Hotmail fail: Microsoft lays an egg in the cloud
If this is the way Microsoft's going to handle Office 365 outages, we're all in for some interesting times.
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Amazon readies Android Market competitor
Amazon is preparing to open an Android app store to compete with Google's Android Market, and has launched a beta portal where developers can submit applications for Android-based smartphones, according to a company blog post.
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Asustek unveils Honeycomb, Windows 7 tablets
Netbook pioneer Asustek Computer unveiled four new tablet devices on Tuesday, including the 10.1-inch touchscreen Eee Pad Slider with the latest version of Google's Android mobile OS, Honeycomb, and the 12-inch touchscreen Eee Slate E121, which has Microsoft's Windows 7 OS.
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Microsoft, Google tussle over bug timeline
Microsoft and a Google security engineer are sparring over a bug the researcher reported to Microsoft last July.
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Help desk calls on the rise
At a time when IT is supposed to be getting simpler, less complex and easier to manage, more people are calling help desks for assistance than ever before, according to a new study. That's one of the findings that HDI, formerly known as the Help Desk Institute, uncovered in its recently released 2010 study of help desk trends.
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With CES raining tablets, some will get flooded out
With as many as 100 different models of tablet computers from dozens of makers expected to be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week, market consolidation is a certainty.
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Mobile app dev goes multiplatform
Mobile application development has gone multiplatform, with Apple iPhone and Google Android the top preferences by developers, according to a Forrester Research report released late in 2010.
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Has HP given up on smartphones and tablets?
Expect a parade of tablets at CES this week. You'll see several manufacturers introduce tablets based on Google's Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" mobile OS, due this spring. Microsoft will allegedy announce -- or is that re-announce?
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Flash blamed for RIM PlayBook's short battery life
You have to feel a little bit sorry for Adobe Flash. The much-maligned technology has been dissed by Apple. It's unstable on Android.
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Firefox claims its first market share crown
The New Year party is still raging at Mozilla as Firefox has become the top browser in Europe for the first time.
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Dell, Asus, Motorola offer tablet previews
Companies have turned to Internet videos to leap ahead of rivals in announcing their new products at the International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this year, or at least to create buzz around their launches. Asustek Computer, for example, put out a video on its YouTube channel for the Asustek E Slate E121, a tablet with a 12-inch touchscreen that has an Intel Core i5 processor and runs Microsoft's Windows 7 OS.
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Court reverses Microsoft victory in patent case
A U.S. appeals court has restored a jury verdict in a multimillion-dollar patent infringement case against Microsoft but ordered a new trial on damages. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in an opinion released Tuesday, reversed a district court ruling in favor of Microsoft in a case brought by Uniloc Singapore, the maker of antipiracy software. The jury's decision finding that Microsoft had infringed Uniloc's patent was "supported by substantial evidence," wrote Judge Richard Linn, for a three-judge panel.
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White hat hack breaks Windows Phone Marketplace security
Once more, Microsoft finds itself in the unenviable position of having one of its security flaws shared with the world.
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