Microsoft Office 'confirmed' for iOS and Android next year

But will Clippy be on board?

Microsoft Office is coming to the iPhone, iPad, and Android next year, according to sources.
A mobile version of Office has been spotted running on the iPad before, but Microsoft has stayed quiet on the matter. Now anonymous sources have confirmed to The Verge that Office for mobile devices is real, and will be out on Android and iOS in early 2013.
Office Mobile will be free for both iOS and Android, and will let you view documents on your device. It'll be compatible with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents, and if you subscribe to Office 365, you'll be able to edit them too.
You'll be able to subscribe to Office 365 from within the apps.
The in-app editing will be "basic" according to the report. So not a patch on using the full version of Office on a desktop or laptop.

Previous spots

A press release from Microsoft's Czech arm previously revealed Office Mobile apps for Android and iOS would be available in March 2013. According to The Verge, the iOS version will be out in late February or early March, with Office for Android coming later, around May time.
A Microsoft spokesperson told The Verge: "Office will work across Windows Phone, iOS and Android."
A mobile version of Office was first spotted running on an iPad back in May, and since then the rumour mill has gone into overdrive.

Via The Verge

Google voice search arrives on iOS to take on Siri

Announced back in August, the newest version of the Google Search app has finally found its way to iOS.
Already available in Android phones running 4.1 Jelly Bean, the new and improved Google Search adds voice functionality to an already robust search engine.
Like Apple's Siri, Google Search can understand voice commands and will reply to users with both audio and written responses.
Using its proprietary Knowledge Graph, Google's updated app can scour a vast global database and refine searches with the help of some 3.5 billion attributes and defining connections.

Not quite as personal

Google Search will work with any of Apple's devices running iOS 4.3 or later, and has been optimized to work with the iPhone 5.
The app description promises faster search results than a browser can provide, improved voice recognition and personally tailored web results.
Though the app should provide iOS users using devices without Siri some approximation of the experience, Google Search doesn't offer much in the way of system-based help.
Siri can easily get users in touch with contacts and post to Facebook and Twitter, whereas Google Search is a more broad service that does well with web-related work, such as finding directions and places to eat.
Google Search is available for free in the iTunes store.

 Via iTunes, Google