Microsoft is working on Windows 8 - and it will be heavily based on the cloud, whatever Steve Ballmer may have said in recent announcements, says Nicholas Kolakowski
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Analysts Point To Tech Refresh From Windows 7
Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system could impel a massive tech refresh for businesses, a new research report suggests,
Oracle Calls IBM PureScale ‘Proprietary’
IBM's effort to challenge its biggest rival on the database front with pureScale has not gone unnoticed in the Oracle camp, after one of its executives used the OpenWorld conference to call IBM's software 'proprietary technology'
If Microsoft Screwed Up Sidekick, What Hope for Office 2010?
A Microsoft subsidiary apparently lost Sidekick users' cloud data. That's not good when the next versions of Office and Windows Mobile are so heavily dependent on cloud data storage, says Peter Judge
VeryPC Talks Sustainable With Broadleaf Range
A British firm is touting a new new range of green desktops which it calls the most energy efficient PCs on the planet
IBM Ups DB2 Performance For Power Users
Just as Oracle's OpenWorld 2009 convention starts, IBM looked to take the wind out of Larry Ellison's sails after developing new software designed to compete against Oracle's Real Application Clusters technology
Apple Wakes Beautiful Sleeping iPhones From Coma
Apple released a new update for the iPhone and iPod Touch, 3.1.2, to correct a small number of bugs that had been plaguing users, including the device's occasional inability to awaken from sleep mode
Ad-Supported Office 2010 Bundled In New PCs
Users will have access to a free, stripped down version of the productivity suite, Office Starter 2010, with the option to upgrade to the full version of Office 2010 with the purchase of a single-license card
Rugged Notebook Allows For Multi-touch With Gloves
Rugged-computer-maker Getac will soon offer iPhone-like multitouch technology, which will work even while wearing gloves.
Windows 7 Direct Access Review – VPN for the 21st Century?
It's billed as a seamless connection to the corporate network from anywhere - but those not running Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows Server 2008 should stick with traditional VPs
Netbooks Blamed For Falling Prices in Notebook Market
Whilst every segment of the notebook industry shrunk during the second quarter, the one bright spot has been netbooks. But as a new report from DisplaySearch points out, netbooks are now being blamed for eroding ASPs across the board
Toxic Vendors Will Need Standards to Clean Up Their Act
Corporate accountability director says the recent green leaf Apple turned over is only a small step along a long road to full tech industry carbon disclosure
Microsoft Not Interested In E-Readers Say Reports
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer dismissed interest in his company producing an e-reader, saying during a trip to Europe that PCs will suffice for reading digital books
Review: Windows Mobile 6.5
Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 is definitely an improvement over previous versions, but it still has too many vestiges of the past.
Microsoft Nearing Final Deal With European Commission
Microsoft's long-running battles with the European Commission over antitrust issues could end by the end of the year, with Microsoft agreeing to implement the commission's requests with regard to Internet Explorer and product interoper ...
Gateway Launches Windows 7 Touch-Screen PCs
Gateway has introduced its ZX Series of all-in-one touch screen desktop PCs
Dell To Close Facility, Cut Jobs
Dell is planning to close its US Winston-Salem, N.C., manufacturing plant as part of its ongoing effort to cut costs and save money
What if Microsoft’s Codeplex Foundation Is On The Level?
After a bruising summer of fighting between Microsoft and open source activists, not many people took Microsoft's open source body - Codeplex - seriously. Jason Brooks asks, what if it's serious?
Phones4U Gets Windows Mobile – But With Only 60 Apps
Phones4U will be selling phones running Windows Mobile 6.5 - but UK users can only download 60 apps
Windows Mobile 6.5: Microsoft’s Cunning Plan?
So far, Microsoft has screwed up on mobile. Will a hyped interim release, and a small, expensive appstore help against the iPhone?
Adobe To Support Flash On iPhone
At the Adobe MAX 2009 developer conference, Adobe announced that Adobe Flash Professional CS5 will enable developers to create rich, interactive applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Ballmer: Windows 7 Will Save £100 A Year
The cloud is here - within limits - said CEO Steve Ballmer, in a London visit to promote Windows 7 and the rest of Microsoft's current catalaogue
Ballmer Admits Windows Licensing “Gotchas”
Some of the Windows licence fine print includes deliberate "gotchas", Microsoft CEO Ballmer admitted - and he has no plans to make things simpler
Apple Snow Leopard Gains While Windows Declines
Microsoft's share of the operating system market fell by 0.31 percent in September, according to new data released by statistics firm Net Applications
“Minority Reports” Of Apple Tablet Persist
Latest reports say device has more in common with the gee-whiz touch-screens used by Tom Cruise in the 2002 film "Minority Report," and less with the iPhone
Lenovo Launches Lost And Found Laptop Service
With its new Lost & Found service, Lenovo is making it easier for anyone who finds a lost laptop to return it to its owner
BlackBerry App Released For Mac
Research In Motion will shortly release a version of BlackBerry Desktop Manager that allows sync between BlackBerry devices and Apple computers.
Review: Parallels Desktop 4.0 “Switch To Mac” Edition
Not only does it virtualise Windows, and move all your software and files with the bundled cable and migration tools included, it teaches you Mac too
Ballmer Says Recession WIll Drive Efficiency
CEO Steve Ballmer uses the pulpit of a Microsoft event in San Francisco to discuss a so-called new efficiency that IT administrators must embrace in a difficult economy, and touted the cost-saving aspects of new Microsoft products
New Apple Hire May Be Tablet Related
Apple has rehired Michael Tchao, formerly a developer of the Newton personal digital assistant in the 1990s.