" Microsoft " launches a new application to turn a camera phone into a scanner

A company " Microsoft " Monday for a new application that allows users to transform their smartphones into
a mobile scanner .

She described the company's blog applications " Office " application " Office Linz " Office Lens that makes the new user as one who carries a scanner in his pocket .

"The Microsoft application that allows users to capture images for business cards, restaurant menus , and notes written on whiteboards and blackboards .

After capturing these images the application of the " Office of Linz " currently available only to users of the operating system " Windows Phone " , send the application directly to the registration and regulation of the notes , " One -Note " OneNote.

The advantage of the application in its ability to recognize text using the technique of " OCR characters " OCR, what adds to the experience of the user the ability to search within the text and edit pictures .

It provides " Office Linz " new users the ability to cut and improve the picture, as it is based upon the transfer of images to the application of the " One -Note " synchronize with all platforms via the cloud storage service " Drive One " of the " Microsoft ."

Users can system " Windows Phone 8" allotted for smartphones download the new application that comes only 1MB , the system of the store .

The company " Microsoft " announced Monday also allow for the application of " One -Note " for users of devices " Mac " is free , and for the first time .