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Microsoft needs third-party developers to embrace the Windows Phone 8 platform in order for its mobile plans to succeed.
Apple iOS head Scott Forstall is leaving the company. Reports indicate the iOS 6 Maps snafu and battles with other execs led to his departure.
Microsoft has launched Windows Phone 8, its big hope for making inroads into the mobile-device market against Apple and Google.
Google has posted a “Crisis Map” with emergency data related to the oncoming Hurricane Sandy.
South Carolina’s Department of Revenue has been hacked, compromising millions of social security numbers.
CEO Tim Cook took a few moments during Apple’s earnings call to hammer Microsoft’s Surface.
Gartner predicts that Google Android could become the world’s most popular device operating system by 2016.
Windows 8 is Microsoft’s attempt to take a piece of the mobile-device market from Apple and Google.
Windows 8 tries to be all things to all users. But does it succeed?
Google is taking its Street View into one place you could never pave: the rocky, steep trails of the Grand Canyon.
Apple not only unveiled the iPad Mini at its much-hyped Oct. 23 event, but refreshed much of its hardware line.
Nokia’s Windows Phone sales are down, along with its financials numbers. Can the company survive on its current path?
In a YouTube interview, Bill Gates talked Windows 8, touch interfaces, and the future of Microsoft’s operating systems.
Apple’s iPad Mini may retail for $250, according to some analysts. The smaller tablet could also spell the end of the iPad 2.
Confusion over Windows RT and Windows 8 could end up affecting consumers who purchase the new Surface tablet.
AOL’s Alto aggregates users’ email accounts and layers it with some powerful features. But can it earn AOL buzz as a technology company?
Google’s new Chromebooks retail for $249, a price that could make Chrome OS more of a competitor to both tablets and PCs.
More than 1 billion people own a smartphone, according to Strategy Analytics. That raises the stakes for Apple, Google, and others.
BitTorrent Website The Pirate Bay is migrating to a cloud platform as a precaution against shutdown.
Analysts believe Microsoft could face apathy from businesses and anger from OEMs as it tries to push Windows 8 and its Surface tablet.
SAP HANA Cloud will include an application-building platform and a database-as-a-service.
Microsoft is pricing its Windows 8 Surface tablets between $499 and $699, placing it in the same pricing range as Apple’s iPad.
Google CEO Larry Page reportedly received a letter from EU regulators asking for more clarification about the company’s data policies.
A new study from IHS suggests that cloud-services use will skyrocket over the next few years, hitting 1.3 billion by 2017.
Pressure from tablets and smartphones are pressuring PC shipments, bad news for manufacturers—but good for mobile hardware vendors.
