5 Disastrous Product Launches Under Steve Ballmer
Following the news that Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer will be resigning within the next twelve months, it is interesting to look back and evaluate the thirteen-year tenure since Bill Gates...
View ArticleMicrosoft Acquires Nokia’s Smartphone Division
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it has entered into a $7.2 billion transaction with Nokia to acquire all of its devices and services business, including the Lumia smartphone lineup and mid-range...
View ArticleMicrosoft Releases Xbox Music for iOS
Microsoft released a new app entitled Xbox Music for iOS yesterday afternoon, featuring ad-free streaming and custom stations built around your favorite music. The app will sync these stations across...
View ArticleMicrosoft Offering At Least $200 For Your Used iPad
Microsoft has launched a new limited time promotion that allows customers to trade in their iPad for a minimum $200 gift card towards the purchase of a Surface tablet or other products from the...
View ArticleWill You Buy a Surface 2?
Microsoft unveiled the Surface 2 at a press conference in New York City yesterday, and both tablets are now available for pre-order online. The all-new model is equipped with a super-fast NVIDIA Tegra...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office for iPad will come when the touchscreen Windows version is...
In comments made at an event in Florida today, Microsoft CEO (for now, anyway) Steve Ballmer stated that the iPad version of Microsoft’s Office suite would be released after a touchscreen-optimized...
View ArticleXbox One and PlayStation 4 iOS apps now available
The next-generation of gaming is here at long last, and with it comes a deluge of new features and capabilities. Among those capabilities is the ability to interact with the console and its respective...
View ArticleApple, Google, others call for online surveillance reform
Apple and Google, along with various other technology companies, have launched a campaign calling for internet surveillance reform. These companies have co-authored a letter to the United States...
View ArticleTotal Apple device sales to match that of Windows PCs this year
The traditional desktop PC has obviously been on the decline as of late, especially that of the Windows variety (check out this piece outlining why Windows 8 actually gave customers a reason not to buy...
View ArticleMicrosoft to release new version of Office for Mac this year, its first since...
Microsoft will be releasing a new version of Office for Mac this year, according to German Office head Thorsten Hübschen. Shortly after, a company spokeswoman confirmed the news in a statement obtained...
View ArticleOneNote for Mac coming later this month
The Verge is reporting that OneNote — a longtime Windows-only part of the Office suite focused on taking notes — will make its way to the Mac later this month. Additionally, the app is supposedly going...
View ArticleThread spotlight: Windows 8 tablet debate
Thread spotlight: Windows 8 tablet debate iFans forum member Spectre057 writes: I currently have a Dell Latitude 10 which is nice but seeing as I got my tax return I’m thinking of an upgrade up to...
View ArticleMicrosoft could unveil Office for iPad on March 27th
Following decades of leadership under Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, Microsoft is now headed by a new CEO named Satya Nadella. Despite being on the job for a short amount of time, Nadella is preparing...
View ArticleMicrosoft OneNote now available for the Mac
Microsoft has released OneNote, its note-taking app, for the Mac. The program is available for free on the Mac App Store. Ironically, or perhaps not, Apple has even listed the app as its Editor’s...
View ArticleIt’s just too late: Microsoft reveals Office for iPad
Does anyone else think that this simply took way too long? The iPhone version of Microsoft’s Office suite launched last June, and many hoped that the company was working on an iPad version. Well, they...
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