Microsoft says adapting to Windows 8 takes at most two weeks
Windows 8 obviously takes some getting used to — and trying it for the first time after slugging down tequila is obviously a bad idea …
Apps & Software
Google Maps becomes No.1 iPhone app in hours… after Nokia Maps slips out of top 1000
It is not a big surprise that Google (GOOG) Maps became the top free app on iPhone in a matter of hours. But it is …
Welcome back, Google Maps [hands-on]
That’s right, iPhone owners — you can finally drop Apple’s (AAPL) awful iOS Maps application in the junk folder on your last app page. Google (GOOG) …
New app brings Google Now functionality to the iPhone
2012 was a huge year for the smartphone industry and while a number of exciting new devices and services were introduced over the past 12 …
Apple’s plan to improve its Maps application may include buying TomTom
What better way to quickly improve Apple (AAPL) Maps than by buying a company that’s already built a popular mobile navigation platform? Bloomberg reports that Rabobank International …
Google says it won’t build apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone until people start using them
In what can be considered a major dig at Microsoft (MSFT), Clay Bavor, product management director at Google (GOOG) Apps told V3 that the company is not bringing native …
Apple fixes potentially deadly Maps error, but countless others may remain
It can’t be said enough times: iPhone users who rely on Apple (AAPL) Maps do so at their own peril. Jacqui Cheng at Ars Technica notes that …
RIM’s ‘really cool’ BlackBerry 10 SDKs go gold
It’s been an agonizing wait for RIM (RIMM) fans, but the launch of BlackBerry 10 is getting tantalizingly close to becoming a reality. RIM announced …
How a sewer repair specialist is working to bring webOS back from the grave
webOS is a lot like Peter Pan’s Tinkerbell: If enough people believe in it, it could really come back from the dead. Technology Review this …
Google Now may soon be headed to PCs
As we’ve noted before, Google’s (GOOG) new voice-enabled personal assistant Google Now is one of the coolest new features on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and …
New leaks suggest Microsoft Office for iOS could launch soon
The rumors about Microsoft (MSFT) developing an Office Mobile application for the iPhone and the iPad are starting to bear fruit. Via MacRumors, French blog …
Apple’s iOS Maps app is so bad it can kill you, Australian police warn [updated]
Apple’s (AAPL) iOS Maps application is terrible. We all know it. The service is so bad that CEO Tim Cook issued a public apology shortly …
Windows 8: A ‘Christmas gift for someone you hate’
Microsoft (MSFT) is no stranger to criticism these days, and the company’s new Windows 8 platform is once again the target of a scathing review …
25 mobile app developers haul in half of all mobile app revenues
Sorry, startup app developers: Your chances of becoming rich overnight are pretty low. Research firm Canalys has come out with a new report showing that …
Google updates Gmail for iOS to support multiple accounts, deliver autocomplete suggestions
Just one day after providing a major update for its Android Gmail app, Google (GOOG) has delivered a much-needed revamp to its iOS Gmail app, …
Google unleashes new Android Gmail app update with pinch-to-zoom capabilities
The wait is over for Android users who want pinch-to-zoom capabilities for their mobile Gmail apps. Android Police reports that Google (GOOG) has released its …
Apple seeds its third beta of iOS 6.1 to developers
iOS developers got a nice little treat on Monday when Apple (AAPL) let them know that the third beta for iOS 6.1 was ready for …
iTunes 11 now available for OS X and Windows
With just one day to spare, Apple (AAPL) on Thursday released the latest version of its popular media hub, iTunes. Announced this past September and …
WebOS raised from the dead again, this time as an Android app [video]
Vampires, werewolves and zombies should all be envious of webOS’s resilience. Engadget reports that Phoenix International Communications, a team of volunteers and apparent webOS enthusiasts, have …
Microsoft reportedly preps ‘Windows Blue’ update for 2013 in shift to annual OS updates
In yet another move that shows it wants to be more like Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) will reportedly move towards yearly Windows release according to sources from The Verge and ZDNet. Microsoft’s next …
Adblock Plus for Android rids mobile ads from all your apps and web browsing
Adblock Plus, one of the greatest Internet browser plugins ever created, is finally available to purge Android smartphones and tablets of mobile advertisements once and for …
Google increases Gmail attachments to 10GB with Google Drive integration
Have you ever wanted to send a file attachment in Gmail that’s larger than the 25MB limit? Google (GOOG) has heard your cry and is …
Bloatware is still very much alive in Windows 8
OEMs just can’t help themselves. For years, one of the most annoying aspects of PCs has been that OEMs have clogged up their machines with …
Former Apple engineer: Everything Apple does involving the Internet is a mess
Apple (AAPL) excels when it comes to product design, interface design, marketing and in a number of other areas but when Web services come into …
Apple tells music labels to prepare for iTunes 11 release ‘within the next days’
In recent years Apple’s (AAPL) do-it-all iTunes has become more bloated than a stuffed turkey. The completely overhauled iTunes 11 was first announced at the iPhone …
Highly respected expert deems Windows 8 ‘weak on tablets, terrible for PCs’
Microsoft’s (MSFT) new desktop and tablet platform is not off to a good start. Windows 8 and Windows RT have been criticized by PC manufacturers, …
TeleNav adds voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation to its Scout iPhone app
TeleNav is making a push to become the go-to mobile GPS application for mapping and navigation against stiff competition from Google (GOOG) and Nokia (NOK). …
Early Windows 8 mockups show Microsoft planned to dump Start menu back in 2010
Unlike the KIN phones where Microsoft (MSFT) clearly had no idea what it was doing from development to launch, the company did have a clear vision for what …
iPhoto, iMovie and other ‘Apple Inc’ apps appear in Android app store
Following Apple’s (AAPL) recent change of heart regarding its “thermonuclear war” with Android vendor HTC (2498), the company may be taking a softer stance on …
Nokia’s maps app soars from No.101 to No.32 in iOS App Store in just 15 minutes
Nokia (NOK) managed to get its HERE Maps app to Apple’s App Store about 3-4 weeks faster than had been expected. This means it beats …
