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App GuideXbox SmartGlass for iOS
These days, Microsoft gadgets and Apple gadgets can co-exist happily in the same household – and the companies know that. Hence Microsoft’s...
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BlogsMicrosoft turns Siri against Apple in surprisingly amusing new Windows 8 ad
After coming out swinging a few days back with a Surface ad that focused on Office, Microsoft has a new ad that confronts the iPad head-on. And here’s...
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FeaturesTen tech patents that should have been rejected
Welcome to the wacky world of tech patents – a place where you’ll find not just the crazy-sounding ideas that inhabit any category of patents...
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BlogsApple and the file system: skating to where the puck might go
Since the introduction of the Mac, Apple has waged a steadily escalating war against the file system. While the ability to organise files hierarchically...
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Blogs 1Microsoft wants a Windows 8 iTunes app, but Apple’s in no rush
For the past ten years, Apple’s iTunes has been the go-to music and video manager for Windows and Mac users. If you use a Windows RT tablet or...
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NewsEFF: Trust Twitter – but not Apple or Verizon – to protect your privacy
Verizon and MySpace scored a zero out of a possible six stars in a test of how far 18 technology service providers will go to protect user data from...
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NewsMotorola patent that banned Apple’s push mail in Germany may be invalid
A Motorola Mobility patent that was successfully used to force Apple to turn off its iCloud push email services for users in Germany last year could...
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NewsMicrosoft moves to optional two-factor authentication
Following similar initiatives by Apple, Google and Facebook, Microsoft is enabling two-factor authentication for its Microsoft Account service,...
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NewsMicrosoft exec talks mobile smack, trashes iOS as ‘boring,’ Android as ‘a mess’
Microsoft’s top executive for mobile phones took shots at both iOS and Android today, calling Apple’s operating system “boring” and claiming...
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NewsFacebook, Apple in talks over Facebook Home
After announcing Facebook Home for Android devices a fortnight ago, reports indicate Facebook is already in talks with Apple about an iOS version....
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BlogsWant Microsoft Office on iOS or Android? You may wait until 2014
Microsoft is making a big mistake. Assuming the leaked Office ‘Gemini’ roadmap is both legitimate and accurate, it appears that neither...
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NewsMobile browsing focus gives Apple an edge over Mozilla
The trend toward browsing from phones and tablets has helped some browser makers, dramatically in one case, but hurt others in the battle for usage...
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News 1Microsoft: No more support for you, Office for Mac 2008
Microsoft has reminded customers running Office for Mac 2008 that support for the suite ends next Tuesday. “Support for Office for Mac 2008 will...
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App GuideMs. ‘Splosion Man for iOS
In Twisted Pixel’s $3 Ms. ‘Splosion Man for iOS, you star as an explosive molecule that has come to life. She has the personality of a hyperactive...
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NewsGoogle puts pressure on Microsoft, launches Quickoffice for iPhone and Android
Google launched its Microsoft Office substitute, Quickoffice, for Apple’s iPhone, Android smartphones and Android tablets, fulfilling a promise...
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Blogs 2Apple fans: Microsoft is no longer the enemy
While I was visiting the Microsoft campus a few weeks ago in the US – in suburban Redmond, just across Lake Washington from my beloved Seattle –...
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NewsMicrosoft to cooperate with feds in bribery, kickback probe
Microsoft today said it would cooperate with federal regulators who are reportedly investigating claims that some of its business partners bribed...
