Following yesterday's official debut of Office 2013 (and the Customer Preview, which is now available for download as we reported yesterday), Microsoft has today followed up with a post that shares more information about Office 2013's role in the cloud as well as its future on the Windows Phone platform.
Although Android certainly trumps Apple's iOS when it comes to reach, versatility, and number of devices available, one area in which Google's mobile operating system has always struggled is security. Malware on the platform has been steadily increasing over the past year, and with security one of the main concerns of consumers, it's essential the Web company does its level best to combat the problem.
ClockworkMod Recovery is the de-facto standard when it comes to custom recoveries on Android. It packs a wide variety of powerful features that make it an absolute must have for those of you who like to flash new ROMs regularly while keeping their personal data safe.
The Android app ecosystem is getting stronger and stronger as more and more developers realize that, despite its fragmentation issues, Android is a platform that is worth developing for because of ever increasing market share. We’ve seen big name iOS apps like Instagram and Instapaper release on Android; a trend that was initiated by games when titles Fruit Ninja and Angry Birds made the jump.
As a technology aficionado, I do carry around some description of gadget at all times. When traveling, I am seldom without my MacBook, laptop, iPhone, iPad, and when my Nexus 7 arrives, that'll likely be following me around everywhere, too. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, or Woz, as he is usually referred, puts mine, and most of our piddly collections to shame, and on unveiling the contents of his travel bag to Gizmodo, has pretty much every tech gadget possible, with one or two eyebrow-raisers thrown in for good measure.
The long-serving iPhone 3GS looked initially as though it might be left out in the cold somewhat with iOS 6, but if the latest iOS 6 beta 3 is anything to go by, the Cupertino company is determined to give the ageing device as much support as its possibly can.
The famous Wall Street Journal seems pretty clued-up with regards to upcoming Apple products, and as well as offering a great deal of info regarding the supposed iPad Mini, the age-old publication has dished out plenty of info on the next iPhone. In the latest, the WSJ has speculated the Cupertino-based company will utilize new technology in the creation of the next iPhone's screen, rendering it thinner than ever before.
With the recent announcement of the Microsoft Surface, the tablet market is starting to heat up a little bit with the Surface representing what could be classed as the first real iPad competitor. Until the official price point, full specifications and release strategy for the Redmond company's latest hardware is revealed, it will be difficult to truly gauge whether or not Apple should be concerned, but, it at least represents a true test of the iPad’s market dominance.
The Xbox 360 may be something of an ageing console, but nonetheless, Microsoft has still been working very hard in updating and improving the experience year by year. What started out, with the original Xbox, as a strictly gaming machine, now boasts a plethora of content, and as well as an extensive number of streamed feeds available, deep integration with mobile devices has become something of a necessity.
The smartphone sales war is definitely heating up. While Apple set the tone of the modern smartphone market when they released the iPhone - which was essentially the first "modern" smartphone - back in 2007, Google were quick to release Android, which would eventually overtake the iPhone in market share. Speaking of overtaking, should a Reuters poll prove to be accurate, it would appear that premier Android OEM Samsung may have overtaken Apple in smartphone sales in Q2 of this year.
