Get 10GB extra space on Google Drive for linking with Quickoffice

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Get 10GB extra space on Google Drive for linking with Quickoffice

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:56 PM PDT

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Quickoffice, an application for working with Microsoft Office documents, was acquired by Google in June 2012. The apps on Android and iOS have helped users on mobile devices gain access to documents, spreadsheets, and presentations without going back to their desktops. It's been more than a year, but Google has finally started making some good changes for Quickoffice.

If you've never had a chance to try Quickoffice on your mobile device, now is the time, as Google has released a free copy on both the Play store and App Store. As a second added perk for trying out Quickoffice for free, Google will give you an extra 10GB of free space on your Drive account. Here's how to hook yourself up:

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102 billion is a heckuva lot of mobile app downloads

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 06:09 AM PDT

App stores are set for a strong 2013, according to new data from research firm Gartner.

The company on Thursday revealed that total app downloads worldwide will hit 102 billion this year, up from the 64 billion apps that were downloaded last year. Next year, that figure will jump to 139 billion apps, and reach a high of 268.7 billion by 2017.

Free apps have always proven more popular, accounting for 90 percent of all downloads last year. But their popularity will only soar in the coming years, Gartner says, with free apps accounting for 94.5 percent of all downloads in 2017.

Not surprisingly, given their popularity, Apple's App Store and Android-based application marketplaces will dominate the mobile landscape. By 2017, over 90 percent of all apps will be downloaded to an iOS or Android-based device. Still, it's not all good news.