In the last century, while Steve Jobs was anguishing over the look of a bevel on the Macintosh, Bill Gates, rocking back and forth, figured out how to achieve world domination for Windows. Gates handily won, applying his business-friendly, partner-with-PC-makers formula to render Apple a bit player. Even today, Microsoft has more than 90 percent …

Specs have surfaced for a 7-inch Microsoft tablet dubbed Xbox Surface, which looks to work with a second ‘stationary computing device’. The mysterious specification sheet appeared on Shifted2u, with additional information cropping up on Liveside.net. The leaks detail an Xbox tablet, and come shortly ahead of a ‘major’ Microsoft announcement this evening. The ‘Tablet Computing Device’ mentioned in the spec …

Developers can’t wait for iOS 6 and Facebook to show up on Apple’s mobile devices. That’s according to Matt Gillis, who spent much of last week chatting with developers at Apple’s WWDC event. As the head of global monetization for mobile advertising company Millennial Media, he’s tapped into the developer community. The key verdict from WWDC: a lot of excitement …

What’s this popping up on Nokia’s Facebook page? It’s a teaser for something happening on 18 June — that’s Monday. The image shows a satellite picture of Hawaii with Nokia maps controls over the top. And it followed this with a grainy snap of a Roland TR-808 drum machine. While Monday is the same day as Microsoft’s much-hyped tablet unveiling, …

As much as millions of people worldwide love their iPhones, there are some who wish that Apple would hand over some of the control. The iPhone is built on a solid software platform, but there is limited room to customise the phone beyond the basic options offered in the settings. If you want more control, or the option to install …

Verizon Wireless’s new Family Share plans were supposed to simplify pricing for Verizon Wireless customers. But since the new plans were unveiled earlier this week, it seems like wireless users are more confused than ever. In this edition of Ask Maggie, I’m going to handle things a little differently than usual. Typically I select a couple of questions that I’ve …

Cricket Wireless is expected to soon carry another Android-powered Huawei handset, or says a source close to PhoneArena. Featuring a portrait QWERTY keyboard below a 3.2-inch display, the smartphone will run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The full details remain unclear, but an official user manual found online advises there is a rear camera and microSD expansion. Called the Ascend Q, …

Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse for Nokia, Moody’s steps in with a downgrade of its debt rating. Moody’s lowered its rating to junk status, citing earnings pressure and cash burn that is larger than the firm previously expected. The move comes after Nokia said yesterday that it would cut 10,000 jobs and warned its second-quarter financial result …

Microsoft could be about to unleash a branded tablet, taking the fight for slate supremacy directly to Apple. The Redmond-based software monger has scheduled an event for Monday, at which it will be making a ‘major’ announcement that the company says “you will not want to miss”. According to The Wrap, which cites an individual with knowledge of the company, …

There are a ton of image editors available for iPhone that let you play with photos — many of which I’ve talked about here. But a specific set of editors lets you create a mask or lets you superimpose one image on top of another for some really cool effects. Recently, a popular Mac photo editor made its way to …