Microsoft, HTC use Windows Phone's Cortana to poke fun at Apple's iPhone in new ad

A new television spot from Microsoft's Windows Phone division again puts Siri on the iPhone 5s up against Cortana on an HTC One M8, though the video slants more toward a hardware comparison than Microsoft's previous Siri-focued efforts.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 53

Apple's iOS, Google's Android grow to 96.4% of smartphone market as competitors shrink, IDC says

The two-horse race for smartphone operating system share continues to obliterate competitors, as Apple's iOS and Google's Android were the only two platforms to see growth in the second quarter of 2014, the latest data from IDC claims.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 77

Microsoft uses Apple's Siri to prop up Windows' new 'Cortana' virtual assistant

In a new ad released on Monday, Microsoft highlights the apparent inadequacies of Apple's Siri virtual assistant, which is pitted unfavorably in a head-to-head feature test with "Cortana," its Windows 8.1 analog.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 86

Apple's iPhone beats all Android smartphone web use in North America by wide margin

Chitika Insights web traffic report for April assigned Apple's iPhone a 53.1 percent majority of all smartphone web traffic, while all Android devices combined amounted to just 44.5 percent.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 94

Apple's iOS takes 93% share in enterprise apps; iPad takes 92% of business tablets

Enterprise mobile services vendor Good Technology reported that companies continue to prefer Apple's mobile platform, with iPhone and iPad share of business devices holding steady in dominating device share despite significant growth in the segment, and in particular, custom app development standardizing on iOS.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 32

Microsoft taps into Apple's Passbook, adds support in Windows Phone 8.1 [u]

With Apple's Passbook quickly becoming the de facto way for developers to create digital tickets, store cards and passes, Microsoft capitalized on ways to strip the data from .pkpass files and recompile them on handsets running Windows Phone 8.1.

Sam Oliver 12 years ago 52

Microsoft hopes to counter Apple with AI-driven 'invisible user interfaces' on future devices

Just days after officially announcing Cortana, a Siri-like personal digital assistant for Windows Phone, Microsoft has revealed a substantial and wide-ranging artificial intelligence program it hopes will leapfrog similar offerings from Apple and Google.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 84

Microsoft reveals Windows Phone 8.1 with Siri-like 'Cortana' personal assistant

Software behemoth Microsoft on Wednesday showed off the latest update to its Windows Phone mobile operating system, refining several areas and officially unveiling Cortana, Microsoft's answer to Apple's Siri.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 113

How Android lost global open market share to Apple's integrated iOS

Ever since Google's Android began to first gain mainstream support among smartphone makers in late 2009, Android platform enthusiasts have predicted that it would win out over proprietary mobile platforms, particularly Apple's iOS. The obvious parallel they like to draw is the rise of Microsoft's Windows in the mid 1990s at the expense of Apple's Macintosh. But that's wrong, here's why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 266

Microsoft considering allowing Android apps to run on Windows - report

In an effort to bolster its struggling Windows platforms, Microsoft is said to be "seriously considering" allowing Android applications to run in both the traditional Windows environment, as well as on the Windows Phone mobile platform.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 39

Apple's iPad takes 91.4% share of enterprise tablets; iOS takes 73% share overall

Enterprise mobile services vendor Good Technology reported that Apple's iPad accounted for more than 91 percent of enterprise tablet deployments, while iPhone represented 54 percent of smartphones activated by the more than 2,000 companies using its services in the fourth quarter, giving iOS an overall 73 percent share of mobile devices in the enterprise.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 40

'Cortana,' Microsoft's Siri competitor, to go public in April - report

Following in the footsteps of Siri and Google Now, Microsoft looks to be on track to release its own personal digital assistant — dubbed Cortana — later this spring.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 89

Microsoft's project 'Threshold' to further converge PC, phone & Xbox platforms

Microsoft plans to continue to blur the lines between its traditional Windows PC platform, its Windows Phone mobile platform, and its Xbox One game console operating system with a forthcoming update codenamed "Threshold," according to a new report.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 36

iOS-friendly Good Technology profiled as "BlackBerry-Killer" invading enterprise

Good Technology is "stealthily stealing BlackBerry's enterprise clients with a simple pitch" that offers companies a secure path to accommodate Bring Your Own Device policies, a movement that has ushered Apple into corporate markets.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 21

IDC data shows 66% of Android's 81% smartphone share are junk phones selling for $215

IDC reported 251.1 million smartphone shipments for Q3, reflecting 40 percent year over year market growth but an implosion in Average Selling Prices, at least outside of Apple's iPhone sales.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 180

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