Microsoft's new free Office apps arrive on Android phones

Android smartphone owners can finally get their hands on Microsoft's new free suite of Office apps.

The company will begin rolling out the preview versions of Word, Excel and Powerpoint to Android users on Tuesday, the first time standalone Office apps have been available on Android smartphones. Previously, people were limited to the Microsoft Office Mobile app, which had a much more limited feature set.

The new touch-friendly apps closely resemble their iOS and Windows counterparts, with the ability to create, edit and share documents for free and more robust editing and sharing capabilities with support for Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, OneDrive and Sharepoint baked in. Read more...