2013

Office Web Apps: now with real-time co-authoring and more

It’s been a long time coming for Office Web Apps, but full on real-time co-authoring has finally arrived. Microsoft has actually offered a semblance of co-authoring for years, first announcing it way back in 2010. However, that technology required …

Microsoft narrows its CEO shortlist, says Reuters

Microsoft is continuing to look for a replacement for longtime CEO Steve Ballmer, but the list of potential candidates is narrowing, according to a report today from Reuters. Included in that list are about 5 external candidates, among them …

Full specifications of Nokia Lumia 525 and 929 leaked

NokiaFollowing yesterday’s leak of the Nokia Lumia 525, as well as a video leak of the Nokia Lumia 929 last week, details of both devices keeps leaking to the internet. Today we have the full specifications of both devices leaked, …

Nokia Lumia 525 passes Chinese certification, first photos leaked

NokiaWhilst we didn’t see it getting announced during Nokia World last month, the Nokia Lumia 525, codenamed “Glee”, has been in the spotlight recently. Various rumors have surfaced regarding the device, but it was the recent leaks that confirms the …

Here we go again: will current Windows Phones upgrade to 8.1?

If you remember all the way back to June of 2012, when Microsoft hemmed and hawed and finally announced that indeed Windows Phone 7.5 devices wouldn’t be upgradeable to Windows Phone 8 (but would take a Windows Phone 7.8 …

Exclusive: Microsoft account to get enhanced account recovery and security features

Microsoft accountThe last time Microsoft account was added with new features was back in April when we exclusively reported that the service would get two-factor authentication. Since then, Microsoft also dropped support for linked accounts and urges users to use aliases

Video of Verizon’s Nokia Lumia 929 leaked, showing 5-inch 1080p display and aluminum frame

NokiaWith Nokia World 2013 just finished, we saw Nokia venturing into the large screened “phablet” space with the announcement of Nokia Lumia 1520 and 1320. However, the Finnish company isn’t stopping there, as we have heard since September this year …

Microsoft decides to take stock price seriously, surges

Steve Ballmer was known for caring more about profits than stock prices, sometimes to the dismay of shareholders. Yet in his last days, after a re-organization of the way Microsoft reports financial earnings (to go along with the “functional” reorg …

What don’t you get about Office for iOS?

This morning, Apple unveiled their latest iPads and Macbooks, and along with it, revisions to both iLife, Apple’s suite of “lifestyle” apps like Garage Band, and iWork, Apple’s version of Office. Only instead of charging for them, Apple is making …

Nokia World in Abu Dhabi, of all places