Google+ for Android 7.0 brings better search, friendlier home screen

There’s a shiny new version of the Google+ app coming your way soon.

Instead of one standout feature with Google+ 7.0, there’s a number of small adjustments that should improve the experience if you’re a casual or regular user of Google’s social network. Check this article from PCWorld.com

Microsoft integrates Skype with Slack to simplify team video calls

Slack may be the darling of the group communication market right now, but there’s one thing it’s missing: voice and video calling. Microsoft is aiming to patch that up with a new integration between Skype and the popular messaging service. Check this article from PCWorld.com

Clever Ways to Make Software Available to any Windows Account

If you share a Windows computer with someone else, you probably know how fiendishly difficult it can be to share access to applications across multiple user accounts. Microsoft doesn’t make it easy, and often the only choice is to install the same application again-and-again for each login. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

How to Use a Battery Bank to Protect Your Home From Outages

One day, you were sitting in your office and the power went out. But your computer kept running because you have an uninterruptible power supply or UPS. A thought went through your mind. “That was cool. I wonder if I could put my whole home on a UPS?” More from this article from MakeUseOf.com

Outlook for iOS and Android gets Skype call scheduling

Outlook users who need to cook up a video conference will have an easier time with new updates Microsoft announced for the app on iOS and Android. More of this article from PCWorld.com

Hands on: Remote Desktop Preview for Windows 10 lets you control a PC remotely through your phone

An update to the Remote Desktop Preview app should theoretically allow you to run any Windows 10 app via the Continuum function built into Windows 10 Mobile. Check this article from PCWorld.com

Windows 10 Mobile Insider app update anticipates release of the OS for older devices

A new update to the Windows Insider app on Windows 10 Mobile allows users to opt out of pre-production builds rather easily—probably preparing testers of older devices for their release of Windows 10 Mobile. Check this article from PCWorld.com