Consumers running Windows Vista Ultimate, who have blasted Microsoft for breaking promises to deliver a host of extras, are now …
Context-aware mobility, what is it?
By now, companies that have mobilized business applications for smartphones or other handheld devices know of the competitive advantages they …
Bing beats Google to the punch, launches Twitter search
Bing has beaten Google to the punch. Google Inc. has been rumored to be casting an eye toward creating a …
My Book World Edition II network storage system
WD has introduced its newly redesigned My Book World Edition II dual- drive network storage system in capacities of up to …
Java development critical to Oracle Fusion strategy
For developers, Oracle's Fusion Middleware 11g rollout on Wednesday emphasizes Java technologies, particularly the company's JDeveloper IDE, along with concepts …
Bing adds Twitter posts to search results
Microsoft started adding some Twitter posts into Bing search results, gaining a bit of a leg up on competitors even …
Firefox 3.5 makes browsing faster, easier and more fun
The just-released version 3.5 of Firefox is a winner, offering significantly faster Web browsing, better tab handling, a host of …
Google fixes search problem in Outlook sync tool for Apps
Google has fixed an issue with the Outlook synchronization tool it released recently for its Apps hosted communications and collaboration …
Google’s next target: Unified communications
Unified communications has been a technology specialty of networking vendors for years, but Google Inc.'s recent forays into voice communications …
Forrester: IT spending will rebound in time for Windows 7 launch
Microsoft may be timing its October release of Windows 7 just about perfectly, if Forrester Research 's mid-year IT forecast …
Adobe Flash now widely available to Android device vendors
Embedded software maker Bsquare Corp. confirmed that it has ported Adobe System's Flash mobile player to ARM-based smartphones and smartbooks …
Mozilla sets Firefox 3.5 final release for Tuesday
Mozilla will ship Firefox 3.5 on Tuesday, bringing the long-awaited upgrade in under its own deadline wire, the company announced …
Smartphone OS smackdown
Two and a half years ago, Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone and said that its software was five years …
Heightened DLP needs fuel arms race between vendors
Data-loss prevention is rapidly becoming the next big battlefield in IT security. Innovative start-ups in DLP, such as Reconnex, Orchestria, …
Win7 upgrade option could mean extra cost
Microsoft’s new Windows 7 Option Upgrade Program isn’t much of an option for corporate users and could end up adding …
PC shipments could grow significantly next year
The PC market is showing signs of recovery, with the freefall of PC shipments skidding to a halt thanks to …
StarOffice 9 Arabic edition now available
Sun Microsystems reinforced its commitment to the region with the recent announcemnet of the availability of its Arabic version of StarOffice 9. …
Analyst: $120 for Windows 7 'way too much'
Microsoft's pricing of Windows 7 threatens to derail its efforts to move users off the aging Windows XP and make …
Windows installs updates without permission, researchers say
Windows is installing “surprise updates” against the wishes of some users, who have expressly set up the operating system not …
Twitter's protest over Outlook's rendering of HTML e-mails
Showing again the power of Twitter for quick social organizing, Microsoft was forced to defend itself against complaints that its …