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BrandZ: Microsoft is seventh most valued global brand in 2013

John Callaham — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:57:55 +0100

The eighth annual BrandZ list of the world's most valued brands puts Microsoft in seventh place in 2013, down two places from last year, while Apple remains the number one most valued brand. Read more...

Lumia 928 ad shows best low-light camera, better than iPhone 5, Galaxy S4

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:14:12 +0100

Nokia has pitted the Lumia 928 against the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S4 in a new ad for the Verizon smartphone, saying it's "better than iPhone" and "better than Galaxy" while providing comparison shots Read more...

Outgoing Intel-CEO has just one regret: Missing out on the iPhone

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:57:02 +0100

Paul Otellini, Intel's soon-to-be ex-CEO, looks back at his years at Intel and points to the iPhone: missing out on it was the only thing he regrets and one of the companies biggest mistakes. Read more...

iPhone endangers flight as debate about onboard electronics use continues

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:42:04 +0100

As more and more airlines are introducing in-flight Wi-Fi and passengers are demanding to use their smart devices during flights, important groups such as NASA and Boeing are advising caution. Read more...

Auction for coffee with Tim Cook ends with $610,000 bid

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:08:40 +0100

A charity auction involving Apple's CEO has ended with a winning bid of over $600,000. The winner will receive a one hour coffee break with one of the most influential people in tech, Tim Cook. Read more...

Windows Phone doubles global marketshare, but still far behind

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:41:37 +0100

Garner has published their report on global handset sales for the first quarter of 2013. Android owns the market with 75% while Windows Phone accounts for 3%. Apple is still in second place at 18%. Read more...

Microsoft: Don't hold your breath for an iTunes Windows 8 app

John Callaham — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:36:34 +0100

Tami Reller, the CFO for Microsoft's Windows division, said this week that Windows 8 PC owners "shouldn't expect an iTunes app" for the OS anytime soon, despite an effort to bring iTunes to Windows 8. Read more...

Apple's upcoming products will "change the narrative", says Barclays

Ben Buffone — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:21:58 +0100

Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes has suggested Apple's upcoming product roadmap will "change the narrative" of the company. The analyst has also recently upped his own performance targets for Apple. Read more...

Analysts: Apple and Samsung account for 100% of smartphone industry profits

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:53:05 +0100

A new reports from analysts claims that Apple and Samsung account for all the profits in the smartphone industry over the past quarter. That's down from previous years when they were above 100%. Read more...

BlueStacks Android-to-PC software gains 10 million users

John Callaham — Tue, 07 May 2013 00:20:47 +0100

BlueStacks has announced that its software, which lets Windows and Mac access Android apps and games via a software player, now has over 10 million users. Read more...

ComScore: US smartphone OS market share nearly flat in Q1 2013

John Callaham — Mon, 06 May 2013 01:19:39 +0100

The latest smartphone market share numbers from ComScore show Microsoft's share is nearly flat from in the first quarter of 2013 while BlackBerry and Android showed large drops. Read more...

Acer still believes Microsoft can compete in the mobile space

John Callaham — Sat, 04 May 2013 13:48:04 +0100

Acer president Jim Wong said this week Microsoft can still compete with Apple and Google in the mobile operating system market place, saying that a lack of apps has curtailed Microsoft's efforts. Read more...

Samsung trashes Apple with new Galaxy S4 ad

Max Slater-Robins — Sat, 04 May 2013 13:18:04 +0100

Samsung have just released a new advert for the Galaxy S4 that aims squarely at the iPhone 5. The ad pits the 'cool' S4-owning youngsters against the confused iPhone-owning oldies. Read more...

Apple avoids $9.2 billion in tax with debt buyout

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:50:27 +0100

Apple have avoided paying almost $10 billion in tax due to a stock buyback deal which was paid for with 'debt' rather than cash in hand, according to a new report published today. Read more...

Rare Working Apple-1 up for auction at $260-$400k

Ben Buffone — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:19:18 +0100

One of an estimated six Apple-1 computers in working order will soon go on sale. The machine is estimated to fetch between $261,000 and $392,000 through German auctioneer Breker. Read more...

Apple may be struggling to get iOS 7 ready in time

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:23:49 +0100

Apple may be having problems with the development of iOS and getting it on time for WWDC in June. According to a new report, Apple is "borrowing" engineers from the OS X division to help on iOS. Read more...

Samsung 'crushes' Apple with its earnings report

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:09:14 +0100

Samsung and Apple go head to head via their latest earnings reports and the Korean company is winning. It has reportedly sold nearly twice as many devices as Apple and its profits soared. Read more...

Apple wants to integrate Maps and Siri with your car's dashboard

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 01 May 2013 10:39:14 +0100

A new report claims Apple wants to go after GPS systems in cars and replace them with its own Apple Maps solutions. Users will be able to see directions directly on their dashboards. Read more...

Analyst: Apple may launch $199-$249 iPad mini soon

Ben Buffone — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:13:58 +0100

Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst with KGI Securities, has suggested that in order to fend off attacks from cheap Android tablets, Apple will move to ship a budget iPad mini in the $199-249 price range. Read more...

iOS 7 said to be "flat," just like Windows Phone

Max Slater-Robins — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:53:36 +0100

iOS 7, which Apple is expected to unveil at WWDC, will featured a more "flat" design. The new design will look different to the current version of iOS, but will retain some features. Read more...