Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 for Office 2011 for Mac. And no, Arabic support was not added. The update includes security and stability fixes in addition to adding some features (read more at TMO). To download the update visit Office for Mac’s download page. You can find the author of this post on twitter: @khaled. Arabic version of this ...

Apple has updated their iPad suite of iWork Apps, these include: Pages, Keynote and Numbers. Each one cost $9.99 on the App Store. Pages 1.3, Numbers 1.3 and Keynote 1.3 adds support for printing using AirPrint which was added in iOS 4.2. Continue reading to see what’s included in this update:

Microsoft has released Messenger for Mac 8, Microsoft’s instant messaging client for the Mac. From Microsoft’s site: Messenger for Mac 8 provides real-time collaboration between Mac users and their Messenger friends, whether those friends are using Messenger on a PC, phone, through Hotmail, or on another Mac. You can use instant messaging, audio, and video calls to communicate with your ...

Apple has updated their iPad suite of iWork Apps, these include: Pages, Keynote and Numbers. Each one cost $9.99 on the App Store. The update’s main features include support for MobileMe iDisk or WebDAV file transfer and Microsoft Office file export (doc, ppt, xls). Continue reading to see what’s included in this update:

Microsoft has announced on their website that they will not support Arabic in Office for Mac 2011 because “there will not be full right-to-left support for languages such as Arabic and Hebrew. We understand that some of our customers need support for RTL languages, and we’ll continue to prioritize our language support based on market opportunity and technical complexity. At ...

The following is a press release by Microsoft Middle East regarding the release of Microsoft Office for Mac 2011. Beginning of press release: Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, the next version of the leading productivity suite for the Mac, will be available in more than 100 countries around the world at the end of October. The suite will come in ...

Actually it’s still bad. It looks like our efforts to urge Microsoft to support Arabic has paid off. According to this screenshot taken by Rami, Office for Mac 2011 will support Arabic. Arabic version of this post on SaudiMac Arabic Edition. Please follow SaudiMac on Twitter and add SaudiMac on Facebook.

Looks like analyst Trip Chowdhry was completely wrong when he said that Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer will attend the WWDC Keynote. According to The Loop, Microsoft denied that in a Twitter message posted on their official Twitter account: @microsoft. ” Steve Ballmer not speaking at Apple Dev Conf. Nor appearing on Dancing with the Stars. Nor riding in the Belmont. ...

Update on April 28th: I got the chance to try Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 beta 2. I discovered the following: Arabic letters do not render properly in Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 (first picture). However it works find in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel (next 3 screen-shots). Update: According to Apple-wd Word does support Arabic. Remember that this is ...

Microsoft announced Office for Mac 2011 at Macworld 2010 earlier this month. Arabic/Hebrew RTL/BiDi language support is still missing. The admins at the Office for Mac Facebook page responded to my question regarding Arabic support. Their response was “This is the sort of passion we love to see! And please, please, please…have your friends send requests to this form so ...