Microsoft's profits jump in Q3
Yesterday, Microsoft announced its Q3 2010 earnings, and we’re pleased to report things went well for the Redmond, WA company. Riding the success of Windows …
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Dell Lightning, Flash, Thunder and Smoke leak out
Dell might not currently be putting its best foot forward when it comes to smartphones, but man does it ever look to have plans when …
Facebook announces new Internet-wide social features
Facebook kicked off the f8 conference with a keynote that laid out its plans to integrate the web into Facebook and Facebook into the web. …
Details on the Windows Phone 7 architecture leaked
Additional details on the underlying architecture of Windows phone 7 hit the internet today, courtesy of a leaked document that fell into the hands of …
Toshiba's U.S. PC sales jump 50% in Q1, vows tablets coming soon
Having sold some 1.5 million Windows-based computers, Toshiba saw it’s U.S. PC sales grow an impressive 50% in Q1. The sales, which were greatly aided …
Microsoft's Project Pink unveiling
Not even a whole two months removed from their announcing Windows Phone 7 Series, Microsoft is back today with another event in which it is …
iPad has the attention of manufacturers, but is it the catalyst for consumers?
The NYT has an interesting article up about the iPad — no, it is not about how great it is. The iPad may prove to …
About those upcoming Verizon phones…
We haven’t been able to independently verify this in any way, but nonetheless we thought we’d share it with everyone as it makes a lot …
Microsoft's April 12th event will unveil "Pure" and "Turtle" handsets
Yesterday, after we wrote about the April 12th Microsoft event, both CNET and the Wall Street Journal published articles claiming to have sources with knowledge …
"It's time to share" Microsoft hosting event April 12th
Oh, it is a lovely time of year isn’t it? The flowers are a bloomin’, the birds are a singin’, and the phone OS’ are …
Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac gets undressed
We’ve just scored some of the first shots of Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac, and while they are said to be very early, you can …
Windows Phone 7 Series successfully ported to HTC HD2 (Updated)
Microsoft might have lost a lot of friends when it finally announced the HTC HD2 would not receive an update to Windows Phone 7 Series, …
Novell bets on Google Wave to replace its struggling GroupWise platform
Collaboration freaks that prefer Google Wave to Gmail and Sharepoint to Outlook Express will have yet another collaboration platform to poke and prod in the …
Microsoft to enable USB mass storage for the Xbox 360?
Joystiq got its hands on leaked documentation that suggests the Xbox 360 will support USB mass storage devices in the near future. Screenshots lifted from …
Windows Phone 7 to get copy & paste post-launch
The Windows Phone 7 platform has caused quite a stir this week as the nitty gritty details under the pretty exterior are being exposed for …
XDA-developers have Windows Phone 7 code, 8-months before release
Worried about the multitasking capabilities of Windows Phone 7? Worried it will only have support for one ActiveSync profile or be missing some of those …
Microsoft unveils details on Windows Phone 7 Series development
Microsoft kicked off MIX 2010 this morning with a keynote that revealed some juicy details for developers waiting to dive into the Windows Phone 7 …
BioShock 2 propels Xbox 360 sales to #1 in February
This February, Microsoft Xbox 360 sales bested those of the Sony Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii for the first time since September of 2007. The …
Android on the rise as Windows Mobile falters
A lot happened in the US smartphone market from October 2009 to January 2010, but thankfully there are companies like comScore kicking about to help …
Motorola to ditch Google and use Bing search and maps in China
It’s no secret that Google and China aren’t exactly BFFs at the moment, but now Motorola has thrown its hat into the foray in a …
February search engine market share number are in, more of the same
Today, ComScore released its search engine market share numbers for February 2010, and to be honest, there wasn’t much movement. Google and Bing both gained …
Apple to be the Android killer? Windows Phone 7 Series the Savior?
Apple’s patent lawsuit against HTC may be much more far reaching than initially thought. According to a report at CNN’s Fortune website, Apple’s lawsuit has …
Windows Phone 7 appears on video
Microsoft’s Charlie Kindel was ambushed spoke with CNET on a quaint San Francisco sidewalk this week about Windows Phone 7 Series. Among the topics covered …
Steve Ballmer: Microsoft is betting the company on the cloud
On Thursday, when Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at the University of Washington, he made several interesting statements about his company and its future with …
Project Pink Turtle and Pure spotted again, headed to Verizon Wireless
Project Pink lives! With all the excitement over the Windows Phone 7 Series rollout, most everyone forgot about the Sidekick-inspired Project Pink phones. Everyone except …
Opera releases native browser for Windows Mobile
Today, Opera announced the release of its Mini 5 browser for Windows Mobile. Mini 5, which is appended with the “beta 2” tag, supports: tabbed …
Microsoft security VP suggests Net tax as cure for spyware problem
As part of his presentation at the RSA Security Conference currently taking place in San Francisco, Scott Charney, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Trustworthy Computing, …
Microsoft: Windows Mobile 6 has no upgrade path to Windows Phone 7
Natasha Kwan, Microsoft’s General Manager for Mobile Communications Business in the Asia-Pacific market, has spoken, and Windows Mobile 6 owners are not going to like …
LG's first Windows Phone Series 7 prototype unveiled
Rumors that LG is prepping one of the first Windows Phone 7 Series handsets have been bouncing around for well over a month now, so …
Microsoft and Yahoo search deal approved by the US and the EU
Last July, Microsoft and Yahoo announced a search deal that would bring Bing to Yahoo, Yahoo to Bing, and place Yahoo in charge of the …
