Research In Motion announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that its upcoming tablet PC, the PlayBook, will be be able to use cellular networks on HSPA+ and LTE standards, according to tech blog IntoMobile.
- By Dan Rowinski
- 02/13/2011
Microsoft and Nokia today announced a global strategic alliance on mobile smartphone technologies, centered on Windows phone.
Microsoft filed a motion with a Washington State Superior Court on Thursday that accuses Matt Miszewski, former market development manager for Microsoft's government group, of stealing 600 MB of documents the company considered confidential when taking a new position at Salesforce.com.
A Microsoft official briefly noted on Thursday that Microsoft is planning two new options for IT organizations using Windows 7 -- but the catch is that Software Assurance (SA) licensing needs to be in place.
Congratulations on surviving another week.
Microsoft today issued the release candidate (RC) version of its Internet Explorer 9 Web browser.
Two entries in this month's security update, released Tuesday, blocks Windows 7 users from connecting to VMware's View Connection Servers, according to a VMware security bulletin.
In an "important, non-security update" released on Tuesday, Microsoft is offering a more convenient way to plug an Autorun hole for Windows XP and Vista users.
Microsoft Wednesday released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to its equipment manufacturing partners.
Microsoft today announced the appointment of Satya Nadella as president of the company's Server and Tools Business.
In a move key to bridging public and private clouds based on its virtual machines, VMware this week said it will release software that ties internal vSphere VMs to service providers' cloud platforms.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/09/2011
As expected, Microsoft today released 12 security bulletins in its February security update, targeting more than 20 software vulnerabilities.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/08/2011
Microsoft confirmed today that members of the Internet Explorer team will be in San Francisco for a news event this week, likely the launch of the release candidate (RC) version of Internet Explorer 9.
Officials in the United Kingdom now suggest that a cyberattack from purported White House e-mail accounts actually originated from China, and the perpetrator used a hoax e-mail address that resembled a White House account.
- By Alice Lipowicz
- 02/08/2011
Microsoft outlined desktop virtualization tips late last week that IT pros and developers can use to test the compatibility of their Web sites on a single PC.
Oracle today released software aimed at letting organizations build private clouds by adding elasticity to their applications via a clustered file system.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 02/07/2011
On Feb. 3, 2011, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that the last remaining Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) IP addresses had been allocated, although it may take a few months before the effects of this event trickle down to Internet users.
Microsoft began 2011 with a light touch, but IT pros can expect a decidedly heavy February security update next Tuesday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/03/2011
Google is looking to reward those who can find a vulnerability in its Chrome browser.
Oh, wait. We didn't pay the NFL for the ability to print the name of the event.