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Monday, 20th May 2013

Cloud Providers

Dropbox vs. Google Drive vs. Amazon vs. Skydrive: Which One Is Fastest?

Dropbox vs. Google Drive vs. Amazon vs. Skydrive: Which One Is Fastest?

Just how long do the four best-known file-transfer/storage/backup services actually take to put the files where you want them?

Cloud David Sobotta comments

Friday, 17th May 2013

Google Is Prepping A Sneak Attack On Microsoft Office With QuickOffice

Google Is Prepping A Sneak Attack On Microsoft Office With QuickOffice

The future of Google Apps lies within the QuickOffice app Google bought last year, Google sources told ReadWrite. And it's coming soon - to be added to the Chromebook Pixels Google handed out at Google I/O.

Cloud Mark Hachman comments

Wednesday, 15th May 2013

Google Tells Microsoft To Get Rid Of Its Rule-Breaking YouTube App

Google Tells Microsoft To Get Rid Of Its Rule-Breaking YouTube App

Google has formally demanded that Microsoft yank its new YouTube app for Windows Phone, which allows users to skip ads and download YouTube videos — both of which violate YouTube's terms of service.

Mobile ReadWrite Editors comments

Tuesday, 14th May 2013

Windows Blue Will Be Free - And Called Windows 8.1

Windows Blue Will Be Free - And Called Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 - Microsoft's real name for its Windows Blue operating system update - is now promised for this year.

Enterprise ReadWrite Editors comments

Microsoft's Bing Search Engine Has Learned To Speak Klingon

Microsoft's Bing Search Engine Has Learned To Speak Klingon

A Star Trek-themed upgrade to Bing's language translator on Tuesday has added Klingon to the list of supported languages.

ReadWrite Editors comments

Monday, 13th May 2013

Bill Gates Details His Last Moments With Steve Jobs: We Grew Up Together [Video]

Bill Gates Details His Last Moments With Steve Jobs: We Grew Up Together [Video]

In an interview with 60 Minutes' Charlie Rose last night, Bill Gates touched on his last moments visiting the dying Steve Jobs.

Nick Statt comments

Friday, 10th May 2013

International Space Station Drops Windows For Linux

International Space Station Drops Windows For Linux

Some computers on the International Space Station used to run Windows XP. Now they run Linux.

Hack ReadWrite Editors comments

Thursday, 9th May 2013

Why Microsoft Might Spend $1B On Nook: E-Books Could Solve Its App Problem

Why Microsoft Might Spend $1B On Nook: E-Books Could Solve Its App Problem

Focusing consumer attention on e-books via an acquisition of the Nook digital library could be a good way for Microsoft to buy time while it straightens out its app problem.

Mobile Mark Hachman comments

Microsoft YouTube App Is A Rule Breaker; It Strips Ads, Downloads Video

Microsoft YouTube App Is A Rule Breaker; It Strips Ads, Downloads Video

Microsoft's latest YouTube app for Windows Phone appears to violate some of the service's cardinal rules for developers. Did Redmond find a way around them?

Mobile Dan Rowinski comments

Wednesday, 8th May 2013

Microsoft's Mobile Patent Strategy: Threaten, Don't Sue

Microsoft's Mobile Patent Strategy: Threaten, Don't Sue

While patent litigation has complicated the mobile software landscape, it has proved to be an ineffective strategy as courts have mostly invalidated the approach. Microsoft, however, has taken a different approach, and it's paying out billions in dividends: threaten, don't sue.

Mobile Matt Asay comments

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