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Amazon Pays The Price For Heavy Investments
The e-commerce giant makes a bigger than expected loss as it gears up to take on Apple and Google
Former Autonomy CFO Files To Halt HP Settlement Deal
Former Autonomy CFO files court papers to halt HP's “collusive” settlement with disgruntled shareholders
EU Slams Tardy Apple Over In-App Purchases
Apple has been singled out for particular criticism by the European Commission over in-app purchases
Microsoft Plans To Retire MapPoint Software By The End Of The Year
The venerable ancestor of Microsoft’s navigation apps will be finally laid to rest - and UK favourite AutoRoute goes too
Microsoft Staff Braced For Headcount Cull – Report
Microsoft reportedly prepares to reduce its workforce following its acquisition of Nokia's handset unit
Tech4Good Awards Celebrate Digital Inclusion
The eight winners include SpecialEffect, which helps victims of paralysis play video games
Microsoft Boss Nadella Readies Staff For Big Changes
CEO Satya Nadella outlines his vision for Microsoft in the years ahead, and hints at major changes
Apple Loses Siri Patent Case In China
Chinese court rules against Apple in a patent case that could bring the iPad maker to the settlement table
Amazon Vows To Fight FTC Over In-App Purchases
The FTC has been promised a legal fight after Amazon threatened to bring in the lawyers over in-app purchases
ProtonMail Account Freed After PayPal ‘Freeze’
The ProtonMail project can once again access the money it has raised after an unpleaseant incident with the payments service
Google Drive Tweaked As Docs Gains MS Office Support
Google Drive updated for businesses, and Docs gets the ability to edit Microsoft Office documents
Taxi Drivers’ Uber Protest Backfires As Downloads Surge
European capital cities faced gridlocked traffic conditions yesterday after taxi protest at smartphone app
Google Is Buying Into Satellite Manufacturing To Improve Maps
The acquisition of Skybox Imaging for $500 million will allow the company to marry navigation and analytics
iPhone Owners Promised A Skype App Makeover
Apple fanboys will soon get a better performing and better looking Skype app for their iPhones and iPads
SAP Anchors Cloud Platform With HANA Database
SAP reveals a new cloud platform for businesses based around its HANA database technology
Alibaba Urges Staff Restraint Ahead Of IPO Bonanza
Management of e-commerce giant Alibaba warn staff of the pitfalls of sudden wealth ahead of IPO
Quiz Of The Week: Database Systems
What do you know about the current state of the database market?
Microsoft And Salesforce Settle Feud With Partnership Deal
The two companies put aside their differences and agree to bring Salesforce's apps to Microsoft's Office and Windows OS
Salesforce Touts Mobile Business App As Sales Rise
Salesforce.com posts higher revenues as it touts a mobile app that it believes will allow users to control their businesses
Google Improves Cloud App Monitoring With The Acquisition Of Stackdriver
A dashboard to monitor apps hosted in the public cloud will be integrated into Google’s Cloud Platform
HP Spends $1 Billion On OpenStack-Based Helion Cloud Push
Hewlett-Packard is to invest $1 billion as it seeks to bolster its cloud computing credentials
Microsoft Patches Windows XP With IE Update
Microsoft opts to rescue Windows XP users with an emergency patch for Internet Explorer
Skype Removes Rude And Naughty Emoticons
Skype users slap their forehead and shake their heads after Microsoft removes potentially offensive emoticons
Ubuntu 14.04 ‘Trusty Tahr’ Arrives To Fill Windows XP Void
Canonical touts the new release of Ubuntu Linux as a great alternative to replace Windows XP
IBM Q1 Disappoints With Ongoing Hardware Decline
IBM's first quarter results make for grim reading as it reveals the lowest quarterly revenue in five years
Microsoft Releases Office 365 Personal
Microsoft releases Office 365 Personal - a less expensive subscription aimed at individual users
Fujitsu And Panasonic To Combine Chip Design Efforts
The new venture will be fabless, hire employees from both companies
Microsoft Shareholder Sues Company Over EU ‘Browser Choice’ Mistake
A lawsuit tries to establish who’s to blame for a “technical error” which led to a £484 million fine
Microsoft Upgrades Python Tools For Visual Studio
Microsoft updates its Python Tools for Visual Studio, with support for new web frameworks