The newest version of Google’s Chrome browser aims to allow websites to act more like native mobile apps by supporting push notifications from sites — even when the web page is… Read More
Microsoft’s apps and services will be integrated with the Android-based Cyanogen operating system, under a new strategic partnership announced by the companies this morning. Cyanogen, which has offices in Seattle and Palo… Read More
As expected, the European Commission announced formal charges today against Google, accusing the tech giant of abusing its position in the shopping search market and violating European antitrust law. In… Read More
We may be living in the 21st century, but we haven’t been able to shake the clutches of paper and whiteboards just yet. Try as we might, it’s nearly impossible… Read More
Google announced a new “Designed for Families” program today to make it easier for parents to pick out Android apps for their kids. The program is designed to offer a… Read More
Facebook thinks that mobile videos could be made better by committee, if a new app that the company released today is any indication. Called Riff, it’s a tool that allows iPhone… Read More
Apple has begun offering store credit to people who trade in their phones when switching to an iPhone. The company quietly changed its retail store information pages to say that… Read More
Samsung and Microsoft, which until recently were fighting it out in court, today deepened their business relationship — saying they will work together to bring Microsoft Office to Android in a much bigger… Read More
Cyanogen Inc., the Android OS-maker with offices in Palo Alto and Seattle, today announced an $80 million Series C funding round that was led by Premji Invest and included participation from… Read More
It’s the first week of Spring, and that means road trip season is right around the corner. Getting on the road can be costly, since gas prices are creeping back up… Read More
Amazon has made a habit out of giving away Android applications on its AppStore in massive bundles. The company is planning to take a slightly different tack going forward with… Read More
Amazon’s AppStore is turning four, and that means the company has another excuse to run one of its massive give-aways. The company is offering a selection of 34 apps (worth… Read More
Android users who want to make the switch to an iPhone may have an easier time of it soon. 9to5Mac reports that Apple plans to offer store credit for people… Read More
It’s Apple big wearable day, but Google wants to be heard, too. Just hours before Apple’s much-anticipated Apple Watch event, Google posted a new Android Wear video on YouTube. The… Read More
Microsoft filed suit against Kyocera this afternoon, alleging that the Japanese electronics company’s Android-based smartphones infringe on the Redmond company’s patents. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, seeks… Read More
Google will try its hand at providing cell phone service this year by partnering with existing wireless carriers. Sundar Pichai, the company’s senior vice president of Chrome and Android, revealed… Read More
Cyanogen Inc. is launching a new effort to take its Android-based operating system further beyond its hacker roots — posing a stronger challenge to Google in the mainstream Android smartphone market with a new Alcatel… Read More
Google is shaking up the way business is done on its Play Store marketplace for Android apps. The company revealed today that it will begin a limited test of “sponsored… Read More
Earlier this week, Softcard announced that Google purchased some of its assets and technology, and now the company is shutting down two of its apps. The company revealed in a posting… Read More
Google wants Android to play a bigger role in the enterprise, and it’s forging ahead with a new Android for Work program that brings together an ecosystem of partners to… Read More
Open the Garage bay doors, Redmond. For the second time since October, Microsoft has rolled out a fleet of cross-platform apps from its internal Microsoft Garage incubator. While some of the… Read More
Apple’s strong sales of iPhones during the fourth quarter of 2014 gave the company a greater piece of the worldwide smartphone market, according to new figures released today by… Read More
T-Mobile just launched a new update tracker tool that’s designed to alleviate some of the confusion that arises around when a software update will come to Android handsets. The system… Read More
Sharing a quick picture on social media can be a pain when you’re out and about. If I wanted to share an image on Twitter, I’d have to snap the… Read More
A report this week by the SamMobile news site, saying that Samsung will pre-install Microsoft apps on the upcoming Galaxy S6 smartphone, would be easy to dismiss as a crazy rumor.… Read More
Microsoft confirmed that it has acquired calendar app maker Sunrise today, after rumors of the deal surfaced last week. The terms of the deal aren’t clear, though Sunrise co-founders Pierre… Read More
Smartphone owners can rest a little bit easier when it comes to having their phones stolen, according to new data released today. In a joint press release, London Mayor Boris… Read More
Samsung and Microsoft say they have settled their lawsuit over a patent licensing agreement that required Samsung to pay Microsoft for its use of Android, based on Microsoft’s claims that Google’s… Read More
Microsoft Outlook is the standard desktop email client for many computer users, but until recently, the Redmond company didn’t have a top-notch, cross-platform Outlook app for accessing email on the… Read More
Investing in the stock market can be a daunting proposition: everyone knows you need a diversified portfolio, but how do you get one without turning to an investment banker? Acorns,… Read More