Nokia releases new Symbian phones, touts Symbian apps

Nokia launched new Symbian smartphones that appear to be the platform's last gasp before shifting to Windows Phone 7, while also describing developer opportunities related to its mothballed platform in its Ovi Store.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 32

Microsoft releases Office for Mac 2011 SP1 with Apple Sync support for Outlook

Microsoft on Tuesday released Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1, bringing security and maintenance updates to the suite of applications, as well as support for Apple Sync services with Outlook.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 21

Priceline founder takes aim at Apple, more than 100 others in patent suit

Apple joins other major technology companies including Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook as defendants in a new lawsuit from Walker Digital, which founded the travel site Priceline.com.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 30

Gartner's iPhone, Android predictions radically revised in a year and a half

Gartner recently issued a new prediction of the direction of the smartphone industry, but its last one from 2009 doesn't suggest the company has very accurate foresight.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 208

Apple Boot Camp update fixes shutdown issues, causes brightness problems

Apple this week released an update for its Boot Camp software for running Windows on Macs, and addressed an issues with shutdowns on the new 2011 Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Pro models. But users also say the new update causes problems with adjusting screen brightness.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 11

Android to be on 49% of smartphones by 2012, leaving Apple's iOS with 19%, Gartner predicts

Gartner's latest forecast for worldwide smartphone operating system market share predicts that Google Android will be present on nearly half of all handsets sold next year, while the iPhone and its iOS operating system will account for 19 percent of units sold.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 86

Office for Mac 2011 update to add Outlook support for Apple Sync next week

Microsoft is set to release Service Pack 1 for Office for Mac 2011 next week, bringing the usual fixes, as well as new features and enhancements, including the ability to sync calendar, tasks and notes via Apple's Sync Services.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 18

Patent holder takes aim at Apple for iPhone's ability to search & receive ads

Apple this week was hit with a new patent infringement lawsuit, as the iPhone maker joins 31 other defendants accused of violating a patent related to Internet-connected phones with search functionality and mobile advertising.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 15

Acer to "overhaul operations" in the wake of Apple's iPad

The founder of Acer, the second largest PC maker globally, has acknowledged that the company must overhaul its operations to focus on profit margins rather than market share in reaction to the success of Apple.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 47

Microsoft exec says tablets like Apple's iPad may be just a fad

Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer recently said he's not sure that devices like Apple's iPad will last, because he sees the smartphone as the true successor to the traditional PC.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 196

Microsoft cites Amazon Appstore in continued opposition to Apple trademark

Microsoft has fired the latest salvo in a legal dispute over Apple's "App Store" trademark, citing the launch of the Amazon Appstore as proof of a "competitive need" for generic use of the term.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 86

IDC predicts Windows Phone will top Apple's iOS in market share by 2015

A new forecast of the global smartphone platform market from research firm IDC has predicted that Microsoft's Windows Phone platform will see a resurgence in the next four years, overtaking Apple's iOS platform which powers the iPhone.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 149

ITC rules Apple did not infringe five Nokia patents

In the latest round of patent battles in the smartphone arena, an International Trade Commission judge has ruled that Apple did not infringe five patents belonging to Nokia.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 44

Microsoft abandons Zune media players in defeat by Apple's iPod

Microsoft's direct effort to challenge Apple's iPod, introduced in 2006 under the Zune brand, is being abandoned after a failure to gain traction in the market.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 144

Microsoft complains font is too small on Apple "App Store" trademark brief

Microsoft has filed a motion to strike Apple's latest legal brief because the font is too small in a dispute over the iPhone maker's application to trademark the term "App Store."

Josh Ong 15 years ago 71

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