Microsoft seems to be in a bit of a pickle – it has a fancy, schmancy OS in Windows 7 but a majority of its prized business customers are still clinging onto the now nine years old Windows XP operating system. On Monday at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference, Tammi Reller, the CVP of Microsoft Windows, dropped the bomb that 74% ...
A New York man says he owns a majority stake in Facebook. The company and NY State Attorney say otherwise, and claim the suit is "frivolous" and a waste of time.
Appolicious - Twitter was perfectly comfortable partnering with independent mobile developers before unveiling owned-and-operated apps for the iPhone, Android and other mobile platforms last spring, explained Kevin Thau, director of mobile for the social media behemoth.
Breaking down the different aspects of a cloud computing platform can be no simple feat. That's especially true with Windows Azure. The service has multiple components.
Ray Wang, an industry analyst, broke down the different components in a research report for companies in the vast Microsoft partner ecosystem gathering this week in Washington, D.C. for the Worldwide Partners Conference.
About 14,000 ...
By now you’ve probably heard of Google’s App Inventor for Android, a web-based development environment that’s meant to make it possible for non-developers to build their own Android applications. The technology has been in testing for a year, primarily with educational organizations, and may well be a boon for the Android ecosystem as students are introduced to the platform in ...
Defunct gay teen magazine and website XY.com may be forced by the bankruptcy courts to sell off its user list and all the private information associated with it. XY went under in 2007 and its founder, Peter Ian Cummings, filed for bankruptcy this year. One of the few resources he had for the court to work with was the XY ...
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Appolicious - LED Light for iPhone 4 Free is a useful, must-have utility that turns your iPhone 4 into a working flashlight; it has become a bit of a cash cow for its creator as well. Developer Jason Ting revealed that his 9,000-download launch day made him almost $1,400 in ad revenue through Apple’s sanctioned iAds program. It’s unlikely that ...
AFP - A fresh audio recording in which "Lethal Weapon" star Mel Gibson appears to acknowledge beating his Russian-born girlfriend surfaced, further damaging the Hollywood star's reputation.
AFP - Facebook rejected as "frivolous" a lawsuit filed by a New York man who claims he owns an 84 percent stake in the social network.
Phil McKinney, VP and CTO for HP’s Personal Systems Group, was at the MobileBeat 2010 conference on Monday showcasing some of HP’s innovative products. One product receiving a good amount of attention is a low-power, mylar-based flexible display capable of playing video. McKinney offered a tantalizing morsel for webOS diehards by stating that “these are the kinds of display technologies ...
A breakout hit for real-world mobile payments in the U.S. is still a year or two off, despite the emergence of superphones and rich ecosystems with hundreds of thousands of apps, said panelists at MobileBeat2010.
While there are notable mobile payments startups cornering the virtual goods market like Zong, a viable phone-based rival to the credit card has yet to emerge. ...
One of the themes this afternoon at our MobileBeat 2010 conference was “Who owns the user?”, based on the idea that mobile carriers have given up the control over the user’s experience and data that they once had.
Despite the topic, which seemed like an opportunity to pile-on criticism of mobile carriers, a couple of speakers, including Twitter mobile head Kevin ...
As we have mentioned previously, the success of augmented reality depends partly on its exposure through major mainstream brands. Late last week, the Ben & Jerry's ice cream empire took its first steps into the world of AR by adding the functionality to its iPhone app - but not in the way you might immediately assume. Today, I had the ...
The respected consumer product testing publication says the iPhone's antenna problem are hardware-related, not software-related.
According to a presentation made by European Sony executive Mike Hawking, 3D Blu-ray support will be added to the PlayStation 3 in a firmware upgrade this September, and support for 3D YouTube will come within the next 12 months. You'll eventually be able to use the console to show off photos taken with 3D cameras, too. CVG quoted Hawking ...
Reuters - Facebook has moved to overturn a New York judge's recent order temporarily blocking any transfer of the company's assets, as the world's No.1 social networking responds to a lawsuit by a New Yorker claiming to own 84 percent of the company.
RIM has released a video preview of the company's forth coming BlackBerry 6 OS. The preview showcases a touch based interface, new social features likely powered by technology RIM acquired from Viigo and, of course, a new WebKit based browser. The video, and more information, is after the jump.
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Here's some of what's new in BlackBerry 6:
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Barnes & Noble announces NOOKstudy to help students keep track of all course material digitally.