The Apple Beat: Gearing up for WWDC 2015

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

WWDC, what we will see

By this his time next week, we will know what Apple will reveal at their World Wide Developers Conference. After Google’s rather lukewarm I/O conference last week (in the same venue, no less), all eyes are on Apple to reveal some exciting products and services. I don’t think we will be disappointed.

Just like Apple itself, WWDC has grown in scale and scope, and while we expect much of the focus to be on OS X 11 and iOS 9, as well as various cooperative features like Handoff and Continuity between mobile and desktop, there’s a whole lot more to cover.

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Windows 10 is coming on July 29, are you ready?

 

 July 29 is the day that Windows 10 will be made officially available to the world. The highly anticipated next generation of the Windows oprating system has the unenviable task of enticing current Windows 7, Windows 8 and earlier users to move to a whole new OS that adds more functionality while erasing some of the annoyances that have plagued earlier versions of Windows.

 Microsoft's endgame is to get 1 billion users on Windows 10 in the next 2 to 3 years. Microsoft is helping this cause by making the upgrade free for one year to existing Windows 7 and Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 customers who have legal copies. Hit jump for mor information on how to get ready for Windows 10.

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Microsoft entices more Android tablet makers to pre-load Office, Skype and OneDrive Apps

The new Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella is all about being a productivity company to all users and on any device. To this end, the company is wooing more Android tablet makers to offer bundles of key MS Office apps and services on their devices. Mirroring the recent partnership with Samasung, whose renewed focus on etnerprise has made it a necessity to offer Microsoft's popular Office Suite, Microsoft has 31 partners that will offer Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SkyDrive and Skype on their Android devices.Hit jumo for the list of partners.

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BlackBerry settles case with iPhone keyboard maker Typo

BlackBerry is has settled its lawsuit against iPhone keyboard maker Typo. Typo made a series of accessory keyboards for the iPhone that emulated the look and feel of BlackBerrys popular QWERTY keyboard and gave users the ability to input with a physical keyboard. One of the terms of the settlement is that Typo will permanently discontinue the sale of keyboards for smartphones and mobile devices with screens that are less than 7.9 inches. This means they can make peripherals for larger devices.