Microsoft debuted a true analogue to Google Earth on Thursday, launching a Bing Maps Preview app for Windows 8.1 that moves Maps into true 3D.
The new app, available in the Windows Store, even launches by zooming in on a 3D globe—the signature opening shot of Google Earth. From there, Microsoft maps fans can swoop down...
Lots of analysts and industry pundits have been sounding off afterMicrosoft's MSFT +2.83% Surface event in New York on Monday with anything from praise to scathing criticism. I was on hand to see the company’s new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 slates and I dare say I’m mostly impressed. At...
Apparently there are well over 800,000 apps on Google Play. That means if you wanted to see them all, you'd have to download and try over 90 apps an hour for a year. No one's got that kind of time, which is why we've put together this list of 100 Android apps that are sure to pique your interest.
We've been pruning...
Microsoft is closing in on its publicly stated target of the end of August for releasing to manufacturing Windows 8.1.
But many of those waiting for the new release are less interested in the RTM date than the date when they'll be able to grab the final bits. And Microsoft officials still have said nothing about when that...
If your name is Samsung, you should be pretty pleased with yourself these days. The company's smartphones and tablets are number one in South Korea, which should be no surprise because that's where it's headquartered.
But Samsung is killing it all around the world. According to the latest research from Strategy...
Is there a simple way I can control my desktop (and, if possible, my notebook) from my iPad or iPhone? I've had a look but I quickly got lost in a jargon! Is there something easy?
With the summer upon us – for a while at any rate – people want to spend more time away from their PCs and Macs. But that doesn't mean they...
Windows 8 share of the desktop OS market grew slowly last month relative to a surge in new users in June.
Windows 8 gained 0.3 percent market share in July, bringing its share to 5.4 percent overall, according to figures from web analytics company Net Applications. Following the launch of the OS in October last year,...
One year ago this week...
As beta programs go, Windows 8 seemed like a smashing success. The engineers and designers putting the new operating system together hit their deadlines like a finely tuned machine, and the code was ready to release to manufacturing one year ago this week, on August 1, 2012. Hardware partners...
Microsoft's Bing will display warnings when users attempt to search for images of child abuse.
The notification will tell users that child abuse is illegal, and provide a link to the Stop It Now counselling service.
"If someone in the UK tries to use search terms on Bing which can only indicate they are looking for...
Twitter is under pressure to make it easier for users to report abuse after more than 54,000 people petitioned the company over the case of a feminist campaigner who says she was repeatedly threatened with rape.
Caroline Criado-Perez helped lobby the Bank of England to make a woman the new face on the country's £10...
Based around the firm's in-house Asha platform, the Nokia Asha 501 is the newest addition to Nokia's range of handsets aimed at "emerging markets" – cheap phones intended for sale in territories such as India and South America. Unusually, the 501 is also making its way to the UK, and although there's no official pricing yet,...
In recent time the most valuable and demand able thing is iPhone .The iPhone is a smartphones designed and marketed by Apple inc.six year ago in june 29 ,2007- was the first time that anyone other than Steve Jobs and a handful of Apple employees got their hands on an iPhone.But in 2004 when Apple started...
Windows tablet makers are trying different forms and styles of units
to try to make a model that will appeal to consumers. Some of them seem
to work OK while others miss the mark. Lenovo has chosen to make a
simple slate model in the ThinkPad Tablet 2, and it is by far the best
of the lot.
I was impressed with the ThinkPad...
Ubuntu Forums suffered a massive data breach, the company behind the Linux open-source based operating system said on Saturday.
In an announcement posted on its main forum page, Canonical confirmed there had been a security breach and that the team is working to restore normal operations.
The notice said "every user's local username, password and email
address" from their database was stolen....
The next device rumoured to be joining Apple's lineup will be a supersized iPad, according to reports.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple and its component suppliers in Asia are now testing larger iPad and iPhone screens.
The companies are looking into a 13-inch screen for the iPad, which
is almost a quarter larger than the current largest iPad display of 9.7
inches,...
How to Create Quality Content in 7 Steps
Your audience wants quality content. Avoid getting lost in the details and stay on the proven path to writing success with these 7 steps.
Prewriting:
Know your audience's needs, wants, goals, and obstacles
Brainstorm solutions
Form an original hypothesis (a proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth)
Research what has...
