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Windows Phone 7: A complete reset

Software maker says those developing software for Windows Phone 7 Series devices will do so using either Silverlight or XNA.

March 5, 2010 in Communications by Ina Fried Comment

Microsoft hits redial in phone effort

newsmaker Microsoft's Andy Lees talks about the decision to start over in the phone game and why the company still thinks it can catch Google, RIM and Apple.

March 1, 2010 in Communications by Ina Fried Comment

What Google needs to learn from Buzz backlash

Google's decision to use mostly internal testing before launching Google Buzz backfired: sure, the product didn't leak, but objections to its privacy policies were muted until it launched.

February 17, 2010 in Internet by Tom Krazit Comment

Ballmer banks on Windows Phone 7 for the future

Microsoft is redialing its wireless strategy with a new version of its operating system that its CEO hopes gets it back on track as a smartphone leader.

February 16, 2010 in Communications by Marguerite Reardon Comment

New Office for Mac still coming this year

Microsoft says Office for Mac 2011 will include a ribbon user interface as well as support for the browser-based Office Web Apps. Also, Outlook returns to the Mac.

February 12, 2010 in Software by Ina Fried Comment

Amazon cruises on strong holiday sales

For the fourth quarter, a strong period for its Kindle e-reader, Amazon saw revenue shoot up to US$9.52 billion.

January 29, 2010 in Internet by Sam Diaz Comment

Video game sales explode in industry's best month ever

Reversing months of year-over-year declines, industry recorded December sales of US$5.53 billion, up 4 percent from a year earlier, according to The NPD Group.

January 15, 2010 in Hardware by Daniel Terdiman Comment

Google, China define positions over censorship

Few will be surprised to hear that China has reiterated its belief that Web sites should adhere to government oversight, and Google no longer wants to play ball.

January 15, 2010 in Internet by Tom Krazit Comment

2009 PC shipments inch into positive territory

Fourth quarter of 2009 marked the first time in more than a year that worldwide shipments of laptops and desktops grew.

January 14, 2010 in Hardware by Erica Ogg Comment

Microsoft promises Natal for 2010

Leaked video from Microsoft's developer site confirms what was to be one of Microsoft's key bits of news on Wednesday: the Xbox add-on will ship this year.

January 7, 2010 in Software by Ina Fried Comment
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7 hours 3 minutes ago by bessellbrowne on Google Calendar gets 'smart' rescheduling

ipads break alott i had one it broke three times in the month i had it so i got rid of the damn thing id just go for the laptop Top Grade...

7 hours 4 minutes ago by bessellbrowne on Report: 'Hundreds of thousands' of iPad preorders

There are a number of websites that still require Internet Explorer to view and IE for Mac Stinks (it is really ies4osx which is the Wind...

7 hours 6 minutes ago by bessellbrowne on Microsoft: Only minor tweaks in Windows 7 SP1

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7 hours 9 minutes ago by bessellbrowne on Apple to join the geolocation craze?

What to expect from open source Symbian http://is.gd/aPIGL

7 hours 24 minutes ago by rebelk0de on topsy

"Lead Cognos BI Developer Insurance in New South Wales , Australian ..." http://bit.ly/ayy19L

8 hours 4 minutes ago by rhrcognos on topsy

whatever little understanding I have we 'll only progress toward end of the world if we use HPCs to lenthen life of human being. Huma...

17 hours 15 minutes ago by abhi32002@gmail.com on High computing promises elixir of life

Thanks for the knowledgeable article on SDDs. Allas...when all this reasearch will happen in Indian Universities. Hope the new bill on Fo...

17 hours 28 minutes ago by abhi32002@gmail.com on APAC HPC users eye solid-state drives

It was a good article. This brings a good opportunity for Indian IT firms to come up with new solutions in this field. HPC can become a b...

17 hours 47 minutes ago by abhi32002@gmail.com on High computing most-wanted job in Asia

COL KR DHARMADHIKARY(RETD) its very late to reply the link, but if it is still alive and looking for opportunity, i would like to know th...

21 hours 44 minutes ago by deb021280 on Education takes off in rural India, helped by PCs

It was just a matter of time until google was marginalised anyway. I'm afraid this will be forgotten in China very quickly. Still, it...

23 hours 49 minutes ago by robinsmith on Report: Google to leave China on April 10

High performance computing (HPC) most-wanted job in Asia http://bit.ly/9vFC3i (via @zdnetasia) #singapore

He doesn't care if her shoes are of glass, All he wants to see is a huge rack and nice a*s. Sleeping beauty's not awoken by true ...

1 day 18 minutes ago by warlowdavies on One pair of 3D glasses to rule them all

RT @zdnetasia: EMC COO, Pat Gelsinger, on bridging gaps in the organization and its cloud ambitions in Asia. (cont) http://tl.gd/i5jjd

EMC COO, Pat Gelsinger, on bridging gaps in the organization and its cloud ambitions in Asia. http://bit.ly/9etOZW

Asian SMBs need to pay more attention to disaster recovery planning http://bit.ly/bDet08 via @zdnetasia

Asian SMBs need to pay more attention to disaster recovery planning http://bit.ly/bDet08

[TECH] URL Shorteners slow Web redirection. - http://bit.ly/bySnWK @zdnetasia

URL shorteners are great but they can slow web redirection & you pray it would never go down http://bit.ly/bySnWK via @zdnetasia

Temasek Holdings eyeing tech stocks, indicating optimistic outlook on IT sector. http://bit.ly/aM7VwU

URL shorteners slow Web redirection. http://bit.ly/bySnWK

Chinese agencies cry foul over Google. http://bit.ly/by6rwV

Philippine antipiracy drive focuses on enterprises. http://bit.ly/aWryDC

Gartner: China to become world's fastest-growing enterprise software market. http://bit.ly/bqJTtb

all of sg's isps have been practising compulsory invisible proxy for all home subscribers at their backend since many years back alre...

2 days 28 minutes ago by melvinchia on Web filters mean bad news for business

it is not to good for china.
Proactol

2 days 13 minutes ago by nathonastle on Chinese ad partners beg Google for information

RT @zdnetasia: HP touts new products and management and productivity tools to address business computing pain points. http://bit.ly/dudgA6

For those with a computer science background, or interested in the high performance computing scene: http://bit.ly/9vFC3i

HP touts new products and management and productivity tools to address business computing pain points. http://bit.ly/dudgA6

IT security insiders rob casinos of $50K http://is.gd/aPIKR

2 days 44 minutes ago by rebelk0de on topsy

Very good explanation of JMX

3 days 18 minutes ago by Babith B on Managing applications with JMX

The reaction to a report issued Tuesday by Flurry Analytics managed to completely overlook some interesting news--the Android-based Motorola Droid outsold the original iPhone over the same period of time following their respective launches--to focus instead on the sales numbers for the Nexus One.

3 days 21 minutes ago by lonemavericks on diggs

Another ZTE story....

3 days 23 minutes ago by Moderate Your Greed on Philippines opens bid for final 3G license

We at www.fifosys.com have also seen a growth in IT outsourcing and anticipate it as a growing field.

3 days 57 minutes ago by sarah Jane on Companies' outsourcing spend to increase