Microsoft has made its Office software available as an iPhone app, allowing users to create, access and edit documents on the Apple smartphone for the first time. Mobile Office Mobile can only be used by subscribers to the company’s Office …
The European Union is reported to be investigating claims that Google has used anticompetitive methods to boost its Android operating system, following complaints from rivals including Microsoft and Nokia. According to the Financial Times, it has been claimed that Google …
More than 1 billion Android-powered smartphones will ship in 2017, with Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform growing its share to rival Apple’s iOS, according to analyst firm Canalys. This will give Android a 67.1 per cent market share, down slightly from …
Microsoft’s fledgling Windows RT platform – the company’s attempt to improve its position in the mobile computing market – was the subject of more bad news, with reports that HTC had shelved a planned device using the OS, and Acer …
Vendors such as Sony and LG Electronics are making gains in the global smartphone market, as customers in southern European markets opt for cheaper handsets, according to figures from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. According to the research, Europe is home to …
Microsoft and Google have found common ground in their long-running dispute over the YouTube app for Windows Phone 8, agreeing to work together on the creation of a new version intended to address the two companies’ needs. According to a …
Of the top 50 free and top 50 paid apps in Apple’s App Store and Google Play in the US, just 34 per cent feature in either the Windows Phone store or BlackBerry World – despite “substantial efforts” from Microsoft …
Microsoft launched a “Porting Challenge”, inviting developers who have used the PhoneGap framework to create apps for another platform to bring them to Windows Phone 8. The competition is open to those with an app available in a “non-Windows Phone …
Microsoft said that 40 per cent of the top-15 highest grossing developers in the Windows Phone Store support in-app purchases, although consumer adoption “varies by market, depending on regional trends, consumer preferences, and other regional differences”. The company said that …
Google has taken action to stop Microsoft from distributing its YouTube app for Windows Phone 8, arguing that some of its functionality goes against the terms and conditions of the service. According to a letter published by The Verge, Google …
