Articles on Apple, Microsoft

Is Apple afraid of Windows 7? - Sep 3, 2009

Blogs Is Apple with its newly launched OS, the Snow Leopard, afraid of Windows 7? In case you're wondering why I am asking this question, the answer is simple: Apple was here ... Read story »

Microsoft believes Windows 7 will ace Chrome OS, Apple - Sep 16, 2009

Crave Although the conventional wisdom is that the rise of the Netbook is hurting the Windows business, a Microsoft executive said Tuesday that lower-cost laptops can actually be a good thing. Speaking ... Read story »

Five Zune HD functions Apple should adopt - Sep 30, 2009

Crave A Zune Pass makes the Smart DJ function into a great music-discovery tool. The more time I spend with my Zune HD, the more I like it. Sound quality aside--and I ... Read story »

Sinobytes--the CNET China tech blog--has landed - Sep 6, 2009

Blogs With some trepidation, I am proud to have been handed the reigns of CNET's China tech blog; and with a new blogger comes a new moniker: Sinobytes. The previous writer, Ryan ... Read story »

Price drop for Apple TV - Sep 15, 2009

Crave We're not sure what it will take to for Apple TV to really take off, but a US$100 price cut certainly can't hurt. On Sunday night, the company dropped the ... Read story »

Apple tablet comes with Microsoft bulls eye - Sep 22, 2009

Crave With the hype around Apple's near-certain upcoming tablet PC seemingly cooling off, our attention now turns to Microsoft--as the company is rumored to be preemptively working on its own Apple-tablet killer. ... Read story »

Microsoft goes after Apple online too - Mar 30, 2009

Crave In a new online ad, Web viewers can spin a wheel and see what they can get for a certain amount of money. In this spin, for example, readers can get ... Read story »

iPhone doubles Web browser share - Sep 2, 2008

Crave The rollout of the iPhone 3G has seen a large increase in the iPhone's global Web share, according to figures released Monday. The figures, collected by Web analytics company Net Applications, ... Read story »

App stores abound at Mobile World Congress - Feb 16, 2009

Crave BARCELONA--If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Apple's biggest competitors are laying on the love a little thick. It seems like handset makers aren't just trying to match Apple ... Read story »

Buy a PC online from Microsoft - Oct 23, 2009

Crave In a surprise move, Microsoft has started selling computers and third-party software via its online store. It's part of a broader push to try to give Windows the kind of ... Read story »

PC makers dive into smart phone market - Feb 2, 2009

Blogs For whatever reason, it seems that having Nokia, RIM, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Palm, HTC, LG and Apple are not enough, and PC makers now want to join the smart phone market ... Read story »

Microsoft to take mobile Marketplace for test drive - Apr 1, 2009

Crave A look at Windows Marketplace for Mobile, which will be on display Thursday at CTIA. Microsoft plans to show off its forthcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile this week at CTIA ... Read story »

The Microsoft Courier tablet is one of many prototypes - Sep 23, 2009

Crave Microsoft does indeed have a dual-screen tablet codenamed Courier, and it may not be the only gadget that the software maker has up its sleeves. Earlier on Tuesday, Gizmodo revealed photos ... Read story »

Google leaps, Microsoft drops in brand value - Sep 19, 2008

Crave Microsoft slipped from second to third place, edged down a peg by IBM, according to the study by BusinessWeek and Interbrand, which base their results on the value of the brand ... Read story »

Windows Marketplace now available to WM6.0/6.1 users - Nov 17, 2009

Crave When Microsoft launched its mobile app store last month, Windows Marketplace for Mobile was only available for Windows phones running operating system 6.5. Although highly anticipated among users, the execution of ... Read story »

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