It has been a while since we’ve seen an update to Noted, a handy and easy to use notepad and text editor for BlackBerry 10) . Similar to the memo pad application installed on legacy devices, Noted presents users with a convenient place to store all of their notes, to-do’s or anything else they wish to jot down in hurry.

A new version is now available in BlackBerry World, where it now stands at v.3.2.1.5, and is a relatively minor release. However, it brings with it a few new features and fixes that you can see below.

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There are times we receive a call or two (or more) from telemarketers or other callers that should just not get answered. One of the call blocking applications available in BlackBerry World is BlockIt, a headless application that allows users to block incoming calls from numbers in your address book, from your phone log, and those inputted manually.

BlockIt received a minor update this week bringing it to version 2.0 and it brings with a few new features users can take advantage of.

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Microsoft announced at the Game Developers Conference that it will add the ability for game developers to turn Xbox One retail consoles into test kits for apps made for the Windows 10 operating system sometime in the second half of 2015.

For those rocking the full Lumia Denim update on their PureView device ( Lumia 830, Lumia 930, Icon and Lumia 1520), you will want to head to the Store to grab the latest update to Lumia Camera 5.0.

6tag, the popular third-party Instagram Windows Phone app, was updated yet again today by its very talented, and very busy, creator Rudy Huyn. The new 4.0.4 version has a couple of new features, including the addition of a refresh button.

The Pebble smartwatch isn’t officially supported by BlackBerry themselves, but we do have a pretty awesome third party client in the form of Talk2Watch. The developer of Talk2Watch has an API available for developers to tap into it to bring their app notifications to your wrist.

One developer, Roger Leblanc, has made use of that tool and has brought a few apps to BlackBerry World already, his latest app is Hub2Watch. Hub2Watch brings all Hub accounts to your wrist. So, whichever accounts you have within the Hub, this app can notify of them.

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Microsoft, as well as Sony, got hit with some major denial of service (DDoS) attacks on its Xbox Live and PlayStation Network services during the holiday person of 2014. In a new interview, Microsoft’s Xbox head Phil Spencer says he has had talks with Sony, as well as Nintendo, on how to fight off similar attacks in the future.

Russian blog MSWin has posted an early review of the upcoming Spartan browser for Windows 10. Though it isn’t clear which build of Windows 10 the browser is from, the review does provide some screenshots of the browser in action, along with some UI and settings details we haven’t seen before.

Microsoft’s Office for Mac enhancements offer welcome changes for long-time Windows users.

If you’re a long-time Windows PC user considering a switch to Mac and you’re heavily invested in Microsoft Office, you may be concerned about whether all the features and functions you’re used to will still be there. Before now I’d say that you had to make a lot of adjustments. The change from Windows to Mac is easier than ever thanks to the new and improved Office for Mac 2016. I have important news for people worried about how they’ll get this new version of Office once it’s out, too. Read on for details!

On Thursday Microsoft revealed a downloadable preview version of Office for Mac 2016, the latest major revision to its office productivity software suite for Mac. It’s the first time that Office for Mac has gotten a major upgrade since in more than four years.

The release version won’t be out until the second half of the year, but the preview version is available right now. You don’t need to be an Office 365 user to get it, either — just visit the web site and download it.

The new version sports a new codebase that’s designed for today’s Macintoshes, with support for the Retina Displays you find on many MacBook Pros and the 5K iMac.

What’s more, functionality from Excel 2013 for Windows has been carried over to the Mac version, so if you’ve had a hard time getting your spreadsheets to work on the Mac, this may smooth things out.

Word and PowerPoint gain many improvements too. Outlook, Microsoft’s email client, and OneNote, Microsoft’s note-taking software (its answer to Evernote), are also included. The new version is better integrated with Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud services, which you get a free terabyte of storage on if you’re an Office 365 subscriber.

There are a few caveats: First, remember that this is preview software, so some features and functionality may be missing. Second, the preview will expire about 60 days from release (but Microsoft plans to continue to release preview builds, which will reset the clock, so stay on top of them with Office’s auto-update feature). Third, if you currently depend on Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, you can run this version alongside it without any difficulty.

Microsoft will release Office for Mac 2016 as a finished product some time in the second half of 2015, so you can experiment with this new version for a while before deciding whether to buy it.

If you’re an active Office 365 subscriber, you’ll get the newest versions of the Office apps for Mac as they’re released. Not interested in subscribing to Office 365? Don’t worry: Microsoft tells me they still plan to offer a perpetual license to Office for Mac 2016 as a one-time purchase, just as they do with Office for Mac 2011.