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HTC Unveils 'Mango' Smartphones

HTC showed off two devices running Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" on Thursday.

Microsoft Shifting To Open Database Connectivity for SQL Server

Microsoft this week announced an roadmap shift to ODBC for SQL Server APIs.

Benioff Kicks Off Salesforce Event With Social CRM 'Chatter'

Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, kicked off the company's Dreamforce conference this week with some new announcements.

Google Chrome Frame Available as 'Stable' Release

Google on Tuesday released a "stable" plug-in for Internet Explorer that switches on Google Chrome technologies.

Windows Phone 7 Connector 2.0 for Mac Released

Microsoft on Tuesday released an updated 2.0 version of a connector that synchronizes multimedia files between Macs and Windows Phone 7 or Zune HD.

Microsoft Enterprise Partner Exec Quits

A key Microsoft executive who oversaw enterprise customer and partner affairs at Microsoft has stepped down.

HP Closing Tablet Business With Production Ramp Up

Hewlett-Packard plans to manufacture more TouchPad tablets in the coming weeks despite announcing that it will end their production.

Windows 8 File Management Will Have 'Ribbon' UI

Microsoft this week described further some file management changes to come in Windows 8.

Morto Worm Attempts To Guess Network Passwords

Microsoft is warning of a new worm that attempts to use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections from PCs to try to guess simple login and password information of users.

Microsoft vs. VMware Battle Clouded By Licensing Claims

Microsoft revved up its cloud marketing message on Monday after VMware made some licensing changes in July.

Microsoft Offers Payback To Switch to Dynamics CRM Online

A new promo announced by Microsoft on Monday offers a payback incentive to organizations if they will switch to Dynamics CRM Online.

Exchange Server 2010 SP1 RU5 Arrives Without Outlook Fix

Microsoft released Update Rollup 5 (RU5) for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 this week, but it deferred including a fix for an Outlook problem that stalled its earlier RU4 update.

Microsoft Releases Hadoop Connector CTPs for SQL Server

Microsoft released two community technology preview (CTP) test versions of its Hadoop connectors today, one that works with Microsoft's current flagship SQL Server and other with its data warehouse product.

Microsoft Highlights Windows 8 Copy Feature

Microsoft on Wednesday showed off a new user interface for copying files in Windows 8.

Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

Steve Jobs has resigned from his post as CEO of Apple, according to information released by the company on Wednesday afternoon.

Microsoft Releases Test Previews of SQL Server 2008 SP3

Microsoft this week released community technology previews of a new Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2008.

Microsoft Releases Mango Dev Kit 7.1 Release Candidate

Microsoft cued Windows Phone 7.5 (code-named "Mango") developers today that a release candidate version of the latest software development kit is available.

Microsoft Inks Linux Partner Deal With China Standard Software

Microsoft and China Standard Software Co. Ltd. (CS2C) signed an interoperability and legal agreement today as part of a Linux server partnership deal.

Microsoft Supporting USB 3.0 in Windows 8

Microsoft is working to make its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system work with Universal Serial Bus 3.0 technologies.

Microsoft Conceives of Fast Boots Via the Cloud

Microsoft updated a U.S. patent application this month that describes a streaming mechanism to facilitate fast computer bootups.

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