Google Accuses Apple and Microsoft of Holding Android Back
Google’s Android operating system is one of the biggest operating systems out there for Smartphone devices at the most and it has become one of the biggest rivals for many other Smartphone manufacturers including Apple and Microsoft. Now, Google has accused these two companies of purposely holding Android back by buying up patents that cover [...]
Apple and Microsoft buy Patents for £2.8 billion
Apple are one of those companies that you hear a lot about in terms of patents as they are always suing companies. Now however, there has been a different patent situation in which a firm named Nortel, which has recently gone bankrupt, has sold its remaining patent portfolio to the likes of Apple and Microsoft [...]
Microsoft Office Put into the Cloud
Cloud computing is the big news at the moment in the world of technology and Apple have already started off the trend with their iCloud service. Now, Microsoft has followed suit and has put their Microsoft Office program into the cloud.
The new version of the Office software has been named Office 365 and it consists [...]
Google Plans to Increase Search Speed
Google is the most well known and most widely used search engine on the internet at the moment and they have been for a number of years now. Google typically handles around 1 billion searches online every single day and they have a market share of around 66 percent. Now, Google has said that they [...]
Microsoft to Pay $290 million for patent infringement
Microsoft is having to a pay a whopping $290 million fine after they were found guilty of patent infringement. A US court denied the appeal from Microsoft against the $290 million fine which was held against them by a Canadian company who claim that Microsoft have breached their patent.
The company; named i4i sued Microsoft over [...]
Windows 8 Revealed by Microsoft
There has been a lot of talk just lately regarding the next version of the popular Windows operating system from Microsoft and this week Microsoft actually unveiled the latest OS at two separate events. The Windows 8 operating system was shown in demonstrations by Microsoft in Taiwan and the United States.
Although there has currently been [...]
Microsoft Plans Makeover for Windows 7 Phone
The Smartphone market is one of the most competitive markets out there at the moment and it is currently heavily dominated by two big names; Apple and Google. Google have their Android Smartphone’s which account for a vast amount of the market and Apple have their iPhone device which also accounts for a big chunk. [...]
Microsoft Buys Skype Video Calling Company
Skype is a service that is used by millions of people all over the world and is used on a range of devices in order to connect people and allow video calling. Yesterday, Microsoft, the company behind the Windows operating system purchased the company in cash for the price of $8.5 billion. This makes the [...]
Yahoo Profits Fall Due to Microsoft Partnership
Yahoo is one of the biggest names out there in the online world and we are sure that many of you will use the Yahoo search functions on a daily basis. However, Yahoo is also responsible for a variety of other services including email and weather. Despite this online presence, it is said that the [...]
