May 22

BlackBerry 10 Adds 20,000 Apps in 2 Months, Set to Surpass Windows Phone 8 in App Quantity

120000 Apps BlackBerry World

At BlackBerry Live last week, VP of Developer Relations Alec Saunders announced that there are now 120,000 BB 10 apps in BlackBerry World.  This was a steady increase from the 70,000 apps on January 30th, and the 100,000 apps less … Continue reading

Apr 22

Windows 8.1 will bring back the Start Button and Boot to Desktop Option

After the launch of Windows 8, Microsoft received very harsh criticism for forcing users to use their new tile based (modern-UI) Start screen.  To further enforce this, Microsoft also removed the Start Button in order to make users go to the … Continue reading

Apr 11

Why Plunging PC Sales is Good for BlackBerry

PC

Yesterday’s late-afternoon reports from IDC and Gartner showing tumbling PC sales have sent the tech sector reeling today.  IDC estimates that PC sales tumbled 13.9% in Q1, the worst quarter since the firm started tracking quarterly PC numbers since 1994. … Continue reading

Apr 10

Why Game Developers Are Fleeing From Microsoft

Microsoft Xbox

I recently wrote 10 Reasons Why BlackBerry 10 Will Defeat Windows Phone 8 to Become the Number 3 Mobile Platform.  It is clear that many in the technology community believe Microsoft will win the #3 mobile platform position, with some … Continue reading

Feb 05

Thorsten Heins Fires Shot at Apple and Microsoft as BlackBerry Aims to Compete With Cupertino and Redmond on All Fronts

Z10 and Q10 Edited

“This isn’t just about smartphones and tablets.  The architecture we have built is [a] true mobile computing architecture.  It’s not a downgraded PC operating system.” – BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins, speaking to Reuters In an interview in Toronto today, BlackBerry’s … Continue reading

Jan 28

Child of the 90s | Internet Explorer’s new viral ad takes you back in time!

Internet Explorer is still one of the most widely used web browsers.  IE saw its prime during 2002 and 2003 when it was used by 95% of the computers to brown the web. However, the usage share of internet explorer … Continue reading

Dec 31

6 Tech Predictions for 2013: Amazon Smartphone, Google X Phone and Microsoft Surface Phone

(Updated Jan. 4, 2013) The following are 6 predictions (in alphabetical order) for 2013 regarding some of the largest and most influential technology companies in the world. 1) Amazon Will Launch Its First Smartphone and Purchase a Mobile OS With … Continue reading

Apr 17

Leak: Microsoft Office 15 with cloud and touch features [Pics and Video]

office-15

Microsoft is set to release Office 15 during early 2013.  The leaked screenshots from a leaked software available to selected testers show implementation of touch friendly and metro UI features for Office 15 along with the usual Microsoft Office features. … Continue reading

Mar 12

Nokia to enter the tablet market with a Windows 8 Tablet in Q4 2012

Nokia Tablet

According to sources at the upstream component suppliers, Nokia is planning to team up with Microsoft to enter the tablet market with a 10 inch Windows 8 tablet running Qualcomm’s dual-core chipset. “Nokia is expected to outsource production of the … Continue reading

Jan 16

Microsoft profits from 70% of Android Devices with the latest LG deal, Pantech next?

Microsoft LG Deal

Microsoft already has licensing agreements with HTC, Samsung, Acer, and with the addition of LG, the Redmond giant now covers 70% of all Android devices sold in the US. In the past, HTC has been rumoured to pay $5 per Android … Continue reading

Jan 12

Microsoft’s Bing overtakes Yahoo Search with 15.1% Market Share

Bing Search

A new report from comScore reports that Microsoft’s Bing search engine has passed Yahoo Search to take the number 2 spot in the search engine market. If we roll back the clock to days when Microsoft was interested in purchasing … Continue reading

Jan 11

Best of CES, Software: BlueStacks brings 400,000 Android apps to Windows 8

BlueStacks

BlueStacks announced its app player for bringing the Android Apps to Windows based computing devices.  These devices include the windows PCs, tablets, and desktops.  Yesterday, the company unveiled its plans of providing a compatible version of the app player for … Continue reading

Dec 28

Leak: Windows Phone Roadmap, Tango and Apollo in 2012

WindowsPhoneRoadmap

Microsoft’s roadmap for Windows Phone has been leaked, it shows the plans for Windows Phone OS upgrade schedule. The Windows Phone 7 was launched in Q4 of 2010, one year later Microsoft provided the Mango update in Q4 of 2011. … Continue reading