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Microsoft Office for iPad launches today, requires Office 365 subscription for editing Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:21 AM PDT Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a long-awaited version of its Office suite for iPad, bringing productivity applications Word, Excel and PowerPoint to Apple's tablet lineup, requiring users to subscribe to its Office 365 service for editing documents.

Amazon expected to show off Apple TV competitor on April 2 Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:15 AM PDT The already crowded streaming set-top box market is about to get even more congested as internet retailing behemoth Amazon looks set to unveil a new web-to-television device of its own next week.

Live coverage from Microsoft's Office for iPad and Cloud event in San Francisco Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:00 AM PDT Thursday marks the first major event hosted by new Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella, where the company is also expected to unveil a long awaited version of its Office productivity suite for Apple's iPad. AppleInsider is there live with up-to-the-second coverage.

Adoption of OS X 10.9 Mavericks significantly outpaces 10.8 Mountain Lion Posted: 27 Mar 2014 08:07 AM PDT The rate at which Mac owners are upgrading to Apple's OS X 10.9 Mavericks has far outperformed the operating system's predecessor -- OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion -- with one report saying the latest OS is now running on over 40 percent of active Macs.

Samsung 'puzzled' as South Korean carriers upstage Galaxy S5 launch with early sales Posted: 27 Mar 2014 07:50 AM PDT Apple's chief rival Samsung had big plans for the debut of its flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone on April 11, but carriers in its native country of South Korea have opted to upstage that launch date by releasing the new handset early.

Apple exploring new iPad Smart Case with integrated multitouch keyboard Posted: 27 Mar 2014 07:09 AM PDT iPad owners might soon have a new, more compact option when choosing a keyboard to pair with their tablet as Apple is contemplating a redesigned iPad Smart Case with an integrated, multitouch keyboard.

iPhone IP Wars: Nokia vs Apple vs HTC, Motorola & Samsung Posted: 27 Mar 2014 05:45 AM PDT In 2007 Apple introduced iPhone, emphasizing that virtually every significant aspect of its entirely new experience and industrial design was protected by patents. Three years later a global patent war erupted. Who's to blame?

Apple tips hand on sapphire displays with patent for oleophobic coatings Posted: 27 Mar 2014 04:32 AM PDT While Apple remains coy about plans to incorporate sapphire into its product lineup, a new patent application published on Thursday suggests the company is at the least experimenting with the hard material for use in touch-capable displays.

Apple's 'transparent texting' tech lets iPhone users safely message while moving Posted: 27 Mar 2014 03:07 AM PDT Apple is looking into technology that offers users an easier, safer, way to text and walk by making an iPhone's screen "transparent" during messaging operations through the clever use of live video.

Microsoft rumored to debut Enterprise Mobility Suite, Office for iPad on Thursday Posted: 26 Mar 2014 05:43 PM PDT Many expect Microsoft to launch Office for iPad on Thursday, but fresh rumors say the company may also make a play for mass device management with a cross-platform Enterprise Mobility Suite, a competitor to Apple's recently released Deployment Programs initiative.

New photos of Apple's sapphire plant show build progressing as rumors point to project expansion Posted: 26 Mar 2014 04:40 PM PDT Fresh photos of Apple's Mesa, Ariz., sapphire plant, built in partnership with GT Advanced Technologies, show construction of external fixtures is progressing as planned, while a new rumor claims the site may be expanded to a neighboring building.

Twitter adds photo tagging feature, bumps attached photo limit to four per tweet Posted: 26 Mar 2014 02:52 PM PDT Twitter on Wednesday announced two new additions to its ubiquitous microblogging platform, including a photo tagging feature and a loosening of the per-tweet picture cap.

Oculus co-founder defends sale of company amidst backlash, says Facebook a better home than Apple Posted: 26 Mar 2014 12:36 PM PDT After word broke that virtual reality pioneer Oculus will be bought by Facebook for $2 billion, enthusiasts responded negatively, questioning the merits of the deal and future of the Rift headset. That led the co-founder of Oculus to take to the Internet to defend the sale, in which he argued Facebook is a better landing spot for the company than Apple or Microsoft.