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Microsoft to Conquer iOS with Office 365
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 10:01am | 360Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has nearly confirmed that it will bring a version of Office to iOS and Android devices in 2013. Tentatively referred to as Office Mobile, the introductory product will allow users to view documents created with Word, Excel or PowerPoint. To edit those documents, users will...
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Microsoft's Xbox Tablet to Take on Apple, Sony and Nintendo
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 2:18pm | 1114Read More...From the late '80s through 2010, Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) all but owned the handheld video game market. Sony (NYSE: SNE) emerged as a second-place contender when it introduced the PlayStation Portable in 2005. Meanwhile, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the new kid on the block -- the threat that no one saw...
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Smartphones Now Used by One Billion Consumers
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 9:02am | 469Read More...Roughly 16 years after the format was introduced, smartphones are now being used by more than one billion individuals worldwide. First popularized by Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), which created the BlackBerry line of devices, smartphones attracted worldwide attention after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL...
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Nokia Rejects Android, Reaffirms Windows Phone 8 Support
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - 9:02am | 567Read More...Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has reaffirmed its support for Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) upcoming mobile operating system. In an interview with Reuters UK (via CNET) and other reporters, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said that he does not "think about rewinding the clock and thinking about competing elsewhere." "In...
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Will AT&T's New Strategy be the End of Nokia?
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 8:44am | 530Read More...AT&T (NYSE: T) has a new strategy for Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) latest and most popular phones: it has decided to carry and promote Android and iOS models instead. While there have been reports that AT&T, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and other carriers dislike the iPhone, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) flagship...
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Nokia Adds Daily Deals with Groupon Integration
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 8:57am | 507Read More...Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has announced that it will add Groupon Now! (NASDAQ: GRPN) deals to its Maps application. The new feature, which is currently being integrated in the United States, (Groupon Now!'s geographical limitations prevent it from going elsewhere), will allow users to quickly access local...
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Is Samsung Leaving Android for Windows Phone 8?
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 1:57pm | 473Read More...Samsung is planning to release two Windows Phone 8 devices in 2012, signaling the end of a near-exclusive relationship with Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android platform. According to The Verge, information on the new devices came from court documents that were submitted as part of the ongoing battle...
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Apple's Mountain Lion OS X Update Sells Three Million in Four Days
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 1:12pm | 199Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has achieved "better than expected" sales from Mountain Lion, the latest update to the company's flagship operating system. According to The Wall Street Journal, this is Apple's most successful OS release yet. "Those are good numbers from an operating system," Rob Enderle, an...
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Windows 8 Could Flop with Enterprise Users
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 1:57pm | 451Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) might have to rely on techies and affluent consumers to sell software upgrades and Windows 8 PCs and tablets in the coming year. According to DigiTimes, global enterprise users at small- and medium-sized firms are unlikely to upgrade when Windows 8 is released. In order to...
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Research in Motion vs. Shareholders: The Final Showdown
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 1:18pm | 779Read More...Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is expected to discuss its future plans tomorrow during the company's annual shareholders meeting in Waterloo, Ontario. Over the past several months, Research in Motion has gained a lot of attention for announcing multiple delays of its long-awaited mobile OS...
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Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 Targets Apple's iOS, Google's Android
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 2:02pm | 508Read More...With new features and the promise of a shared core, Windows Phone 8 is Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) latest attempt at dominating the smartphone market. Currently, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) maintain a near duopoly, with only a handful of phones running Windows Phone 7. Microsoft...
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Facebook's Biggest Threat to Apple, Samsung and Twitter is…
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 10:54am | 467Read More...More than 50% of smartphone users do something every hour that could impact the future of tech manufacturers and social media sites everywhere. They communicate with Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). That's according to Sandvine's chief executive, Dave Caputo. "We are finding that 50-percent of smart phones...
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Would You Sell Apple Before it Goes to $1,000?
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 1:55pm | 508Read More...One top-ranking Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) exec did just that, parting ways with 95% of his shares. Scott Forstall, the senior VP of Apple's iOS software division, has sold more than 64,000 shares of Apple stock, earning nearly $39 million in the process. Considering the many rumors that Apple will go...
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Will Google Overthrow the iPad 3 Launch?
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 12:20pm | 1075Read More...Google wants to destroy the iPad 3. But will the dot-com giant attempt to stifle the success of Apple's next tablet? In just seven days, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will announce, present and hype the third iteration of its popular tablet. The media has been running crazy with rumors we hope are true and...
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Who Killed Zynga, Facebook Gaming?
Friday, February 24, 2012 - 5:17pm | 1011Read More...As Zynga loses players, Facebook is losing gamers. Who's responsible for their decline? IHS (NYSE: IHS) has released a new Screen Digest Media Research Insight report (via Forbes) regarding Facebook's gaming platform. The results are anything but positive; IHS said that after two years of growth...
