Microsoft embraces Apple's 3D Touch in OneDrive update

Users of Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage service will now be able to browse more easily through their files — as long as they have an iPhone 6s — as the Redmond giant has taken a shine to Apple's 3D Touch.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 1

Microsoft begins warning users it will cut free OneDrive storage to 5GB, matching Apple's iCloud

Microsoft is sending out email alerts to OneDrive customers, warning people with free 15-gigabyte accounts that their storage will shrink to 5 gigabytes on August 10, assuming they didn't previously opt into keeping the higher amount.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 48

Microsoft stays true to its word, will end free Windows 10 upgrades on July 29

In what could be described as a somewhat surprising move given the company's proclivity for indecision, Microsoft on Thursday announced that it would stick to the plan it announced last year and begin charging for Windows upgrades this summer.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 66

Intel splits on Atom after the mobile relevance of x86 whacked by Apple's Ax

Intel is ending production of its mobile Atom processors as the reality sets in of a mobile world where virtually all the profits are inhaled by devices sold by Apple and powered by the iPhone-maker's own custom Ax series Application Processors.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 102

Apple's iPad Pro beating Microsoft Surface in 'detachable' tablet market

Apple's iPad Pro is already surpassing the Microsoft Surface in the so-called "detachable" tablet market, though that market is still relatively small, according to a new research report.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 54

U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigating Google's abuse of Android

The FTC is expanding its investigation into Android related to complaints that Google is exploiting its ostensibly open platform to shut out rivals.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 16

Microsoft appears to be copying Apple's 2014 Continuity Handoff feature for Windows PCs

Two years ago, Apple introduced Handoff—part of Continuity—as an innovative solution to a problem nobody had anticipated: how to wirelessly, automatically transition work in progress between a phone and tablet or desktop computer. Now Microsoft appears to be copying the feature for Windows 10.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 33

Microsoft lets new Word Flow keyboard loose on the App Store with one-handed mode

Those who have a fondness for customizing their iPhone keyboard can now do so in a Microsoft-approved fashion with the Redmond software giant's new Word Flow keyboard for iOS.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 12

A look inside Apple ahead of its Q2 2016 earnings report

Apple — the world's most profitable public company — is a day away from releasing its March quarter earnings. That means that while the company itself is in an official quiet period, everyone else is free to publish false and misleading information about it. Let's take a look at some of the worst fallacies.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 41

Google & Microsoft agree to global ceasefire in regulatory battles

Two of Apple's chief rivals, Google and Microsoft, on Friday announced a mutual agreement to drop regulatory complaints against each other around the world, further promising to try and settle any disputes themselves before using governments as a weapon.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 11

Microsoft sues DOJ for right to tell customers about data searches

On Thursday Microsoft opened a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, arguing that the government can't prevent it from telling customers when federal agencies have searched through their data — or at least, not as frequently.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 2

To make crashes 'friendlier,' Microsoft adds QR codes to Windows 10 BSOD

Windows users will no longer be forced to manually Google error messages to figure out why their computer crashed, as development builds of Windows 10 now include a QR code on the Blue Screen of Death.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 51

Microsoft adds contextual edit commands to Office for iPhone, Google makes Now more iPad-friendly

Microsoft on Monday updated its Office apps for iOS with new contextual functions on the iPhone, while Google updated its iOS search app to better sort Now information cards on the iPad.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 1

Microsoft debuts Hub Keyboard for iOS with Office 365 support

Microsoft's Garage team on Friday released its expected Hub Keyboard for iOS, offering some special advantages for Office 365 users, but not two previously anticipated features.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 6

Microsoft adds info-hunting 'Bot' assistants to Skype for iPhone & iPad

Microsoft on Wednesday launched "Bots" for Skype, allowing people to search for information and content through the app's messaging functions.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 10

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