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 …
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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 …
Microsoft’s Windows 8 rethink: Humiliating defeat or savvy maneuver?
Microsoft’s admission last week that it would need to make changes to its Windows 8 operating system to address a steeper-than-expected user learning curve has …
Inside the new Android: Google’s new mobile boss opens up about the future of Android
When Google announced that Chrome chief Sundar Pichai would also be taking over the company’s Android division from former Android boss Andy Rubin, speculation naturally …
Despite 100 million licenses sold, Windows 8 install base estimated at 59 million
Although Microsoft recently touted having sold 100 million Windows 8 licenses this week, careful observers noted that selling all those licenses doesn’t mean vendors have actually …
Facebook owns up to Home flaws, vows to push out quick fixes
It’s difficult to tell whether Facebook Home has been successful or not since it has been downloaded more than 1 million times so far but …
Microsoft exec hits back at Windows 8 bashing, says OS is not like ‘a can of soda’
Microsoft executive Frank Shaw is not happy with everyone who compared Windows 8 to New Coke this week. Shaw, who serves as Microsoft’s vice president …
Dekko unveils ‘real-world OS’ that augments reality for devices like Google Glass [video]
It might not be the next iPad, but there is no question that Google Glass is buzzing right now. Google’s connected eyewear has set the …
Microsoft yanks bizarre ‘training camp’ ads that compare Windows 8 to watermelons [video] [updated]
The good news for Microsoft: It seems to realize that Gap-style dance routines are no longer the best way to sell computers. The bad news: …
Messaging apps’ bold new plan: Cut deals to be preloaded onto phones
A few weeks ago, Nokia launched a WhatsApp phone that featured a special button that gives direct access to the messaging app. Now Path has …
Windows 8 marketing fiasco deemed even worse than ‘New Coke’
With the Windows Blue update on the way, analysts have already started writing obituaries for Windows 8, the operating system that proved to be immensely …
Microsoft sings the Blues
Windows Blue is hardly a secret at this point, but Microsoft finally confirmed that it is prepping an update to its Windows 8 operating system …
Lord help us: Reddit gets a Google Glass app
If you thought Google Glass was a major potential distraction before, just wait until Glass users start spending hours getting cute cat pictures projected onto …
Android is now dominated by messaging apps
Perhaps the most fascinating trend in App Annie’s new March statistics is the transformation of the Google Play Android app store into a messaging app distributor. …
OS X 10.9 to debut at WWDC with ‘core features’ from iOS
Apple’s next-generation OS X 10.9 software is obviously launching this year, and a new report claims to reveal several details about the upcoming OS that …
Apple in talks with Nuance to bring Swype to iOS
Swype, the popular Android typing application owned by Nuance, may be making its way to the iPhone in some form. In a Reddit Ask Me Anything …
After solid debut, Facebook Home has been rapidly sinking in Google Play charts
Facebook Home may have been downloaded more than 500,000 times in its first week but new research from BTIG suggests that it could take significantly …
Activist investor starts whipping Microsoft into shape, demands Office for iOS, Android
When hedge fund ValueAct announced it had taken a $2 billion stake in Microsoft earlier this week, questions arose about what changes the activist investor …
Amazon reportedly buys Evi, a Siri-like voice assistant app
Amazon apparently isn’t willing to let Apple and Google hog the market for voice-enabled personal assistants. Unnamed sources have told TechCrunch that Amazon has purchased …
Microsoft told to bring back Start button as ‘a sign that it listens to its customers’
While Windows 8 has a lot going for it, it’s also proven to be a very polarizing operating system that many users have criticized for …
Forget Windows 8.1: How to get its two best features right now, for free
Windows 8 hasn’t exactly been the huge boost PC vendors were looking for to reinvigorate the slumping PC market. In fact, a few reports suggest …
