Software

Windows Phone 7 Suffers Growing Pains

Windows Phone 7’s delayed software update shows Microsoft is still feeling its way in the mobile space, says Nicholas Kolakowski

14 years ago

eBay Buys E-Commerce Giant GSI For $2.4bn

eBay's acquisition of GSI Commerce is intended to help eBay compete with Amazon.com

14 years ago

Social Media: Yes, It Will Make You Money!

Companies trying to cost-justify business use of social networks may be missing the point, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Amazon Launches Cloud Music Player

Amazon customers can now listen to their music anywhere they go thanks to the company's cloud music player

14 years ago

Brits Top Mobile Social Networking League

Seventeen million people in Britain own a smartphone, but many of us are reserving judgement on tablets

14 years ago

BT Music Download Service To Combat File-Sharing

BT has confirmed plans to launch a not-for-profit music download service for its customers

14 years ago

UK Firms Fined £2.2m For Software Piracy

The BSA doubled its take from 'negligent' UK businesses in 2010, with help from disgruntled employees

14 years ago

HTTPS Bug Disrupts Secure Hotmail Service

Microsoft turned off HTTPS access for Hotmail in some countries, leaving emails open to interception

14 years ago

Report: Tablets Gain Enterprise Momentum Worldwide

SMBs are increasingly turning to tablets and cloud applications to boost their business, finds new study

14 years ago

PlayBook Forsakes Honeycomb For Gingerbread Apps

RIM will release two BlackBerry PlayBook app players for BlackBerry Java and Google Android apps

14 years ago

Android Market Opens In-App Billing Tests

Google is letting developers test in-application billing to boost Android Market revenue opportunities

14 years ago

Acer Jumps On Tablet Bandwagon

Netbook maker Acer has revealed its nascent tablet development strategy, with a range of Iconia Tabs

14 years ago

Google Withholds Android Honeycomb Source Code

Google is delaying the release of its Android Honeycomb source code as a quality control measure

14 years ago

Motorola’s Affair Should Be With Windows Phone

Android might not be enough for Motorola, say reports. Clint Boulton says it should consider a fling with Windows Phone…

14 years ago

Stallman: Only Victims Of Tyranny Should Use Facebook

Only victims of tyranny can justify use of Facebook says freedom activist Richard Stallman. He also spoke in favour of…

14 years ago

MPs Allowed Twitter And iPads In The Commons

Hand-held devices and tweeting will be allowed, but no tweet-driven debates in Parliament, says committee

14 years ago

Oracle’s 37% Revenue Growth Exceeds Expectations

Larry Ellison cites an upsurge in new business, largely as a result of last year’s Sun Microsystems buy

14 years ago

Microsoft Not InTune With SMB Cloud Needs?

Newly launched Windows InTune offers SMBs cloud-based management; but one analyst questions its cost

14 years ago

Chrome Takes On Firefox in HTML5 Duel

Google and Mozilla’s latest web browser versions include increased web programming language support

14 years ago

Microsoft Opens European Cloud Centre

Microsoft will invest €5.3m to drive regional innovation and growth through cloud applications in Europe

14 years ago

Motorola Plans NFC Features In Business Gadgets

Contactless payment technology will get enterprise make-over by Motorola

14 years ago

Student Uses GPS To Sniff Out Stolen iPhone

Student tracks thief, and parachutist finds dropped mobile using the free GPS app Find My iPhone

14 years ago

Open Source Data Tool For Analysing “Big Data”

Facebook scraper Pete Warden unveiled his answer to allow anyone to analyse Big Data on the cheap

14 years ago

LinkedIn Does The Business For 100M Users

Eight years on, business social network LinkedIn reaches 100 million users as it prepares to go public

14 years ago

Nokia Could Make A Cuckold Of Microsoft

Nokia and Microsoft are still in the honeymoon period of their smartphone union, but Nokia is already looking out for…

14 years ago

Firefox 4 Downloads Exceed 6m In First Day

Mozilla's Firefox 4 has attracted millions of downloads within a day of becoming available, doubling IE9's tally

14 years ago

Firefox 4 Is Speedy, Modern And Cross-Platform: Review

Firefox's latest version matches Google's Chrome on many fronts but lacks Group Policy-based management support

14 years ago

Samsung, LG, Motorola Set iPad Screen Size Challenge

Samsung, LG Electronics, Motorola and other companies at CTIA appear to embrace larger tablet screens

14 years ago

Half Of Used Phones Still Contain Personal Info

Personal details left on used mobile phones make it easier for ID thieves to access sensitive data

14 years ago

Nokia Tablet Strategy Could Exclude Microsoft

Nokia may opt for MeeGo or Android rather than Windows or Windows Phone for its first tablet

14 years ago