Microsoft’s big Windows 8 problem: Touch not seen as important for PCs
In developing Windows 8, Microsoft made a big bet that adding touch capabilities to personal computers would help revive an industry that was getting eaten …
Apps & Software
Windows 8.1 looks to follow Android’s playbook for tracking users
Although Google has a seedy reputation for collecting exhaustive amounts of its users’ data to deliver targeted advertisements, it looks like Microsoft is planning to …
Microsoft’s Windows Store passes 100,000 apps
Microsoft hit an important milestone on Tuesday as it passed 100,000 Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT apps available on its Windows Store. …
Reeder adds Feedly support following Google Reader’s demise
We don’t cover many apps here on BGR and we certainly don’t cover app updates, but the recent demise of Google Reader seems to warrant …
Windows 8 now finally more popular than Vista
Slowly but surely, Windows 8 is making its mark. The latest numbers from Net Applications show that Windows 8 is now being used on 5.1% of …
GV Mobile + 3 launches for iPhone – and we have free promo codes to give away
Hands down the best Google Voice experience on the iPhone has been Sean Kovacs’ GV Mobile + app, and now he’s back with a brand new version. …
Microsoft speeds Office update cycle to just three weeks
The days when Microsoft would wait a whopping three years to push out big changes to its Office productivity software have come to an end. …
Siri inventors now developing the intelligent assistant of the future
SRI International, creator of Apple’s voice assistant Siri, is hard at work on a new intelligent assistant known as “Bright” that could one day know …
In the fight to win over Windows haters, Windows 8.1’s new Start button is probably useless
There is no question that the weirdest thing about Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 debut on Wednesday was the Start button. It’s not weird that Microsoft would …
TRYPTpic is the greatest Instagram companion app on the planet
The recent addition of video to the popular Instagram photo-sharing app opened up a whole new world for users looking for new ways to share content. …
AP: Windows 8.1 fails at its mission
Microsoft’s new Windows 8.1 update has one mission and one mission alone: Get users who were critical of Windows 8 and fearful of switching to …
The coolest Windows 8.1 feature: Native support for 3D printing
Forget the Start button or the ability to boot up to desktop mode — Windows 8.1 has a much cooler feature than either of those …
Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 preview now available as free download
Microsoft on Wednesday kicked off its annual Build developer conference by making a free preview version of its brand new Windows 8.1 operating system available to …
iOS 7 might be more innovative than we think
When I took an in-depth look at iOS 7 earlier this week, I found plenty to be excited about in Apple’s upcoming overhauled mobile software. …
‘Portraits of failure’: Apple Maps glitches as art
Apple hates Google. While there have been some huge advancements spawned from that hatred — fierce competition between the two companies spurs innovation — there …
How to get a risk-free virtual preview of iOS 7
While you may be tempted to install the recently released beta version of iOS 7, you may also be worried that it could brick your …
Nuance’s Dragon Mobile Assistant adds voice-enabled email, intelligent Driver Mode
Nuance has been steadily adding new capabilities to its Dragon Mobile Assistant application to help it compete with services such as Siri and Google Now, …
Despite concessions to desktop users, Windows 8.1 will be tailored to tablets
Yes, Windows users will get some variation of the Start button back with Windows 8.1, but that doesn’t mean Microsoft’s big update to Windows 8 …
Microsoft doling out up to $100,000 for Windows Phone apps
As BlackBerry and Microsoft scramble to catch up with iOS and Android’s hold on app developers’ attention, it’s become clear that Microsoft has a distinct …
OS X Mavericks compatible with all Macs capable of running Mountain Lion
Apple on Monday unveiled OS X 10.9 Mavericks during its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. The company’s latest OS X operating system brings improved support for …
Apple’s plan to wean iPhone users off Google apps seems to have backfired
The reason that Apple has invested a good deal of resources into creating its own iOS Maps application is pretty straightforward: It wasn’t to control, …
Apple at last unveils its Pandora-killing iTunes Radio
After months of contract negotiations with record labels, Apple has finally announced its Pandora-killing music app called iTunes Radio. The new music service will be …
Apple announces OS X Mavericks
Apple on Monday unveiled the newest version of its Mac operating system, which it’s dubbed OS X Mavericks. The new OS features new tabs for …
This is the coolest Wikipedia app on the planet
According to Google’s DoubleClick ad planner, Wikipedia is the sixth largest website in the world with approximately 410 million monthly unique visitors. Founded in 2001, …
Video: Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 Start button likely won’t stop the Windows 8 hate
The moment many Windows fans have been waiting for has arrived — sort of. We now have a video of Windows 8.1’s new Start button …
Apple releases OS X 10.8.4 with fixes for Wi-Fi, Exchange
Apple on Monday released OS X 10.8.4, the latest version of its desktop operating system that the company says will deliver improvements to enterprise Wi-Fi …
This is what’s behind the App Store’s stalled download volumes
The new Fiksu report on Apple’s App Store has a fascinating nugget about its daily download volume, which in April ticked up to 5.61 million app …
Here’s how Microsoft hopes to reignite interest in Windows
As we learned on Wednesday, Microsoft will indeed be bringing back the Start button for Windows 8.1. But Engadget, which has posted a lengthy preview …
First leaked Windows 8.1 screenshot clearly shows new Start button
Start button fans, rejoice: Microsoft really seems to have heard your pleas. In addition to the new information we learned today about how Microsoft might …
New details emerge on how the Start button might work in Windows 8.1
The most-clamored-for feature in the upcoming Windows 8.1 release is undoubtably the return of the Start button, the longtime hub of the Windows experience that …
