Category: Mobile

Google Apps won’t be free for small businesses anymore

By Ted Kritsonis

Google announced today that it would now charge $50 annually to small businesses with less than 10 employees who use its suite of Web-based productivity tools. The move puts these small businesses in line with larger businesses that have paid that rate for some time.

Microsoft opens first international Retail Store in Canada

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla The new flagship Microsoft Store opens today at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto. This is the 31st such store from Microsoft and the first location outside the US.

A closer look at the new Wi-Fi standard: 802.11ac

By Ted Kritsonis

It’s not something you’re likely to hear too much about this holiday season, but the progression from 802.11n, or Wireless-N, the most popular Wi-Fi standard currently, to 802.11ac, or Wireless-AC, will be an ongoing development in 2013. We take a closer look at what that means for consumers.

Microsoft Office coming to iOS and Android in early 2013

By Ted Kritsonis

Microsoft has not confirmed any release timeframe for its Office suite on Apple’s iOS or Google Android, but leaked images appear to make clear that a launch on each respective mobile operating system is coming early in 2013.