Microsoft Monday night announced that it was making changes to its OneDrive cloud storage services, reducing the amount of storage both Office 365 and free users are granted and eliminating its unlimited option. The company says that the changes were needed to “ensure that we can continue to deliver a collaborative, connected and intelligent service.” […]
Apple has updated its Maps applications for iOS and OS X to activate new “Nearby” search options for Australia, Canada, France, and Germany, as well as adding additional Flyover views for parts of Hawaii and a number of European and other cities. The “Nearby” function overlays some local business or point-of-interest information to Maps destinations, […]
Following on from today’s release of the first betas of iOS 9.2 and Xcode 7.2, Apple has also seeded the first beta of OS X 10.11.2 to developers. The release comes just a week after the final 10.11.1 update was issued to help resolves problems with Office 2016, Mail, and VoiceOver, but there are still […]
Google released Chrome 47 for the beta channel with support for cooperative multitasking, splash screens for sites that are added to the home screen, and more flexible desktop notification management, as well as some security patches. Cooperative Multitasking Android had a problem with lag and stuttering for many years, which was mostly fixed in Android […]
Apple has released new versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for both its iOS and Mac platforms. The iOS apps gain 3D Touch for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, and split-screen multitasking on the iPad. The iPad variants earn new selection gestures and a shortcut bar for reaching select tools more easily. Apple applied […]
Skype today updated its mobile and desktop apps with a new round of Moji content. Mojis are short video clips pulled from popular movies and television shows. The new additions include clips from Pitch Perfect 2 and Furious 7, and more from BBC and Universal Studios. Skype says it added a new movie studio to […]
Apple has said it is taking steps to remove malicious code added to a number of apps commonly used on iPhones and iPads in China.It is thought to be the first large-scale attack on Apple’s App Store. The hackers created a counterfeit version of Apple’s software for building iOS apps, which they persuaded developers to download. […]
Skype said people may have problems using its calling and messaging service today. Skype detailed some of the issues in a blog post. It says people signed into Skype cannot change their status and contacts will appear offline even if they are signed in. This is preventing people from initiating Skype calls. Skype said some […]
Skype today revealed a new way for people to enliven their messages with what it calls Mojis. Mojis are short video clips pulled from popular movies and television shows such as The Muppets, Despicable Me, Bridesmaids, Pitch Perfect, and Jurassic Park that can be added to conversations. The clips contain famous and oft-used sound bytes […]
Parallels has launched a new version of its virtualization software with support for Windows 10. Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac brings a number of speed improvements to the software among other features, including the previously-rumored ability to verbally access Cortana, Microsoft’s own digital assistant included within Windows 10, from anywhere on the Mac desktop if […]
