Tesco has signed an eight year contract with Microsoft, covering desktop and data centre software to support its offices, stores …
Sprint to sell WiMax service wholesale
Sprint Nextel is a wholesale customer of Clearwire’s WiMax service but will itself become a wholesale provider of the service …
Facebook acquires a digital book software start-up
Facebook has acquired Push Pop Press, a start-up that has developed software for creating highly interactive digital books, for an …
CloudTV maker wins $115M suit against Verizon
Cloud-based TV infrastructure company ActiveVideo has won a US$115 million judgment against Verizon Communications for infringement of its patents. ActiveVideo …
Game not over yet for IE: Net Applications
Worldwide, Internet Explorer’s market share among Windows 7 users rose from 54.6% in June to 54.8% in July, and in …
Android market share nears 50% worldwide: Canalys
It’s a new month, which means that another research firm has released data showing us that Android and the iPhone …
Kenya works with ISPs to bring rates down
At the direction of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, the government has engineered a deal with ISPs that has started to …
Amex, Verizon Wireless to offer mobile payment
Verizon Wireless and American Express will integrate the Serve online payment system over mobile phones and tablets in coming months, …
CIOs lack cloud computing knowledge: KPMG
Traditional IT outsourcing customers are struggling with cloud computing, according to IT service providers and outsourcing advisors surveyed by KPMG …
HP extends Cisco switch trade-in program
HP this week said it has expanded a trade-in program for customers looking to swap out Cisco switches for HP …
Mitek to extend MIC tech to insurance and health care
Mitek Systems’ Mobile Capture imaging software, a provider of mobile banking capabilities for bank customers is turning the technology toward …
Android Trojan records phone calls
A new Android Trojan is capable of recording phone conversations, according to a CA security researcher. While a previous Trojan …
Processor shipment forecasts take the plunge: IDC
IDC dropped its growth forecast for yearly processor shipments worldwide due to a slowdown in consumer laptop sales in mature …
Adobe launches HTML5 rich media editor
Planting the seeds to potentially disrupt its own successful franchise in Flash-based animation, Adobe has released a preview version of …