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Articles tagged with "Microsoft"

Stop the presses and download Paper right away

From the Microsoft team that brought you Courier comes a brand new drawing app for the iPad called Paper by FiftyThree. The simple and elegant drawing app is free to download, with additional tools and utensils available for in-app purchases at $1.99 each. As reported by The Verge, drawing tools ar ... Full Article »

March 29, 2012 7:06am

Microsoft could be bringing Office to iOS

Microsoft reportedly is working on an iPad version of its popular business software suite, Microsoft Office, and it could be hitting the iTunes App Store in the next few weeks. That’s the story from The Daily, which claims it discovered the existence of Microsoft’s iOS-based Office app back i ... Full Article »

February 21, 2012 1:15pm

Getting the most out of your new smartphone

So you found a new, fancy smartphone under the tree this year but don’t know how to get everything to work properly. No worries. We’re here to help. Whether you are completely new to the world of smartphones or have recently switched providers, below are some helpful hints on how to set things ... Full Article »

December 22, 2011 10:05am

Microsoft’s Kinectimals on iOS is the cat’s meow of kids’ gaming

Kinectimals is part of Microsoft’s attack on the App Store, a port for iOS of the Xbox 360 Kinect game. Speculation abounds as to why Microsoft is entering the iOS market so aggressively, but if your household has Apple devices and little people, this one is worth checking out. If your kids alread ... Full Article »

December 18, 2011 12:00pm

Tap into more storage on your iPhone with Microsoft SkyDrive

One of the most reliable and prolific third party developers for iOS is applications, is — you might want to sit down for this — Microsoft. From Bing, to Photosynth to Skype, Microsoft is distributing “must-have” apps to iPhones in addition to Android and of course its Windows mobile platfo ... Full Article »

December 14, 2011 8:01am

Microsoft hits the App Store hard with new apps

Microsoft is all over the mobile sphere these days, but not just with its Windows Phone 7 operating system. It’s true, Microsoft has its own mobile phone platform that is gaining some ground against Apple’s iOS platform and Google’s Android operating system. The Xbox maker has also rolled out ... Full Article »

December 13, 2011 8:19am

Microsoft launches My Xbox LIVE app, lets you interact with your Xbox friends on your iPhone

It has been a big week for Microsoft and its Xbox LIVE online service. The company just rolled out a big update for the service, reworking the user interface for Xbox users and generally improving the experience quite a bit. And to make Xbox LIVE even cooler, Microsoft has dropped a few apps on diff ... Full Article »

December 8, 2011 12:49pm

Xbox LIVE arrives on iOS devices

For those of us who wish we can take our Xbox consoles around with us everywhere we go, there are new apps available that bring Xbox LIVE to us wherever we travel. One day after launching an official Xbox app for Windows mobile devices, Microsoft yesterday unveiled the My Xbox LIVE app that is univ ... Full Article »

December 8, 2011 7:32am

Microsoft gets panoramas right with Photosynth app

I've been drinking Apple's Kool-Aid for years now, so I'm as shocked as anyone to be giving a Microsoft product my seal of approval. (Yes, that Microsoft.) The app in question is Photosynth for iPhones 3GS and 4, fourth-gen iPod Touch and iPad 2. Through the app, you can quickly capture panoramic 36 ... Full Article »

May 31, 2011 12:30pm

The 500,000 iOS apps approved are still just an appetizer

Less than three years after Apple (AAPL) transformed the mobile and all other media industries by enabling third-party developers to develop and market apps through its iTunes App Store, today comes word that the company has now approved more than 500,000 apps for sale. Mind you, because of a myria ... Full Article »

May 24, 2011 10:15am


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