Microsoft's growth spurt hit its peak about a decade ago, and now the company faces potentially "disruptive" competition, mostly from Apple and Google, according to Gartner analysts.
Microsoft today released SkyDrive cloud storage apps for mobile devices, including its own Windows Phone, plus Apple devices.
Every company has precious data it needs to protect. While every organization's needs are unique, some best practices can go a long way toward preventing data leakage.
Microsoft this week announced a protocol licensing agreement with a mobile solutions provider company.
Interest in developing for Windows Phone 7 is on the rise, according to a survey conducted by IDC and Appcelerator.
Research In Motion today initiated an open beta trial of a new BlackBerry service that works with Microsoft Office 365.
According to a newly released security advisory report out of Georgia Tech, attacks against smartphone applications and browsers will continue to rise as the adoption of tablets and smartphones increase.
U.S. and Canadian users of Research in Motion's (RIM) smartphone devices reported experiencing outages of e-mail, Internet and messaging services today.
Wireless LANs lag on security compared with wired networks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology advises, in a new Guide.
- By William Jackson
- 09/29/2011
Samsung can use Google's Android OS in its mobile devices thanks to an intellectual property agreement signed between the device manufacturer and Microsoft.
According to Connected Intelligence, a New York-based analytic group that studies the consumer handheld market, 44 percent of current smartphone users are considering buying a Windows Phone 7 device in the future.
Google's Android and Apple's iOS will be the dominant tablet operating systems in the market through 2015, with Microsoft's Windows 8 OS trailing at a distant third, according to the latest Gartner projections.
Published e-mails indicate that Hewlett-Packard Co. is planning to split its webOS business into two divisions of the company.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 09/06/2011
The role of the operating system is changing, and changing the role of IT with it.
- By Greg Shields
- 09/01/2011
Robbie Bach, who formerly served as president of the Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division, has joined audio electronics company Sonos as a board member.
Google's attempt to disqualify an expert witness in a legal dispute between Microsoft and Motorola over Android use was rebuffed by the judge this week.
Virtualization solutions in Windows 8 will help with the data size for mobile devices.
In the biggest acquisition in history, Google announced today that it will acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for a cash total of $12.5 billion.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 08/15/2011
While the overall smartphone market saw gains in the second quarter of 2011, Microsoft's mobile offering declined in market share.
- By Scott Bekker
- 08/14/2011