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According to information from Russia, Edward Snowden refuses to use an Apple iPhone because there is software installed which enables security agencies to tap into the phone. Snowden has said through a third party that there is a back door into iOS. ... Read more

Google Now, the information sharing facility that merges search data with spoken search terms, is growing up. Not only will Google include its own data, it will now include useful bits of information sourced legitimately from third party apps. ... Read more

Google has recently made their professional version of the geo spatial mapping program Google Earth Pro available for free. Previously only available on a yearly subscription of $399, the software has extra features include video flybys. ... Read more

Contrary to what many businesses may have believed, Windows 10 for Enterprise will not be free in the first year for companies who wish to upgrade swiftly from Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1. There will also be two possible update paths to follow. ... Read more

HTC set a goal to get ready for Android 5.0 Lollipop in less than 90 days. They went on Twitter and stated that they would updated both the HTC One M7 and the HTC One M8 in US markets within the 90 time-frame. But they missed their own deadline. ... Read more

Sega, the gaming company, is cutting back on staff within Europe with up to 300 staff voluntary retirement offers. The move for the UK based games developer comes amid a slowdown in the success of arcade console games and console games. ... Read more

OneDrive is being improved by the Microsoft team responsible for its growth and cross-platform push. Both the iOS app and the desktop app have been updated first, with the Android and Windows Phone apps set to get their own polish shortly. ... Read more

In competition with mobile version of Outlook just released and Gmail apps, the Mailbox app for Android and iOS stood alone. Until Dropbox stepped in, acquired the app and brought along the 13 employees to the cloud storage company. ... Read more

Microsoft is considering investing in the Cyanogen Android startup which provides a way to access the ROM in an Android phone and root controlled access. An alternative version of Cyanogen could offer more Microsoft apps and services to users. ... Read more

Interesting moves are happening in the streaming music app space where the likes of Spotify, Pandora and Apple hold considerable sway. Jay-Z, the rapper come mogul, has placed a successful bid of approximately $56 million for Aspiro. ... Read more

The Office Sway presentation app continues to improve as Microsoft engineers build it out from its earlier first public iteration in November. Better and more flexible organization has been added, greater document import support and more refinements. ... Read more

The release of Microsoft Outlook for the iOS and Android mobile operating systems is another step in the right direction for the software company which decided a few months ago to make a determined push to be more open and much more cross-platform. ... Read more

The Inbox by Gmail app for Android and iOS mobile operating systems was released back in November 2014 which updated the traditionally email-focused Gmail experience to something much broader. We explain its features and how people are using them. ... Read more

The Quick Actions shortcuts in the Actions Center can be configured to your liking. Here's how. ... Read more

The January build of Windows 10 Technical Preview introduced a search box instead of the icon/button previously used for searching. Here's how to transform this search box back into a button. ... Read more