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10 ways Apple really has changed the (tech) world

Apple is both a creator of and a beacon for the technology future we now live in 10 ways Apple really has changed the (tech) world From the beginning, Apple liked to proclaim how it was inventing the future with products that would change the world. That visionary impulse often comes across as stubbornness, with […]

Microsoft scraps ‘Windows-first’ practice, puts Office on iPad before Surface

New CEO Satya Nadella comes out swinging on ‘cloud first, mobile first’ strategy As expected, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today hosted a press conference where the company unveiled Office for iPad, breaking with its past practice of protecting Windows by first launching software on its own operating system. CEO Satya Nadella expounded on Microsoft’s ‘cloud […]

Few use tablets to replace laptops

Workers still see value in laptops for running most critical apps, IDC survey says Many new tablets, including the new Kindle Fire HDX, are marketed as ways to create documents and other content for work-related tasks, instead of purely for home consumption of video and games. Even with the focus on workplace productivity, a new […]

Microsoft takes Outlook Web App native on iPhone, iPad

Microsoft takes Outlook Web App native on iPhone, iPad Just as with Office Mobile — the truncated Excel, PowerPoint and Word — OWA requires an Office 365 subscription Microsoft today launched Outlook Web App (OWA) for iOS, a “native” app that reprises — and amplifies — the in-browser OWA corporate workers have long used on […]

Microsoft Office 365 lands in US iPhone App Store

Office Mobile is only available for iPhone, iPad users can use Office Web Apps for now, Microsoft said Microsoft released a version of its office suite for iPhones in the U.S. that is only available for Office 365 subscribers. Microsoft released the Microsoft Office Mobile suite for iPhones Friday. The software is compatible with iPhone […]

Windows 8 Update: 50k apps now in Windows Store

Also: Windows RT gets dissed, iPads beware Windows 8 There are now more than 50,000 Windows 8-only applications available in the Windows Store, a big jump from when Windows 8 launched, but a far cry from what the company projected just before the launch. According to the website MetroStore Scanner, the store has 50,341 apps […]

Tablet smackdown: iPad vs Surface RT in the enterprise

IPads are already making their way into businesses via bring-your-own-device efforts with Microsoft Surface RT tablets hoping to follow suit as employees lobby for their favorite devices. But which one makes more sense from an IT perspective? Read Network World’s other tech arguments. The two products are roughly similar in price ($500), run touch-centric operating […]

Developers: Up with iOS, down with HTML5

A survey of developers shows that their interest is in iOS, while Android and Windows 8 get mixed reviews A just-released survey of more than 5,000 developers put another massive dent in in HTML5’s reputation as a development platform for mobile apps, locking in its reputation as one of the most overhyped technologies in years. […]

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