May 13, 2014, 9:05 AM Apple readying split-screen multitasking on iPad to compete with Microsoft’s Surface People who are interested in using multiple apps at once on their iPad could soon be in luck. Apple is… Read More
May 13, 2014, 8:31 AM Xbox Live Gold membership no longer needed for Netflix, Hulu, other apps There’s good news today for Xbox owners that have wanted to use apps like Netflix and Hulu, but avoided paying… Read More
May 12, 2014, 2:52 PM Office for iPad reaches 27M downloads in 6 weeks Microsoft announced at its TechEd conference today that its Office for iPad apps have been downloaded more than 27 million… Read More
May 12, 2014, 1:47 PM Microsoft reportedly prepping music locker for Xbox Music Xbox Music users who want to have their hard-to-find music available on the go may be in luck. LiveSino has… Read More
May 12, 2014, 1:04 PM Apple aims to increase online sales with faster returns Customers who shop at Apple’s online store will have an easier time getting their money back, starting today. The Cupertino-based… Read More
May 12, 2014, 10:03 AM Microsoft’s Visual Studio meets Android and iOS with Apache Cordova integration As a part of its TechEd conference in Houston, Texas today, Microsoft announced an update to its Visual Studio development… Read More
May 8, 2014, 3:57 PM Apple reportedly planning to buy Beats for $3.2B Apple is planning on buying Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion, according to reports from Bloomberg and the Financial Times. Beats, which… Read More
May 7, 2014, 3:55 PM Apple snatches tablet satisfaction crown back from Samsung in new survey Consumer research firm J.D. Power and Associates announced today that the iPad is once again at the top of its… Read More
May 7, 2014, 12:12 PM Tech Moves: Porch poaches engineering lead Nakhuda from Amazon; Apple’s PR chief retires; Twilio taps director; and more —Seattle home improvement startup Porch has hired Daryn Nakhuda to be its director of growth engineering. Nakhuda will be charged with… Read More
May 7, 2014, 9:16 AM Surprise! The second-largest retailer after Amazon is not what you’d expect Nope, it’s not Macy’s or Walmart. Apple is the second-largest U.S. online retailer after Amazon, with more than $18.3 billion… Read More
May 2, 2014, 4:04 PM Android widens lead in U.S. smartphone market as BlackBerry continues to slip After the buying extravaganza that took place over the holidays, the U.S. smartphone market has largely reached a quiet equilibrium while… Read More
Apr 29, 2014, 10:12 AM Microsoft adds printing to Office for iPad in first update to popular tablet apps Microsoft has added one of the key features that was missing from its initial release of Office for iPad. Now, users… Read More
Apr 29, 2014, 8:46 AM Apple cuts price and boosts speed of MacBook Air Apple’s ultrathin MacBook Air line just got cheaper and faster. The company announced today that it’s cutting the price of… Read More
Apr 28, 2014, 11:58 AM Amazon draws ire of comics fans after Comixology strips purchasing from iOS app New versions of the Comixology digital comics apps for iOS are causing an uproar among comics fans, by removing the ability… Read More
Apr 24, 2014, 10:38 AM eBay refreshes mobile apps and homepage to tell stories, create community EBay is rolling out of a mobile update and is refreshing one of its online experiences today in hopes of creating a customer experience… Read More
Apr 24, 2014, 9:57 AM Apple plans to triple number of stores in next 2 years People waiting for an Apple Store to come to their city may be in luck. Apple CEO Tim Cook said… Read More
Apr 23, 2014, 4:01 PM Apple CEO: Microsoft should’ve shipped Office for iPad long ago Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks that Microsoft should have shipped Office for the iPad long before this past quarter. “I… Read More
Apr 23, 2014, 1:36 PM Apple smashes estimates with revenue of $45.6 billion, earnings of $11.62 per share Apple reported today that it brought in $45.6 billion in revenue during the second quarter of its fiscal year, up… Read More
Apr 23, 2014, 12:49 PM Watch out, Amazon: Siri for Apple TV is coming, according to iOS source code It looks like Amazon soon might not be the only company with a set-top box capable of voice search. According… Read More
Apr 22, 2014, 3:59 PM Analysts project flat March quarter financials from Apple Apple is going to announce its quarterly earnings tomorrow, and investors are skeptically watching the company to see what’s new. Last… Read More
Apr 22, 2014, 2:07 PM Apple offers everyone a way to get on the cutting edge with new OS X beta program Apple has decided to offer interested users the chance to try out beta versions of OS X through a new… Read More
Apr 22, 2014, 1:33 PM Apple smashes a few bugs with new iOS 7.1.1 update Apple launched a new update for users of iOS devices today that’s designed to squash a few bugs still lingering… Read More
Apr 21, 2014, 10:55 AM Apple, Google — and now Amazon — offer game publishers top app store placement for exclusivity Video game publishers are no strangers to signing exclusive deals with platforms, and now that practice is becoming apparent in the… Read More
Apr 15, 2014, 12:09 PM Amazon warms up its voice as smartphone launch nears, with help from past deals Now that Amazon has rolled out two back-to-back hardware products with voice recognition software, we can expect more as the… Read More
Apr 11, 2014, 9:56 AM Intellectual Ventures gets investment from Microsoft while Apple stays away Microsoft — but not Apple — has agreed to invest in Intellectual Ventures (IV), the patent holding firm and technology… Read More
Apr 9, 2014, 11:37 AM Microsoft vs. Apple: Watch Cortana destroy Siri on the Arsenio Hall Show Apparently, Cortana has some serious swag — at least that’s what we found out while watching the Arsenio Hall Show… Read More
Apr 8, 2014, 1:54 PM Office for iPad: Subscriptions, Dropbox and more tidbits from today’s Reddit AMA Microsoft’s Office for iPad team grabbed some mimosas and pastries this morning and sat down for an “Ask Me Anything”… Read More
Apr 8, 2014, 12:19 PM Does it matter that HTC’s marketing budget is just 20 percent of Samsung’s? Smartphone critics often say that HTC builds the best Android phones, and then blame the company’s lean marketing budget for… Read More
Apr 8, 2014, 11:48 AM Tech Moves: Apple poaches Amazon A9 VP to head up search products, Modumetal names CFO, and more —Benoit Dupin, previously Vice President of Search Technology for Amazon A9, has left the company to go work for Apple. His… Read More
Apr 7, 2014, 1:02 PM HTC revenues stuck on hold in first quarter as consumers waited for flagship phone HTC’s new flagship phone announced late last month has only hurt the company financially, at least so far. The Taiwanese… Read More
