Mobile Minutes: Galaxy S6 angers Apple; Twitter blames Apple mobile bug; Microsoft acquires Sunrise; App for eSports
New Samsung Galaxy S6 design will anger Apple
You?ve heard the rumours. The Galaxy S6 will mark the beginning of a new era
for Samsung and a bold new direction. The problem is it looks a lot like the
direction already taken by Apple.
Read more on Forbes
Twitter says Apple mobile software bug caused it to
lose millions of users
Twitter Inc., which posted disappointing fourth-quarter user growth, gave a
surprising reason for the slowdown: Apple Inc.?s new mobile software. The San
Francisco-based company said Apple?s September rollout of iOS 8, the iPhone
maker?s new mobile operating system, cost it 4 million new users for
integration-related reasons.
Read more on Bloomberg
Microsoft is acquiring popular calendar app Sunrise for
$100 million
Microsoft has acquired the popular calendar app Sunrise, TechCrunch reports.
The deal will be announced soon and the price is around $100 million, a source
tells us. The app allows users to import their calendar from iCloud, Exchange,
and Google Calendar.
Read more on Business Insider
TheScore sports app to start covering eSports, report
In addition to live hockey and football scores, sports fans can now get similar
updates for professional League of Legends video game tournaments, via a new
mobile sports app from theScore.
Read more on Canada Journal