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iOS

Android tops iOS in push notification engagement, Urban Airship finds

Android users are more than twice as likely as iOS users to open an app after receiving a push notification, according… Read More

New forecast: Windows Phone market share will still be single digits in four years

Windows Phone’s worldwide market share will rise over the next five years, but only slightly, market research firm IDC says… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana to launch on Android and iPhone, expanding beyond Windows for first time

Microsoft’s Cortana virtual assistant will expand to iPhone and Android as part of a broader effort by the company to help users… Read More

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference coming to San Francisco June 8-12

San Francisco’s Moscone West convention center will be the “epicenter of change” for Apple developers from June 8-12 this year.… Read More

Apple opens up iOS beta program for the first time

People who want to get a sneak peek at updates to iOS now have a new path to do so… Read More

Gear up for the Apple Watch with iOS 8.2, out now

Apple just released a big update to its mobile operating system in preparation for the launch of the Apple Watch… Read More

Amazon is bringing its original video games to Apple’s iPad and iPhone

Amazon announced today that several of the original video game titles developed by its in-house gaming studio will be available… Read More

Apple reportedly planning open beta for next major iOS release

Consumers who want to be on the bleeding edge of Apple’s software updates may have some good news coming later this… Read More

Microsoft confirms acquisition of calendar app maker Sunrise

Microsoft confirmed that it has acquired calendar app maker Sunrise today, after rumors of the deal surfaced last week. The… Read More

Apple’s next iOS update may be focused more on performance than new features

The next version of Apple’s mobile operating system will be more focused on improving stability of the user experience on… Read More

Microsoft expands its email offerings on iOS and Android with new Outlook app

iOS and Android users who really love Outlook are in luck today: Microsoft launched a new app bearing the name… Read More

iOS 8.1.3 reduces amount of space needed for software updates

Apple just released an update for all iOS 8 users today that brings a set of fixes for bugs that… Read More

Apple launches new privacy-oriented ‘Games for Kids’ section

Parents concerned that their kids’ iOS games could be tracking their behavior have a new tool to find good content.… Read More

Facebook’s anonymous Rooms app gives users a new way to explore

Rooms, the iPhone app from Facebook that lets users of the social network chat anonymously with other people who share their interests,… Read More

Microsoft buys app testing platform HockeyApp, boosting its mobile development cred

Microsoft has acquired HockeyApp, a developer tools platform that allows people to manage beta testing and analytics for apps running on… Read More

Can the iPad conquer the enterprise? Apple, IBM unveil first industry apps

Microsoft, not Apple, has long been the mainstay of business computing, but Apple is aiming to change that through its partnership with… Read More

Missing ringtones on your iPhone? Apple’s new iOS update should fix that…maybe

People who have been missing ringtones purchased through the iTunes Store on their iPhone or iPad since the launch of… Read More

Facebook spins off standalone Groups app to keep users in touch with their interests

  In its ongoing quest to spin off apps for different functions, Facebook today unveiled Groups, a new standalone app… Read More

Apple launches iOS 8.1.1 to improve performance on older devices

Owners of the iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and 5th generation iPod Touch have good news coming their way, thanks to… Read More

Freaked out about the new iPhone vulnerability? Don’t worry, but be cautious

There’s a lot of discussion happening right now about a newly-disclosed iOS vulnerability called Masque Attack, and everyone seems to… Read More

App of the Week: PhotoMath makes algebra a snap

Back when I was taking math classes, the bane of my existence was always the one homework question that I… Read More

Microsoft Band Diary: SportsCenter, Starbucks and, yes, exercise

I was running errands this weekend when my wrist buzzed with a SportsCenter alert, telling me that the University of Washington… Read More

Microsoft adds new features to OneNote for Mac, iOS

Microsoft has updated its versions of OneNote on Apple’s mobile and desktop platforms today with a few new features designed… Read More

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Google, Apple, Microsoft: Propelled, and trapped, by their brands

Thought experiment: You have developed a groundbreaking computing device, a worthy hardware challenger to every laptop, tablet, phablet, and phone… Read More

Amazon’s Goodreads app for iOS gets long-awaited new design

Book recommendation service Goodreads, which was acquired by Amazon last year, has finally refreshed its app for the iPhone and… Read More

Apple: Nearly half of all iPad and iPhone users have already updated to iOS 8

When Apple releases a new version of its mobile operating system, loyal users snap it up at an alarming rate,… Read More

Review: iOS 8 brings new features and high performance to Apple’s mobile devices

With a lot of its products, Apple has a habit of making things pretty, and then making them good. When… Read More

Ready, Set, Update! Apple’s iOS 8 is now available for download

iPhone and iPad owners who want the latest and greatest from Apple can do so right now. Right on schedule, the Cupertino-based… Read More

Microsoft to release new keyboard for iPads, Android tablets

People on the lookout for a new iPad keyboard will soon be able to pick up a new model from…Microsoft?… Read More

Did you pay for more iCloud storage? Get ready for a refund

Apple announced new pricing plans for iCloud storage along with the introduction of iOS 8 at its Worldwide Developer Conference… Read More

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