Saturday, August 17, 2013

The 100 Best Android Apps of 2013

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...

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Microsoft's Windows 8.1: When will users get the final bits?

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...

Monday, August 5, 2013

All Hail Samsung, King of the Android Market

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...

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Control your PC or Mac from your iPhone, iPad, or Android device

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

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,...