Last year, Microsoft made a bid to compete with the iPad with the release of the Surface RT. It was met with lukewarm reviews and they have yet to provide any sales figures. It was priced in line with the iPad and featured a nifty keyboard cover that snaps on, much like the Smart Cover, but better … [Read more...]
Early this year, a screenshot of Microsoft Office for the iPad was leaked, and we heard rumors that we would see the apps this year. Now, another time period has popped up, this one backed by a remark from a Microsoft employee. … [Read more...]
Recently we learned that Apple attempted to license its patents to Samsung, and it looks like that wasn't the only deal Apple looked into with its rivals. According to Reuters, Apple licensed a number of design patents to its historical enemy Microsoft, but with an "anti-cloning agreement" to … [Read more...]
A rumor last night from The Wrap has Microsoft launching a tablet intended to compete with the iPad. The entertainment site isn't known for tech news, so this source is somewhat surprising. The event is supposedly scheduled for June 18th at an undetermined venue. The Microsoft manufactured tablet … [Read more...]
In February, a rumor surface of an official Microsoft Office for iOS app that was due to launch "soon", which Microsoft furiously denied. In the months since then, the app never eventuated, but that doesn't mean it never will. BGR is citing an unnamed source claiming that Microsoft Office for iOS … [Read more...]
This morning, reports surfaced that Microsoft was on the cusp of releasing a version of Office for the iPad. However, now Microsoft has reached out to a number of outlets, saying "the Daily's story is based on inaccurate rumors and speculation. We have no further comment." They then went even … [Read more...]
Microsoft's online storage service SkyDrive now has a full fledged app, available now in the App Store. If you are a user of Microsoft's cloud storage, then you'll have access to all of your files in SkyDrive. In addition, you can create folders, delete files and share links to files and folders … [Read more...]
Microsoft today announced the release of Kinectimals for iOS. The irresistibly cute game allows you visit the island of Lemuria and play with, care for and fall in love with your very own cub. While this is a standalone game, it does allow you to unlock 5 new cubs on the Xbox console. Despite … [Read more...]
It's official. Microsoft is buying Skype. For $8.5 billion. I really, really hope this goes well, but I've got a remarkably bad feeling about this. Skype has slowed to a metaphorical crawl in recent years, pushing out updates sparsely, and often of low quality — like the recent Mac version with … [Read more...]
For the first time ever, Apple has surpassed ancient opponent Microsoft in quarterly profits, primarily on the back of amazing iPhone sales, but also due to constant growth of the Mac market. This graph from Fortune shows how the gap between the two has been narrowing for some time, and yesterday … [Read more...]
