Microsoft Wants Windows to Play Nice With iPhones, Android
(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. unveiled an update to Windows 10, adding key features that are likely to benefit users of gadgets that run rival mobile operating systems iOS and Android. The features,...
View ArticleGoogle Wants Android and its Assistant to Power Your Car Too
(Bloomberg) -- Android already powers most smartphones on earth. Now Google is placing its mobile operating system right inside cars, a bid to cement its core service in the auto industry as more...
View ArticleGoogle Takes Another Swing at Reviving Cheap Android Phones
(Bloomberg) -- Google is making another go at getting cheap Android phones to support its latest software, an attempt to lock more consumers in the developing world into the internet giant’s services....
View ArticleHow to Make Android and Windows Play Nicely Together
Microsoft and Google may be rivals, but their operating systems share a common soul. They’re both open and customizable in ways that Apple’s Fortress of Perfection isn’t. It makes a very good...
View ArticleAndroid Creator Unveils Ceramic Smartphone, Home Control Device
(Bloomberg) -- Andy Rubin created the software that powers hundreds of millions of Android devices around the world. Now he has two gadgets of his own: the Essential Phone and the Essential Home. The...
View ArticleMicrosoft Updates People Feature in Outlook for iOS and Android
Since I made the move to Android last year, I am currently using the Samsung Galaxy S8 after putting an LG Nexus 5X through its paces, I have been using the Outlook app for Android. I choose to use it...
View ArticleHow To: Make Cortana Your Default Assistant Option on Android Devices
There has been a shift in the force - the Windows Phone/Windows 10 Mobile force that is. Although Microsoft continues to issue testing updates to Windows Insiders for mobile handsets under the Feature...
View ArticleConnected Devices App on Android Implements Easy Sharing to Windows 10...
Yesterday, I told you about a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app, Connected Devices, that I had discovered that facilitated easy sharing of text, URLs, images, and other files across a local...
View ArticleHow-To: Activate Quick Add Notification for Microsoft To-Do App on Android
Microsoft's To-Do app, the successor to Wunderlist which the company acquired more than two years ago, has become my daily to do management app. I use it across all of my Windows 10 devices,...
View ArticleWhat I Use - Microsoft Apps on Android
It was not that long ago when it would have been considered a big faux pas to demo a Microsoft product or service on an Android or iOS device during a Microsoft product announcement -- never mind a...
View ArticleAndroid Co-Founder Has a Plan to Cure Our Smartphone Addiction
(Bloomberg) -- During a recent outing to a fancy restaurant, Andy Rubin spotted an all-too-familiar tableau: a couple on what seemed to be a first date taking pictures of their food and then losing...
View ArticleFive Must-Have Microsoft Productivity Apps for your iOS and Android Devices
Microsoft's workplace apps are ready to go on the most popular mobile operating systems, boosting Microsoft customers' abilities to work anywhere, on any device.
View ArticleMicrosoft Edge Mobile Browser Released for iOS and Android
After less than two months in preview, Microsoft is making its Windows 10 web browser available for all users on iOS and Android.
View ArticleHow the Samsung Galaxy S9 Smartphone Line Holds up in the Enterprise
The Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphone line provides a number of features aimed squarely at business users.
View ArticleGoogle Flutter Lets Developers Write Code Once for iOS, Android Apps
Using the Google Flutter app development platform, developers can create code for iOS and Android at the same time, saving time and resources.
View ArticleWeak Phone Demand Catches Up With Samsung as Profit Falls Short
Smartphone shipments started to cool last year after a decade of robust growth, but Samsung had managed to deliver results exceeding projections, thanks to demand for memory. Now, weaker sales of its...
View ArticleGoogle Fined Record $5 Billion by EU, Given 90 Days to Stop ‘Illegal Practices’
The penalty -- the same amount the Netherlands contributes to the EU budget every year -- is far higher than any other dished out by the U.S., Chinese or other antitrust authorities. More...
View ArticleSmartphone Reliability: iOS Outpaces Android
A new report shows that when it comes to smartphone reliability, Apple devices have an edge over Android systems.
View ArticleHow the iPhone Xs Max Compares to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9
Onlookers will be forgiven for seeing the Max as a response to the popular Galaxy Note series made by Samsung Electronics Co. The latest in that line, the Galaxy Note 9, was released in August and has...
View ArticleApple's iPhone X Updates and the Best Smartphones for Business
The release of Apple's updated iPhone X line warrants an evaluation of the best smartphones for business.
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