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Microsoft is in the process of scaling down its massively popular Office suite of applications for the Apple iPad, one report says. Obviously the iPad gives developers a big market with proven success for selling apps, and Microsoft may be realizing that. Next to Windows, Microsoft Office is arguably the most successful suite of software programs…
Apple is king when it comes to inventing what was already invented. With Siri, Apple changed the game when it comes to voice commands, with its emphasis on merging the iPhone with voice-controlled assistant services. This has spurred others like Microsoft and Google to make their own voice services better, which may take some time.…
RIM had a short webcast today to talk about their new BlackBerry Mobile Fusion enterprise product, which will support Android and iOS devices, on top of their own next-gen BBX products. One nice little tidbit to emerge from the webcast that we didn’t hear anything about in this morning’s press release was support for a…
The mad scientists at Google have just announced version 6.0 of Google Maps for Android and the killer feature is indoor navigation. That’s right, they’ve made it easier to get around that massive monument erected in honor of capitalism known as the shopping mall by encouraging smartphone users to bury their heads in their devices…
Great news for you iPhone tether’rs out there, a new tether app has finally hit the App Store. Tether.com which has apps on both BlackBerry and Android has made an iOS version called iTether that just hit the App Store. The app allows users to share their iPhone’s internet connection with their Mac or PC…
Garmin has updated its popular StreetPilot Onboard app for the iPhone. There are several new features included in this release, but the main one is the ability to access traffic photos. The new photoLive Traffic Cameras feature is available as an in-app purchase for $9.99 and can be easily accessed through the StreetPilot app’s traffic…
Starbucks will allow British coffee drinkers to pay for their drink with their iPhone using a dedicated mobile app. Contactless NFC-enabled payments are cool, but the coffee store chain doesn’t have time to wait for the technology to become mainstream — they want to enable the capability now. “There’s no doubt that mobile payments are…
Ford has this pretty cool system called AppLink that lets smartphones take advantage of the car’s built-in voice recognition. The selection of compatible apps has been limited, but now they can count one more well-established name to add to their roster: Slacker Radio. Once paired over Bluetooth, you can tell Ford Sync to play stations…
A new report about Zynga says the social gaming company tried to buy Angry Birds-maker Rovio for about $2.25 billion but it was rebuffed. Who would have thought that a bunch of little pigs and pigs could be worth so much? The acquisition attempt hasn’t been confirmed by Rovio or Zynga but it makes sense…
After announcing a unique iPad rental program for inflight entertainment in February, Australian airline Jetstar is expanding the content available on those iPads. Gameloft is bringing twelve of its gaming titles for iOS specifically to Jetstar’s rental units. Of the twelve, five will be available starting in December: Real Football, Shrek Kart, Avatar, UNO, and N.O.V.A.: Near…