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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
A British firm is touting a new new range of green desktops which it calls the most energy efficient PCs on the planet
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 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
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-computer-maker Getac will soon offer iPhone-like multitouch technology, which will work even while wearing gloves.
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
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
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 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
Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 is definitely an improvement over previous versions, but it still has too many vestiges of the past.
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 has introduced its ZX Series of all-in-one touch screen desktop PCs
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
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 will be selling phones running Windows Mobile 6.5 - but UK users can only download 60 apps
So far, Microsoft has screwed up on mobile. Will a hyped interim release, and a small, expensive appstore help against the 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.
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
Some of the Windows licence fine print includes deliberate "gotchas", Microsoft CEO Ballmer admitted - and he has no plans to make things simpler
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
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
With its new Lost & Found service, Lenovo is making it easier for anyone who finds a lost laptop to return it to its owner
Research In Motion will shortly release a version of BlackBerry Desktop Manager that allows sync between BlackBerry devices and Apple computers.
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
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
Apple has rehired Michael Tchao, formerly a developer of the Newton personal digital assistant in the 1990s.
Can news organisations which have traditionally provided their mobile news for free make a viable business out of charging for applications
Microsoft has been pushing Windows 7 as greener than Vista or XP, designed with a variety of energy-saving options for both IT administrators and end users.
Among a number of feature upgrades, content producers will enjoy the ability to serve up podcasts and Wikis more easily with the server version of Apple's latest OS.