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 …
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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 …
Facial recognition coming soon to Google Glass
Anyone who already thinks Google Glass is “creepy” will certainly not be pleased to learn that Google’s digital headset may soon have the ability to …
Microsoft and Google partner to bring YouTube app back to Windows Phone
Both Google and Microsoft think it’d be a shame to deny Windows Phone users the glory of Keyboard Cat videos, which is why the two …
Android 4.3 leaks, shows only minor changes to Jelly Bean
Google was rumored to debut a new version of Android earlier this month at its I/O Developers Conference. The event has come and gone, however, …
Jony Ive’s iOS 7 redesign described as ‘black, white, and flat all over’
We’ve known for a while that Apple design guru Jony Ive would be bringing his own distinctive stamp to iOS 7 and now we’re getting …
Video: Microsoft takes a page from Samsung’s Apple-bashing playbook in new ad
Samsung’s smartphone commercials didn’t really begin to generate any buzz until the company took aim at Apple and started to mock its products and users. …
Look out, Siri – IBM’s Watson coming soon to smartphones
IBM spoke of shrinking its intelligent supercomputer Watson down to smartphone size last summer, and now it appears that the company is getting close to …
Microsoft uses Google CEO’s own words against him in YouTube app battle
Microsoft doesn’t want to hear Google CEO Larry Page get on his high horse about the need for less negativity and more cooperation in the …
Google unveils Hangouts unified messaging service
Google on Wednesday took the wraps off its new Hangouts unified messaging service aimed at pulling together all Google messaging services including Google Talk, Google+ Hangouts and …
Google announces new music streaming service over Google Play
At Google I/O on Wednesday, Google announced a new music streaming service aimed at rivaling Spotify and Pandora that will be run over its Google …
The best sign yet for Windows 8.1: Microsoft is making it a free upgrade
As someone who admires the innovations that Microsoft made with Windows 8 while at the same time recognizing the platform’s glaring flaws, I’ve found it …
