> <br>The researchers applied this approach on 22,521 apps from the Google Play Store.<br><br>With a purpose-built script, they downloaded 150 most popular apps in 30 categories from Google Play Store.<br><br>'Chabada' then analyzed them. Finally, computer scientists investigated the 160 most significant outliers to verify Chabada's selection.<br> <br>The result: It detected 56 percent of the existing spy apps without knowing their behaviour patterns beforehand.<br><br>Downloaded onto a smart phone, the malware installed other programs which secretly sent text messages to expensive premium services.<br> <br>"In the future, 'Chabada' could serve as a kind of gatekeeper, ensuring that malicious apps will never make it into an app store," explained Zeller.<br><br>Google has also already invited Zeller and his colleagues to have Chabada analyze the whole Google App Store.</div> </div>

New software promises fix for malicious Android apps

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Introducing the New Cloud Control Panel

<h1 style="font-size:30px;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(81, 76, 76); font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; ">New Server and Control Panel Names</span><br></h1><div class="region region-content" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><div id="block-system-main" class="block block-system"><div class="content"><div class="content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p style="line-height:1.4em"> We're continually evolving and growing to provide you with nothing less than an extraordinary experience. As part of our effort, we've made many improvements to our products and how you interact with them. We need a way to let you know where you are and what you're working with, so here are the new names for our Cloud Control Panels and Cloud Servers:</p> <ul><li>The New Cloud Control Panel is named <em>New Cloud Control Panel</em>, or simply, the Cloud Control Panel.</li><li>The existing Cloud Control Panel is now called Cl<em>assic Cloud Control Panel</em>.</li><li>Our new Cloud Servers are called <em>next generation Cloud Servers Powered by OpenStack</em>, or just<em>next generation Cloud Servers.</em></li> <li>Existing Cloud Servers are now called <em>first generation Cloud Servers</em>. In the New Cloud Control Panel, a blue asterisk follows the name of each of your first generation Cloud Servers. </li></ul><p style="line-height:1.4em"> You'll see these new names throughout this article and as soon as you log into the New Cloud Control Panel.</p><h2 style="color:rgb(81,76,76);font-size:18px;margin:0px">Quick Access to Rackspace Products</h2><p style="line-height:1.4em"> You can work with the any of the supportelike products by clicking the product name located at the top of the New Cloud Control Panel. The product names run along the top of the page and look like this:</p><p style="line-height:1.4em"> One click and you'll be in the product workspace where you can begin managing your cloud resources. By popular demand, you'll notice that DNS now has its own dedicated workspace where you can manage DNS settings for all of our products. </p> <p style="line-height:1.4em"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(81, 76, 76); font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; ">Organizing and Finding Your Cloud Resources</span></p><p style="line-height:1.4em">Several exciting new features help you organize, find, and efficiently manage your resources no matter the size or shape of your cloud inventory.</p> <h3>Tags</h3><p style="line-height:1.4em">Tags let you add customized labels to any of the assets that make up your cloud infrastructure. They're completely flexible, so there's no limit to how many tags you create or how you assign them. For example, you could distinguish your servers by their functional role, a certain website association, a specific technology, or even by geographical location.</p> <p style="line-height:1.4em"><img alt="" border="2" height="183" src="http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/sites/default/files/field/image/NewCPTagging.png" width="530"></p><p style="line-height:1.4em">If you hover your mouse over a first generation Cloud Server, you'll also see the first generation Cloud Server tooltip.</p> <h3>Filters</h3><p style="line-height:1.4em">Our new filters help you find all assets that share these common properties: Tag, Status, Image, RAM, Region, and Type. When you create and tag assets, the filters are automatically populated. When you click a check box next to a filter, the list of assets shows only the matching assets.</p> <p style="line-height:1.4em">Here's an example of what the filters might look like for Cloud Servers:</p><p style="line-height:1.4em"><img alt="" border="2" height="605" src="http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/sites/default/files/field/image/Jan%2030%20-%20Cloud%20Servers_0.png" width="194"></p> <p style="line-height:1.4em">You'll notice that tags are also included in the list of filters. This gives you a powerful yet simple way to find only the specific assets you want to work with. For example, you could filter your list of servers to show all 2 GB Cloud Servers that you've tagged as production. Using the Status filter, you can drill down even further and find the servers that are currently Running, Offline, or have a different status. </p> <h3>Search</h3><p style="line-height:1.4em">With a convenient and fast new search field in the upper right corner of each asset listing (servers, files, and load balancers) you have yet another method for locating any asset, merely by entering part of the asset name, tag, or IP address in the search field. </p> <p style="line-height:1.4em"><img alt="" border="2" height="161" src="http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/sites/default/files/field/image/Feb%2001%20-%20search.png" width="354"></p><p style="line-height:1.4em">Using tags, filters, and search, your cloud inventory can grow to any size and you'll still be able to promptly locate and manage any asset.</p> <h2 style="color:rgb(81,76,76);font-size:18px;margin:0px">Performing Administrative Actions</h2><p style="line-height:1.4em">We've added a variety of new ways to perform administrative tasks. It doesn't matter if you're currently looking at a list of assets or a detailed view of a single asset. There's no need to switch screens or leave your current location to perform a task; every task you might want to perform is right where you need it.</p> <h3>The Actions Cog, Actions Menu, and the Edit Pencil</h3><ul><li>When viewing resouces in a list, click the actions cog to the left of the asset name and you'll find a drop-down menu with all available actions for that asset. The actions cog is always part of every list, whether it's a list of servers, files, or load balancers. The following screenshot shows the Actions cog drop-down menu for a first generation Cloud Server named 1TestVyatta:</li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.4em"><img alt="" border="2" height="439" src="http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/sites/default/files/field/image/Jan%2029%20-%20create%20server_1.png" width="197"></p><ul><li>If you're looking at the details of a specific asset, you'll find the Actions drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the page. Again, all the actions you can perform on the asset are easily accessible. </li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.4em"><img alt="" border="2" height="424" src="http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/sites/default/files/field/image/Jan%2029%20-%20Actions_0.png" width="186"></p><ul><li>You'll also see that you can edit an existing setting for a resource by clicking the edit pencil that appears next to the asset description. For example, you could resize this server, change the image, or add a record by selecting the option that appears after the description for each setting:</li> </ul><h3><img alt="" border="2" height="230" src="http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/sites/default/files/field/image/Jan%2029%20-%20server%20details.png" width="521"></h3><h3>Pop-overs</h3><p style="line-height:1.4em"> Whenever you perform an administrative action on an resource, you'll instantly see a pop-over that lets you modify the settings or perform an action without taking you to another screen. This makes modifying an asset much faster since you don't have to wait for the page to reload. Here's an example of the Reboot Server pop-over accessed from the server list for a first generation Cloud Server called 1TestVyatta:</p> <p style="line-height:1.4em"><img alt="" border="2" height="251" src="http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/sites/default/files/field/image/Feb%2001%20-%20Pop-Ups.png" width="454"></p><h2 style="color:rgb(81,76,76);font-size:18px;margin:0px"> Accessing the Classic Cloud Control Panel</h2><p style="line-height:1.4em">You can reach the Classic Cloud Control Panel from the user account drop-down menu located in the upper right corner of the page. The user account menu is labeled with your Rackspace Cloud account user name. From this menu you can access billing information, API Keys, and usernames/contacts. It looks like this:</p> <p style="line-height:1.4em"><img alt="" border="2" height="181" src="http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/sites/default/files/field/image/Feb%2001%20-%20First%20Gen%20Servers.png" width="236"></p><h2 style="color:rgb(81,76,76);font-size:18px;margin:0px"> Additional Enhancements</h2><p style="line-height:1.4em">Our goal is to make using the Rackspace Cloud as easy as possible by providing a full-featured Control Panel that lets you do your job, and never gets in your way. In the near future you'll see additional enhancements and new features in the New Cloud Control Panel, so check back frequently for more information.</p> <p style="line-height:1.4em">As always, we'd love for you to send us your feedback!</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Introducing the New Cloud Control Panel

New Server and Control Panel Names  We're continually evolving and growing to provide you with nothing less than an extraordinary experi...

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