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The times they are a-changin’ at Microsoft, and we are not just talking about the company’s executive leadership: Xbox Music, the company’s Spotify-like music subscription service, is launching on iOS and Android Monday, making it the first Microsoft-owned entertainment service to launch on the two leading mobile platforms. And speaking of firsts: Microsoft is also Continue Reading →

With most people listening to talk radio on the go, iHeartRadio — the digital arm of radio giant Clear Channel — figured its mobile apps should make finding the talk easier. Updates to the apps Monday add a directory for talk content so users can browse and select from drop-down categories; a side navigation pull-out Continue Reading →

Facebook knows what you talk about, just like Twitter. But its edge is that it also knows who you are. Facebook’s newest APIs let select news outlets view search and see your public posts, plus it tallies keyword mentions and collects the demographic data of everyone mentioning certain keywords. But it’s confirmed to me that Continue Reading →

Intel just announced its smallest silicon yet. It’s called Quark, and it’s one-fifth the size of the company’s existing Atom cores, and uses one-tenth the power. Intel CEO Bryan Krzanich just pulled out the tiny Quark X1000 chip at the 2013 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, and explained that it’s for the internet Continue Reading →

BlackBerry’s struggles continue after the company reportedly laid off half of its US sales team, based in its headquarters in Canada. Cantech Letter cites sources who say that the company’s consumer sales team is “gone” while its “enterprise [sales force] is gutted” too. The UK is said to be next in the line as it Continue Reading →

Apple is now in the web radio business and because of the size of the iTunes membership, the service instantly becomes one of Pandora’s top competitors. As expected, Apple unveiled iTunes Radio on TUesday at a press event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino. The radio service will be part of the iOS 7 update Continue Reading →

Remember those persistent rumors of a fingerprint sensor that would be baked into the iPhone 5S? Well, it’s not a rumor any longer — Apple has just confirmed that the iPhone 5S will feature a 500ppi fingerprint sensor right in the 5S’s home button. It seemed like a puzzling addition at first, but the company Continue Reading →

Surprise! While the iPhone 5 won’t stick around, the iPhone 4 will still be available for free with a two-year contract. It’s an unexpected move as the iPhone 4 is now three years old. Apple is adopting an iPad 2 strategy for its iPhones. It will be an important device for developing markets, even though Continue Reading →

There’s a new iPhone. Well, to be completely accurate there are two new iPhones. But the new iPhone 5S is Apple’s flagship phone and it’s the best iPhone you can buy. It looks exactly like how the iPhone 5 looked last year but with improved internals and guts that will make everything run even faster. Continue Reading →

Now we know what the iPhone 5C costs. Apple pulled the wraps of the iPhone 5C on Tuesday, which will cost $99 with a two-year contract in the U.S. A 32GB model will sell for $200. The phone, which has been consistently pondered as a “low-cost” phone or “mid-tier” option leading up to this event, Continue Reading →