Microsoft to marry Office with Dropbox for cloud productivity

From InfoWorld: In the latest example of Microsoft partnering with a major competitor, the company has struck a deal with Dropbox to improve interoperability between Office and Dropbox's cloud storage and file sharing services for consumers and businesses.

The partnership, announced Tuesday...

Google and LG strike broad, decade-long patent licensing deal

From PC World: Google and LG have entered into a patent cross-licensing deal, the latest partnership seeking to reduce the threat of lawsuits between major tech companies.

The agreement, announced on Tuesday, covers “a broad range of products and technologies” built on the two companies’ existing...

Apple delivers bug-fixing iOS 8.1.1 beta to developers

From CNET: iOS 8.1 is only a couple of weeks old, but Apple has already seeded a beta of iOS 8.1.1 to developers.

Launched on Monday, the new beta carries with it various bug fixes and performance improvements, according to the release notes. No specific details have been revealed. And since it's a...

Android 5.0 Lollipop Coming to NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet Later this Month

From DailyTech: It was announced this week that NVIDIA will be delivering the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its SHIELD Tablet later this month. The company announced the news in an official YouTube video, and provides a quick overview of some of the new features in Lollipop along with Material...

Acer's new shape-shifting PC hybrid assumes 5 different forms

From PC World: Wanting to spice up its PC convertibles, Acer has come out with a device that can take on five different shapes with the help of a flexible kickstand and a detachable wireless keyboard.

Like other convertible PCs, the Acer Aspire Switch 12 can be used as a traditional clamshell...

Amazon extends unlimited photo storage to Prime members

From CNET: Amazon is providing unlimited photo storage for its Prime program members, the company announced Tuesday, adding another carrot to lure consumers into its ever-expanding premium service.

This new service, called Prime Photos, is a part of its online cloud storage service, Amazon Cloud...

Dramatic jump in Windows 8.1 usage bodes well for Windows 10

From InfoWorld: As Gregg Keizer at Computerworld reports, Web usage numbers from NetMarketshare state that usage of Windows 8 and 8.1 went from 12.3 percent of the market in September to 16.8 percent, up 4.5 percent, in October -- a huge jump, by any metric. At the same time, Windows XP usage fell...

Expect the Apple Watch to launch next spring

From MacWorld: The Apple Watch’s release date is still under wraps, but now we know that January and February are out of the running for the “early 2015” time frame Apple has teased.

Angela Ahrendts, the company’s senior VP of retail and online stores, told employees in video remarks that the watch...

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