Microsoft to update the Windows 9 Technology Preview twice a month with new builds
As some of you may already know, Microsoft is rumored to launch a Technology Preview of the Windows 9 operating system at some point around the …
Apple reportedly reaches agreements with Visa, MasterCard, and American Express for iPhone mobile payments
Apple is widely expected to reveal a mobile payments system alongside the iPhone 6 at its press event on September 9th. The system — supposedly designed to take on Google Wallet, Isis, Paypal, and others — would allow you to use your phone to pay for items at the cash register, and it appears Apple’s gained some strong allies in its quest. Bloomberg reports that Visa, MasterCard, and American Express have agreed to work together with Apple on the rumored payments system. Recode and The Information previously reported that American Express and Visa, respectively, had reached agreements with Apple.
The reports, which cite sources familiar with the matter, do not go into the nature of the agreements. Visa, MasterCard, and American Express…
If you missed it: Windows Phone share stalls, Surface Pro 3 review, Windows Store scam apps …
This week has been quite interesting in the world of Microsoft. We've covered a lot over the past week and chances are you most likely missed an …
Don’t forget to enter our Back to School 2014 sweepstakes!
Most college students are already settling into the fall semester, but it’s not too late to nab some updated gear. Our Back to School 2014 guide has plenty of recommendations for laptops, tablets, accessories and more, and our giveaway rounds up some…
A spaceship in Cupertino: Apple’s journey to build a new headquarters
Apple is a stupendously wealthy company, and it’s in the middle of building a new corporate headquarters befitting of that success. The Norman Foster-designed Campus 2 — commonly referred to as „The Spaceship“ due to its distinctive circular design — will add 2,800,000 square feet of office space to the company’s Cupertino, California operations, and it will hold more than 12,000 employees. It will also be entirely powered by renewable energy, thanks to one of the largest solar arrays ever designed for a corporate campus. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs oversaw the building’s design before his death, but the campus has struggled to get off the ground. It’s reportedly $2 billion over budget and it’s been delayed by at least a year. It’s…