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IDC: Apple's iOS fell to 17% of smartphones shipped in Q1, Windows Phone passed BlackBerry

Gains made by Google's Android platform chipped away at the smartphone market share of Apple's iOS in the first quarter of 2013, while Microsoft's slow-growing Windows Phone managed to surpass BlackBerry in the battle for third place.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 139

Google tells Microsoft to take down unofficial YouTube app from Windows Phone store due to lack of ads [u]

Google's YouTube on Wednesday sent a cease and desist letter to Microsoft requesting the company remove the made-for-Windows Phone YouTube client app from its store, citing a number of reasons for the takedown, one of which being an inability to garner advertising revenue.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 49

Doing double duty, Nokia announces new high-end, low-end handsets

Reaching for any way to regain share lost to Apple and other competitors, Nokia on Friday revealed a new version of its flagship Lumia handset, redesigned and exclusive to Verizon, capping off a week in which it also looked to tackle the low end of the smartphone market with $99 phones.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 68
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Microsoft brings Office 365 support to Office for Mac 2011 in software update

Microsoft on Tuesday updated Office for Mac 2011, the long-in-the-tooth productivity suite tailored to machines running Apple's OS X, with bug fixes, features and compatibility with the Office 365 subscription service.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 23

Smartphone companies, including Apple, have little to show for patent litigation

An all-out patent litigation war between the biggest players in the smartphone industry, including Apple, Samsung, Motorola and Microsoft, has yielded very little for all parties involved.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 29

Windows 8 hits 100 million sales, Microsoft working to address user complaints

Even as Microsoft's Windows 8 reached a milestone in passing 100 million licenses sold, the software giant is preparing to rework its latest operating system in order to address the realities of a drastically changed computing market.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 84

Slow start for Surface has Microsoft cautiously prepping smaller next-gen models - report

Microsoft is said to be planning to introduce its second generation of Surface tablets with smaller displays this June, but the company is reportedly taking a "cautious" approach after the initial models got off to a lukewarm start.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 58

IDC: iPad dipped to 40% of tablet shipments in Q1 2013

Apple's iPad fell to 39.6 percent of total worldwide tablet shipments in the first quarter of calendar 2013, according to the latest market data from research firm IDC.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 139

Microsoft Windows Phone commercial mocks Apple-Samsung wars to promote Nokia Lumia

Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform may have stumbled out of the gates, but that hasn't stopped the software giant from poking fun at smartphone industry-leading rivals Samsung and Apple in a new commercial touting Nokia's Lumia 920.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 90

Windows 8 tablets grab 7% of shipments, Apple's iPad still controls nearly half

Apple's iPad offerings continue to dominate the tablet segment, but tablets running Windows 8 have had a small impact, accounting for one in fourteen tablets shipped in the first quarter of 2013.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 141

Nokia teases unveiling of new Lumia Windows Phone at May 14 event

Nokia is expected to unveil its response to Apple's iPhone 5 at a newly announced Lumia smartphone media event set for May 14 in London.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 35

Microsoft to unveil Xbox successor on May 21 as Amazon mulls set-top box

The set-top box segment occupied by Apple TV and others may get a lot more crowded in the coming weeks, as Microsoft has announced a date for the unveiling of its next generation Xbox console, while Amazon is rumored to be pondering a step into the TV arena as well.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 19

NPD: Apple's iTunes accounts for 67% of TV downloads, 65% of movies

Just as is the case with digital music downloads, iTunes' early-mover advantage in video downloads has secured it a massive lead over its competitors in the sector, according to new findings.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 14

Microsoft, partners readying iPad mini competitors for later this year

The next few months may see Microsoft taking the fight for the smaller tablet market to Apple, firing back at the iPad mini with one or more similarly-sized devices running some form of Windows.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 70

Apple's iPad expands lead in tablet use at the expense of Amazon, Android, Microsoft Surface

The release of the iPad three years ago has had a brutal impact on conventional PC sales, but new data on tablet use shows that Apple is not just fending off tablet competitors, it's advancing on them.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 28

Former Xbox & Kinect teams allegedly working on Microsoft smart watch

Microsoft's anticipated wrist-worn accessory originally began as a health rate monitor, but is now a full-fledged smart watch under development, according to a new report.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 14

Microsoft backing off Metro, plans boot-to-desktop mode for Windows 8.1

In an apparent attempt to have its latest operating system better appeal to business customers, Microsoft reportedly plans to add a "boot to desktop" mode to its Windows 8.1 update, allowing users to bypass the Metro Start Screen.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 72

EU, Google antitrust settlement could see prominent placement for competing products

European Union regulators have accepted a proposed solution from Google to end an antitrust probe questioning whether the search giant uses its dominant market position unfairly, but Google's competitors are reportedly unsatisfied with the deal.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 24
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