'Portraits Of Failure': Apple Maps Glitches As Art
Apple hates Google. While there have been some huge advancements spawned from that hatred — fierce competition between the two companies spurs innovation — there…
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This Is The Coolest Wikipedia App On The Planet
According to Google's DoubleClick ad planner, Wikipedia is the sixth largest website in the world with approximately 410 million monthly unique visitors. Founded in 2001,…
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Rubin's Departure Paves The Way For Android-Chrome Merger
Andy Rubin's departure from his post as Google's (GOOG) Android boss on Wednesday was surprising because Android under his watch has steadily risen to become…
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Skype Adds Seamless Integration With Windows 8
Microsoft (MSFT) shocked everyone when it announced it was buying Skype for $8.5 billion last year. Slowly but surely, we were expecting Skype to replace…
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Apple's Maps Uses Up To 80% Less Data Than Google Maps On iOS
Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook might have issued a heartfelt apology for the subpar new Maps app, but look on the bright side: Apple's vector…
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How Google Wants To Make Google Now A Psychic Stalker Version Of Siri
We've known about Google (GOOG) Now for months now, but Technology Review has an in-depth report on the new Android feature that details how it…
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Survey Suggests 53% Of Windows 8 Users Still Prefer Windows 7
Microsoft (MSFT) is taking a big gamble with Windows 8. Right off the bat, Windows 8 looks nothing like its predecessors. The tried-and-tested Start menu…
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Samsung Galaxy S III Jelly Bean Update Begins Rolling Out Globally
Android upgrades are like Forrest Gump's infamous box of chocolates: You never know what you're going to get, when you're going to get it, or…
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Windows 8 Said To Be A Necessary Gamble For Microsoft
Microsoft (MSFT) has taken quite a bit of grief from software developers, OEMs and industry watchers for its approach in developing Windows 8, but analysts…
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Google Has A Whopping 7,100 People Working On Maps Alone
Yes, it should be easy for Apple (AAPL) to one day match Google's (GOOG) prowess for creating a top-notch maps application: All it has to…
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Apple Goes On Hiring Spree In Rush To Make iOS 6 Maps App Less Awful
The above image, captured Thursday evening on an iPhone 4S running iOS 6, shows the world-famous George Washington Bridge mere moments after it collapsed into the…
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Apple's iOS 6 Maps App Is Awful, And Now The World Knows It
People who have been using beta versions of iOS 6 for the past few months have known how awful Apple's (AAPL) new Maps app is,…
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iOS 6 Now Available For iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch
Apple (AAPL) announced during its iPhone 5 unveiling that the latest version of its mobile operating system would become available to the public on September…
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Siri-Controlled iTunes Could Be Coming To Future Macs
Voice control is the way of the future, or at least that's what Apple (AAPL) wants people to believe. With the launch of Siri on…
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App Developers Likely Won't Have Apps Ready For iPhone 5 Launch
Compared to Android app developers, iOS developers have always had it easy since they could always count on Apple (AAPL) using a 3.5-inch screen and…
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Office 2013 Upgrade Program Set To Launch On October 19th
Microsoft (MSFT) will reportedly launch an Office 2010 to 2013 upgrade program as early as next month, according to ZDNet. The program will be similar…
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Microsoft Reportedly Racing To Make Sure Windows Phone 8 Comes Out On Time
We now know why Nokia (NOK) didn't announce any release dates for its first Windows Phone 8 devices: Because Microsoft (MSFT) still doesn't know exactly…
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Free Apps Will Account For Nearly 90% Of All Downloads In 2012
Surprise, surprise: People would rather not pay for smartphone apps. The latest numbers from Gartner research released Tuesday showed that free apps accounted for 89%…
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'RetroUI' Lets Users Ditch Windows 8's New Interface Entirely
Microsoft's (MSFT) new user interface in Windows 8 is apparently pretty scary. Early reviews of the new OS were overwhelmingly positive, but views soured as…
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Windows 8 Sends Microsoft Information About Every Program You Install [Updated]
Even though it won't be released for another month and a half, Microsoft's (MSFT) upcoming Windows 8 operating system has already found itself at the center…
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Startup Looks To The Cloud To Make Dumb Phones Smart [Video]
Nokia (NOK) had big plans to bring a more capable platform to emerging markets but three consecutive billion-dollar quarterly losses forced the company to discontinue…
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Here's How To Bring The Start Button Back To Windows 8
When users found out that Microsoft's (MSFT) next version of Windows wouldn't have a Start button, they panicked. Replaced in Windows 8 by the user…
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UI Expert: Windows Users Will Hate The New Windows 8 Experience
Microsoft (MSFT) should brace for a user backlash against Windows 8 that will make the company pine for the days of Clippy, according to usability…
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iOS 6 Beta 4 Change Log Now Available; YouTube App Removed From iOS [Updated]
Apple (AAPL) on Monday released iOS 6 beta 4 to developers as an over-the-air download, and the company has now updated its developer portal with…
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Microsoft Launches Outlook.com, Begins Phasing Out Hotmail
Microsoft (MSFT) is giving its email application a much-needed makeover. On Tuesday Microsoft's Outlook Blog took the wraps off of Outlook.com, a new online email…
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking Brings A Form Of Siri To Your Desktop, Android
Nuance Communications (NUAN) has made some big-time improvements to its popular Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software, including improved performance on Gmail and Hotmail and a…
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ABI: Developers Are In For A Dose Of Reality As Mobile App Downloads Decline
Is HTML5 really overhyped? Not so fast, says a recent report from market research firm ABI Research. The firm on Wednesday released a new report…
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