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Indian Express
a day ago
- Indian Express
Microsoft Lens, the popular document scanning app is shutting down on September 15: Here's what you should know
Microsoft has announced that it will soon shut down Microsoft Lens – PDF Scanner, a popular app used by millions of Android and iOS users worldwide for scanning images and converting them into PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files. Previously known as Office Lens, Microsoft Lens has garnered more than 50 million downloads on the Google Play Store, boasting an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 and 136,000 ratings on the Apple App Store, making it one of the top-rated apps by the tech giant. According to the tech giant, the Microsoft Lens app will be retired on September 15 and removed from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store on November 15. As for the scanning feature, the tech giant says users will be able to continue using it till December 15, after which 'creating new scans in the Lens app will no longer be possible.' However, previously saved scans will still be available as long as the app is installed on your device. To give you a quick recap, Microsoft Lens, then called Office Lens, was actually designed for devices powered by Windows Phones, with the core functionality being similar to other mobile scanning apps. The app quickly gained popularity amongst users as it allowed users to quickly scan an image or a handwritten note and convert it into various file types. It also came with several filters that can help enhance the resulting image, lighten a document or turn it into a black and white copy. After the app is discontinued, the tech giant says users can transition to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, which also comes with a built-in scanning feature. While the Copilot AI-powered app can easily scan images, it misses out on most of the functionalities offered by the Lens app, like read-out-loud and Immersive Reader. Moreover, it does not allow users to quickly save their scans directly to other Microsoft apps like OneNote, Word and PowerPoint. Alternatively, you can try out other document scanning apps like Document Scanner – PDF Creator, Adobe Scan AI PDF Scanner, OCR and Tiny Scanner – PDF Scanner App, to name a few.
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Microsoft is shutting down its document scanning app
Microsoft is shutting down its popular document scanning app, Microsoft Lens. As announced by the 50-year-old software giant, the app for iOS and Android will be phased out by the end of 2025. The phase-out will begin on September 15 with a likely end on December 15, when users will no longer be able to create new scans. The move comes just weeks before Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 in October. To recall, Microsoft Lens is a free app that debuted in March 2014 as Office Lens on Windows Phone. The app is a year older than Windows 10 and has been one of Microsoft's highest-rated free apps on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Microsoft Lens phase-out timeline The withdrawal schedule as outlined by the company is as follows: Mid-September 2025: Retirement process begins. Mid-October 2025: New installs disabled on both app stores. Mid-November 2025: App removed from Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Mid-December 2025: New scans disabled; existing files remain in the MyScans folder. After December 15, 2025, users can still access their existing scans but will not receive updates or support. Replacement in Microsoft 365 Copilot For future scanning needs, Microsoft is recommending users to the Scan feature in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. 'We will continue to invest in new features and improvements there,' the company said. The Copilot app now supports scanning text directly into Word, tables into Excel, and more. Files saved to OneDrive through this feature will appear in the MyCreations section of the Copilot app. Users with access to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center can find more details under message ID MC1131064. Oppo Pad SE | Budget Android Tablet with Practical Features AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pixalate's July 2025 United Kingdom Publisher Rankings: Top Mobile ‘Gaming' Apps For Programmatic Advertising Traffic Quality in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store
According to Pixalate's July 2025 rankings, ' Number Games' is No. 1 on the Apple App Store, and 'Word Search Explorer' is at the top on the Google Play Store, within the 'Video Gaming' IAB app category in the United Kingdom (UK) London, Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pixalate, the leading ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform, today released the United Kingdom July 2025 Top Mobile Gaming Apps Rankings for Programmatic Advertising Traffic Quality on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. The report ranks mobile apps in the 'Video Gaming' IAB app category based on their programmatic advertising traffic quality, as measured by Pixalate's Publisher Trust Index (PTI). Pixalate has also released a United States (U.S.) version of the report. The Pixalate Publisher Trust Index is published monthly, highlighting the top apps based on Pixalate's proprietary technology and methodology. UK Mobile PTI Rankings: Top 'Gaming' Apps (July 2025) Apple App Store Number Games Zen Word - Relax Puzzle Game Zen Color - Color By Number Google Play Store Word Search Explorer Wordscapes Backgammon - Board Game Download the full rankings here. Pixalate uses its proprietary algorithms to measure quality metrics, including invalid traffic (IVT, including ad fraud), Made For Advertising (MFA) risk, brand safety, ad density, viewability, reach, and other metrics. The Publisher Trust Indexes include rankings for over 235 countries across four global regions ( North America, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM). They also provide breakdowns by 20+ different IAB taxonomy website categories. Pixalate's methodology can be found at Publisher Trust Index: Methodology. Pixalate's data science team analyzed over 13 billion global open programmatic ad impressions across over 600k Google Play Store and Apple App Store mobile apps in the 'Video Gaming' IAB category in July 2025 to compile this report. Download the Reports US Publisher Trust Index - Top Games UK Publisher Trust Index - Top Games About Pixalate Pixalate is a global platform specializing in privacy compliance, ad fraud prevention, and digital ad supply chain data intelligence. Founded in 2012, Pixalate is trusted by regulators, data researchers, advertisers, publishers, ad tech platforms, and financial analysts across the Connected TV (CTV), mobile app, and website ecosystems. Pixalate is accredited by the MRC for the detection and filtration of Sophisticated Invalid Traffic (SIVT). July 2025 United Kingdom Publisher Trust Index (PTI) reflects Pixalate's opinions with respect to factors that Pixalate believes may be useful to the digital media industry. Our reports and indexes examine programmatic advertising activity on mobile apps and Connected TV (CTV) apps. Any insights shared are grounded in Pixalate's proprietary technology and analytics, which Pixalate is continuously evaluating and updating. Any references to outside sources in the Indexes and herein should not be construed as endorsements. Pixalate's opinions are just that, opinions, which means that they are neither facts nor guarantees. This report is not intended to impugn the standing or reputation of any person, entity or app but, instead, to report findings and trends pertaining to the time period studied.. Per the MRC, ''Fraud' is not intended to represent fraud as defined in various laws, statutes and ordinances or as conventionally used in U.S. Court or other legal proceedings, but rather a custom definition strictly for advertising measurement purposes. Also per the MRC, ''Invalid Traffic' is defined generally as traffic that does not meet certain ad serving quality or completeness criteria, or otherwise does not represent legitimate ad traffic that should be included in measurement counts. Among the reasons why ad traffic may be deemed invalid is it is a result of non-human traffic (spiders, bots, etc.), or activity designed to produce fraudulent traffic.' CONTACT: Nina Talcott ntalcott@
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pixalate's July 2025 United Kingdom Publisher Rankings: Top Mobile ‘Gaming' Apps For Programmatic Advertising Traffic Quality in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store
According to Pixalate's July 2025 rankings, ' Number Games' is No. 1 on the Apple App Store, and 'Word Search Explorer' is at the top on the Google Play Store, within the 'Video Gaming' IAB app category in the United Kingdom (UK) London, Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pixalate, the leading ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform, today released the United Kingdom July 2025 Top Mobile Gaming Apps Rankings for Programmatic Advertising Traffic Quality on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. The report ranks mobile apps in the 'Video Gaming' IAB app category based on their programmatic advertising traffic quality, as measured by Pixalate's Publisher Trust Index (PTI). Pixalate has also released a United States (U.S.) version of the report. The Pixalate Publisher Trust Index is published monthly, highlighting the top apps based on Pixalate's proprietary technology and methodology. UK Mobile PTI Rankings: Top 'Gaming' Apps (July 2025) Apple App Store Number Games Zen Word - Relax Puzzle Game Zen Color - Color By Number Google Play Store Word Search Explorer Wordscapes Backgammon - Board Game Download the full rankings here. Pixalate uses its proprietary algorithms to measure quality metrics, including invalid traffic (IVT, including ad fraud), Made For Advertising (MFA) risk, brand safety, ad density, viewability, reach, and other metrics. The Publisher Trust Indexes include rankings for over 235 countries across four global regions ( North America, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM). They also provide breakdowns by 20+ different IAB taxonomy website categories. Pixalate's methodology can be found at Publisher Trust Index: Methodology. Pixalate's data science team analyzed over 13 billion global open programmatic ad impressions across over 600k Google Play Store and Apple App Store mobile apps in the 'Video Gaming' IAB category in July 2025 to compile this report. Download the Reports US Publisher Trust Index - Top Games UK Publisher Trust Index - Top Games About Pixalate Pixalate is a global platform specializing in privacy compliance, ad fraud prevention, and digital ad supply chain data intelligence. Founded in 2012, Pixalate is trusted by regulators, data researchers, advertisers, publishers, ad tech platforms, and financial analysts across the Connected TV (CTV), mobile app, and website ecosystems. Pixalate is accredited by the MRC for the detection and filtration of Sophisticated Invalid Traffic (SIVT). July 2025 United Kingdom Publisher Trust Index (PTI) reflects Pixalate's opinions with respect to factors that Pixalate believes may be useful to the digital media industry. Our reports and indexes examine programmatic advertising activity on mobile apps and Connected TV (CTV) apps. Any insights shared are grounded in Pixalate's proprietary technology and analytics, which Pixalate is continuously evaluating and updating. Any references to outside sources in the Indexes and herein should not be construed as endorsements. Pixalate's opinions are just that, opinions, which means that they are neither facts nor guarantees. This report is not intended to impugn the standing or reputation of any person, entity or app but, instead, to report findings and trends pertaining to the time period studied.. Per the MRC, ''Fraud' is not intended to represent fraud as defined in various laws, statutes and ordinances or as conventionally used in U.S. Court or other legal proceedings, but rather a custom definition strictly for advertising measurement purposes. Also per the MRC, ''Invalid Traffic' is defined generally as traffic that does not meet certain ad serving quality or completeness criteria, or otherwise does not represent legitimate ad traffic that should be included in measurement counts. Among the reasons why ad traffic may be deemed invalid is it is a result of non-human traffic (spiders, bots, etc.), or activity designed to produce fraudulent traffic.' CONTACT: Nina Talcott ntalcott@ while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Apple (AAPL) Gets $266 Price Target as App Store Growth Surges
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the . On August 4, Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $266.00 price target. The rating affirmation follows strong App Store performance data. The firm estimates that App Store is the largest category within Apple Services revenue. Sensor Tower data reveals how July 2025 Apple App Store spending grew 13% year-over-year, which is the fastest monthly year-over-year growth since November 2024. A young financial analyst working diligently at a desk with a laptop and multiple graphs displayed on the screen. The firm noted that this growth is in-line with the firm's estimate for AAPL F4Q25E Services revenue growth of +13% year-over-year. 'Notably, Apple App Store spending accelerated in the US (+13% v. +12% yoy in June 2025), despite concerns over user adoption of third-party payment options. We estimate App Store is the largest category within AAPL Services revenue, representing 25-20% of Services revenue.' Apple is a technology company known for its consumer electronics, software, and services. While we acknowledge the potential of AAPL as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 10 Must-Watch AI Stocks on Wall Street and . Disclosure: None. Sign in to access your portfolio
