Microsoft's operating system for consumer smartphones lost market share last quarter, according to research announced this week by Gartner.
Microsoft this week provided notice of some upcoming product updates and betas to expect in the coming months.
On Thursday, Oracle filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that, in developing its Android mobile operating system, the Internet search giant infringed on seven patents associated with the Java Platform.
- By John K. Waters
- 08/13/2010
Would you like to escape work, but your building isn't equipped with an inflatable slide?
Microsoft today updated some of its free tools to help users move to Microsoft SQL Server and released a new Oracle MySQL migration tool.
Pi, the infinite number that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, has long held a fascination for people, even outside the sphere of mathematics.
- By Kevin McCaney
- 08/12/2010
Microsoft issued even more details about Windows security concerns, even after releasing its August security update on Tuesday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/11/2010
Microsoft has extended its "up-to-date" (UTD) discount upgrade offer for Windows and Office licensees through next month.
Microsoft today announced a new mission-critical support option for organizations as part of its Microsoft Services consulting business.
Microsoft rolled out 14 fixes in its August security update Tuesday, bringing the total for the month to 15.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/10/2010
Microsoft used the occasion of an open source conference last month to advance its vision of an open cloud by breaking it down into four basic principles.
As the largest patch in Microsoft's Patch Tuesday history looms, the plot thickens.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/09/2010
Google and Verizon today issued a statement on U.S. broadband policy, describing an approach that would permit differentiated services.
The march forward has been steady enough that it might have gone unnoticed, but the battery life for laptop PCs and other portable devices is getting longer.
- By Kevin McCaney
- 08/07/2010
Aren't you glad we're here to tell you what is and what isn't good to look at online?
Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive officer Mark Hurd is stepping down effective immediately, the company announced late Friday.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 08/06/2010
So much for the dog days of summer, at least when it comes to Windows security.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/05/2010
Microsoft and Salesforce.com have reached an out-of-court settlement concerning alleged patent violations.
Google yesterday pulled the plug on Wave, the company's effort to provide a shared online communications hub.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 08/05/2010
Microsoft today released the fourth "platform preview" of Internet Explorer 9, the company's next-generation Web browser.