Current Software Store News and Article Results

Seeking Gems In The App Store - Forbes
An industry where 25 new competitors crop up every day would make any entrepreneur anxious. That's the situation iPhone developers find themselves in as Apple 's App Store swells in size. The store, Apple's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) online ...

Read all '"Apple Store"' posts in Crave - CNET News
As someone who regularly councils consumers to avoid overpriced after-market repair services for computer hardware, I was intrigued by a report from Glassdoor.com (a Web site where employees anonymously dish about their employers) that compares the ...

Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps - San Diego Union-Tribune
NEW YORK – As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft Corp. plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their PC purchases. The world ...

App Stores: Microsoft, Google Follow Apple - BusinessWeek
When Apple ( AAPL ) opened its iTunes App Store in July, the idea of a mass-market Web site that sells downloadable games, tools, and other applications for cell phones was a rarity. Handset owners could buy apps from their carriers or the occasional ...

Microsoft To Deploy In-Store Service Reps - Consumer Electronics Net
Redmond, Wash. — Microsoft plans to provide retailers with in-store customer service representatives to assist shoppers with their PC-related purchases. According to a report by the Associated Press, the software giant expects to deploy 155 ...

New Seinfeld ad draws negative reviews online - San Diego Union-Tribune
The software giant's new ad starring Jerry Seinfeld has drawn largely negative reviews online after premiering Thursday night during NBC's broadcast of the National Football League's season kickoff game. The ad was the start of a highly anticipated ...

Read all posts by Tom Krazit in News - Apple - CNET News
Apple apparently doesn't think fart jokes are very funny. The developer of Pull My Finger, an iPhone application, told MacRumors that Apple decided to reject his application from the App Store because it was "of limited utility to the broad iPhone ...

Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps called gurus - Santa Cruz Sentinel
NEW YORK — As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their PC purchases. The world's ...

Microsoft prepares to take Office online - ZDNet UK
In another clear sign that Microsoft sees the threat posed by its traditional business moving online, the company is readying a rival to Google's Docs & Spreadsheets. The software maker is announcing Office Live Workspace, a free online tool for ...

Former asst. director files suit against city - Courier News
A former assistant director of the city’s Public Works department fired last year amid allegations he and former Public Works director Morgan Barrett improperly used city-owned computers to “prepare and store” documents for a private consulting ...