Microsoft released another new standalone application on Thursday for the iOS platform dubbed Office Lens that allows users to scan documents, whiteboards, and several other forms of images, text, and graphics that can be saved locally as files to the user’s phone.

It can come in handy around the office when you’re in a meeting, or even in class during a lecture when you might want to copy down what’s on the board, but don’t want to spend the time writing it all down.

Office Lens supports exporting files that you take a picture of to different file types, such as PDF, Word files, PowerPoint files, and more. You can even e-mail those files to yourself, send them to your Microsoft OneDrive storage account, open them in the Microsoft OneNote application, or save them to your Photos application via your Camera Roll to view later.

More app features via the App Store description below:

 Originally Posted by App Store

Office Lens trims, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and documents readable. Office Lens can convert images to editable Word, PowerPoint, and PDF files.

Office Lens is like having a scanner in your pocket. Like magic, it will digitalize notes on whiteboards or blackboards. Always find important documents or business cards. Sketch your ideas and snap a picture for later. Don’t lose receipts or stray sticky notes again!

Scenarios:
– Capture and crop a picture of a whiteboard or blackboard and share your meeting notes with co-workers.
– Make digital copies of your printed documents, business cards, or posters and trim them precisely.
– Printed text will be automatically recognized (using OCR) so you can search for words in images and copy and edit them.

Features:
– With Whiteboard mode, Office Lens trims and cleans up glare and shadows.
– With Document mode, Office Lens trims and colors images perfectly.
– Pictures can be saved to OneNote, OneDrive, or your preferred cloud storage.
– Choose to convert images to Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), or PDF (.pdf) files that are automatically saved to OneDrive.

If you want to give the new application a try, you can head over to this App Store link to download it for free and get started today!

it all starting with this iphone 3G. when i saw the device today , it really put a smile on my face and the reminisced of the early repairing years .

although i started repairing with iPod minis and iPod gen 3 way before the 1st iphone was out .

iphone repair really took off with iphone 3G , along side with iPod video and later on iPod classic .

parts for all this OLD apple devices are still available .

call/msg/whatapp : 96867788 for further enquires .

i super love this app .

now i can set up launcher with google with my home address  and with one click on the launcher notification centre widget , google maps opens up to find my way home from anywhere. no more  entering of postal code while driving . JUST ONE CLICK !

the possibility is endless here .

i know many of my friends and customers have not tried or might not even know that this is possible to have widgets on the new iOS8.

so scroll down watch the video , download the app  and spread the news .

The Launcher app which features a Notification Center widget that can be used to quickly perform various tasks has been allowed back into the App Store, with all its original features. Apple had previously removed the app due to its ‘misuse’ of widgets.

Developer Greg Gardner continually tried to resubmit different variations of the app in hopes that Apple would accept a version. Earlier this month, a limited version did gain approval. When Apple was asked why that one did and the original did not, reviewers went back and looked at the original app and decided its functionality was now acceptable.

According to Gardner, he did not have to remove any of the original Launcher features to get it re-approved in the App Store. Apple reportedly told him that when a new feature first launches, they are conservative about what they allow, but restrictions sometimes relax over time. “That is what appears to have happened in this case,” Gardner told MacRumors. 

FEATURES:
– Innovative auto-setup of launchers which will set up contact launchers for the people most important to you and your most frequently used apps.
– Incredibly easy setup and editing of launchers. Just a few taps and you’re done.
– Many different icon choices so that you can configure each launcher just how you like it.
– Ability to create custom launchers for apps and actions that aren’t yet supported.
– Pro Version users get the ability to change the icon sizes and hide labels to make widget more compact.

With just one tap in the Notification Center you can:
– Call, message, email, and facetime the people you contact the most.
– Get directions home or search for nearby restaurants, coffee shops, or whatever you’re looking for at your current location.
– Quickly access your favorite web sites.
– Perform actions within a number of apps. Send a Yo, load a specific page on Facebook, fire off a canned email, tweet, run Workflows, and more.
– Launch your most frequently used apps — thousands of apps built-in. (NOTE: Not all apps on your device are supported, see the NOTE below)

Upgrading to the Pro Version (with an in-app purchase) enables 3 more rows of launchers and the ability to customize the size of the widget by changing the size of the icons and/or hiding the labels.

You can download Launcher with Notification Center Widget from the App Store for free.