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When you own business adoption in tablets, apps, and mobile devices, you must be doing something right. According to Good Technology, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was the clear winner in Q2 and Q3 over Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows, when it comes to enterprise...

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has put together one whopper of a holiday season deal designed to move as many of its new Lumia 1020 Windows phones as possible. It’s offering a full year of Netflix free through some vendors in the UK according to the Financial Times. Nokia, which is in the process of...

If you’re a PC user, or were in the past, you know of the head-scratching key combination you know as Control-Alt-Delete. In a recent comment, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates called it a mistake. If you’ve moved on from a Windows-based system, maybe you forgot that control-alt-...

How much are used Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) devices worth to Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)? The Windows maker has launched a new buyback program with the help of Clover Wireless, a company that specializes in private label trade-ins, buy-backs and repair services for carriers, retailers and OEMs (original...

Move over, Siri. There’s a new computer-generated personal voice assistant service in town. At least there will be soon if reports from ZDNet are true. Rumor has it that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been working on a rival to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s Siri and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Now, code-...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may fight for additional market share by acquiring another former stalwart in the mobile phone space. According to Bloomberg, the Windows maker is still "keeping an eye" on BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) -- even after spending $7.2 billion to acquire Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) handset...

Despite reports like one from The Associated Press that the average rate for a fixed mortgage rose last week to its highest level in two years, home buyers, in July, scooped up previously owned homes at the fastest pace since 2009. Related: Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Hit a 2-Year High Many of...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has taken an interest in developing a system to control virtual objects. After Apple filed a patent for what could be the company's answer to Kinect (the Microsoft-developed (NASDAQ: MSFT) motion-based control system for Xbox), investors began to wonder what Apple might do...

If BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) is unable to overcome its current problems at retail, the company could be devoured by firms looking to strengthen their patent portfolios. According to Bloomberg, if a firm acquired all of BlackBerry, it would be stuck with an "essentially worthless" phone unit that...

Sales of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad dropped to 14.6 million units during Q2 2013, resulting in a 25 percent decline from the previous quarter. The sales slump caused Apple's market share to drop to 35 percent -- the lowest ever since the iPad was introduced more than three years ago. According...

BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) fans got a lovely tease this week when the first image of the A10 leaked online. While the device has not been confirmed by BlackBerry, many are convinced that it is the real deal. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) fans got a similar tease when evidence of the so-called "mogul" slow-...

As part of an effort to achieve “functional coherence,” Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer may be set to reveal the company’s restructuring plan as early as Thursday, July 11, according to AllThingsD. When it comes to defining functional coherence, Microsoft is less than specific,...

Love them or hate them, tablet computers are here to stay. With over 100 million units sold in under three years, the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has become a cultural icon and its domestic competition has established itself as well: Words like "Kindle Fire" and "Nook" have entered the American...

Chromebook manufacturers are gearing up for their next round of upgrades. According to DigiTimes, Acer will release a new 11.6-inch model in July. The new machine is expected to follow in the footsteps of its predecessor, the C7, and will be geared toward students. Acer's new Chromebook is set to...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has nearly confirmed that it will bring a version of Office to iOS and Android devices in 2013. Tentatively referred to as Office Mobile, the introductory product will allow users to view documents created with Word, Excel or PowerPoint. To edit those documents, users will...