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• Microsoft adds business features to Outlook for iOS, Android

  Microsoft has updated Outlook for iOS and Android with several features important to enterprises.

• Microsoft adds limited support for iCloud to Office for iPad, iPhone

  Microsoft today updated its Office apps for the iPad and iPhone to support Apple's iCloud storage service, a move reminiscent of last year's decision to support Dropbox.

• Apple offers free iWork for iCloud to all Windows users

  Apple has opened the beta of its iWork for iCloud application suite to Windows-only users, letting people without an iOS device or OS X-powered Mac create an Apple ID needed to access the Web apps.

• Apple raked in between $4.3bn and $4.5bn from App Store in 2014

  Apple yesterday reported that gross revenue from its iOS App Store for 2014 was up 50 per cent from 2013, although according to the numbers, sales were up only slightly from the 12 months prior to June 2014, when it last hinted at revenue.

• Need a ride? 3 ridesharing and 2 taxi apps considered

  The time to pick a ridesharing app for your phone isn't when it's dark and cold, there aren't any cabs to be had and you realize you'd really like a ride home. The time to download one is well before you need it.

• Startup Reddo Mobility gets $4.25M to give Windows apps a second wind

  If <a href="http://reddomobility.com/">Reddo Mobility</a> has its way, many of them will morph into mobilized ones sooner than later.

• 12 most eye-popping VC tech deals of 2014

  While the three largest venture capital deals of the year in the technology industry went to consumer-focused startups, most of the other top investments went to companies building products that could reshape the enterprise IT landscape.

• How Microsoft sees the connected car

  Interacting with the future connected car was one of the subjects covered at the Los Angeles Auto Show's Connected Car Expo I attended recently. CCE is the annual authoritative pow-wow of automotive and technology experts. It explores the shape of future transportation.

• Best Apple iTunes apps of the year are brain trainer, number puzzler

  Apple has named <strong>Elevate</strong>, a set of brain training games, and <strong>Threes!</strong>, an addictive numbers game, as its top 2014 app and game, respectively.

• Wire App from Skype Co-Founder Targets Hipsters, Minimalists

  Wire is a new, free communications app for Android, iOS and Mac OS X from Janus Friis, a Skype co-founder. Does the world need another Skype competitor? Maybe. In my opinion, however, Wire doesn't fit that bill, at least not yet.

• LinkedIn fast-tracks investments in mobility

  Professional networks worldwide are being led by a growing demand for mobile communications, as more businesses, consumers and industries leverage anywhere, anytime connectivity.

• Dropbox/Microsoft Lovefest Continues in Latest Android, iOS Updates

  The flirtation between Microsoft and Dropbox is getting serious. The latest Dropbox iOS and Android updates bring new Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint integration.

• St George CIO banks on ‘mobile only’

  St George Bank, viewed as the 'innovation hub' of Westpac, has adopted a 'mobile only' strategy, according to CIO Dhiren Kulkarni.

• Two Surprises in Fitbit's New Charge Fitness Tracker

  At long last, Fitbit released its successor to the ill-fated Force. The Fitbit Charge ($130) is a solid product, especially if you're already a member of the Fitbit camp. Charge and Fitbit's iOS and Android apps, also surprised me in two notable ways -- one of which has me considering some lifestyle changes.

• Apple turns 25 apps (Red) in campaign to fight AIDS

  Apple today launched a two-week fund-raising campaign to mark World AIDS Day, promising that proceeds from the sale of 25 limited-edition apps and a portion of online and retail sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday will go to the Global Fund.