Microsoft
It’s hard to believe, but it has been 40 years since Bill Gates and Paul Allen established that little software company called Microsoft.
And one in four U.S. patents issued last year was mobile-related.
With a combined $142 million invested, Tanium is now Andreessen’s largest single investment.
The new models start at $499 and include the option of a built-in LTE modem for an additional $100.
Definition of “small” devices: Under 10.1 inches for free Office, nine inches or less for free Windows.
Microsoft’s OneNote, OneDrive and Skype will start showing up on Samsung’s Android tablets in the coming months.
Also, two Israeli firms netted $56 million combined this week.
Tinder has been looking to replace current CEO and co-founder Sean Rad since October.
The new version of Windows will launch worldwide this summer.
Log on with your face, iris or fingerprint.
For $200 per worker per month, Sprint will handle a company’s entire IT infrastructure from Internet, to voice, to corporate Wi-Fi. Cellular service is optional.
Watch out, Siri. Cortana’s coming.
The free maps software touts offline capabilities, real-time traffic and public transit directions as key selling points.
Google’s newest Pixel Chromebook has cool new hardware features and a head-turning design, but it’s still an overpriced Chromebook.
“In the span of a month, we developed a community, competitions and controversy.”
“I would expect games to play the same role in HoloLens’ evolution” as they did for mobile phones, Spencer says.
Could a virtual-reality headset made of cardboard bring this geeky technology mainstream? Katie tries Google Cardboard and finds out.
The smartphone announcements continue at MWC.
While its new products are at the low end, Microsoft promised it hasn’t forgotten about the high end of the market.
Paying less and getting more in a smartphone is upending the global mobile industry.
Will the high-profile device maker get a powerful helper?
Also, Expedia bought Orbitz for $1.33 billion in cash.
Oh, and Pinterest is getting ready to beef up its business side.
Unleash your (mobile) creative genius.
The big question now: When is the IPO for the storage phenom?
The company posted a YouTube video, since made private, confirming the deal. An announcement was originally planned for later in the week.
By combining email, calendar and more, Outlook for iOS is a strong alternative to the native Apple mail and calendar apps, as well as the iOS Gmail app and Google Inbox.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though a 2011 agreement has Samsung paying Microsoft for every Android phone it sells.
Microsoft is also working on buying a calendar app.
Plus more net neutrality drama.
The company made moves to distance itself from the past -- and to bring that past into a more modern future.
The purchase has yet to be announced, but one source characterized it as a “done deal.”
If you need to get to programs and files on a remote PC or Mac using your phone or tablet, Parallels Access is a very good solution.
Saunders, for much of his time at BlackBerry, ran the company’s developer relations efforts.
And Twitter introduced two new features in one week.
Don’t forget about Yahoo Japan. And Softbank. And Masa Son.
The new versions build on technology Redmond gained with last year’s $200 million purchase.