It's no secret that Apple and Microsoft are head-to-head competitors in a number of areas, ranging from desktop operating systems, with OS X and Windows, to online services, with iCloud and Windows Live, and digital media distribution with iTunes and Zune. Despite the fierce competition, Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer has expressed a wish for a Metro-style iTunes app on Windows 8 by Apple.
After having been announced back in March, the day has finally come! The first ever iOS device jailbreaking convention will be held tomorrow in London at the Old Truman Brewery at Brick Lane.
It appears that famous jailbreak hacker MuscleNerd visited Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino earlier today, starting rumors of Apple potentially hiring another key member of the iOS jailbreaking community.
So, you've probably been reading a lot about the recent Microsoft BUILD Keynote and all of the new and exciting things the Redmond-based company has in the offing, with Windows 8 being the main attraction of the whole event.
With Microsoft unveiling its developer preview of Windows 8 Tablet this week, it was only a matter of time before the inevitable comparisons began to appear. Courtesy of WinRumors’ Tom Warren, we've a first look at Microsoft's new mobile operating system pitched with the current daddy of the tablet market - the iPad 2 running iOS 5.
There has been a significant amount of mutual adaption of technologies between Facebook and Skype of late, and that is set to continue with the latest version of Skype for Mac welcoming the world's largest social network into it's most recent beta release for Mac.
Following on from a story we reported on a while ago that former Apple CEO Steve Jobs was in talks with China Mobile to begin releasing the iPhone through the carrier, a senior figure at the Hong Kong-based outfit has suggested that Apple is keen to collaborate in its 4G endeavors, too.
It was thought for a long time that the iPhone 5 will more or less resemble the iPhone 4 cosmetically but recent leaks somewhat debunked the claim, it has long since been thought that Apple would completely revamp the design of the newer device.
According to a new report published today, the iPhone 5 will come with a larger display and a wider home button which coincides with reports which we’ve covered in the past.
As our readers will know, Windows 8 Developer Preview was released yesterday. This version of Windows 8, as suggested by the name, is meant for developers who wish to develop Windows 8 apps in the future. It is not the complete version of the OS that will be released sometime in 2012.
