The Android mobile operating system will hold the No. 1 smartphone OS market position over the next four years, but Microsoft's mobile OS will climb to second place by 2015, according to a report announced on Thursday by Gartner.
Microsoft and the Toyota Motor Co. have embarked on a strategic partnership on car telematics technologies that will tap into Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform.
According to an IDC report released today, the worldwide smartphone market is set to ship more than 450 million units this year.
Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 was announced today at the Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas.
Microsoft once again has drawn its legal guns on the Android open source mobile operating system, taking aim at the creators of Nook devices.
Microsoft eliminated a BlackBerry e-mail hosting cost for some customers, and it may have also inked a broader cloud data storage deal with Research In Motion.
Microsoft has not issued any information on the purported demise of the hardware version of the Zune music player, according to a blog post attributed to Dave McLauchlan, a Microsoft program manager.
Underscoring that cloud computing will be integral to its strategy moving forward, Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to launch a public cloud service, company CEO Leo Apotheker said Monday at the company's annual analyst meeting.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 03/15/2011
The Android mobile OS has overtaken Research In Motion's BlackBerry OS to become the highest selling smartphone operating system in the U.S., According to a comScore report released yesterday.
Microsoft will deliver a new version of Windows for tablet devices in the 2012 school season, according to unnamed Bloomberg sources.
Research firm Gartner Inc. slashed its forecast for worldwide PC shipments for the second quarter in a row.
Apple today unveiled its next-generation mobile device, announcing that it plans to ship the new dual-core iPad 2 next week.
T-Mobile plans to stop using Microsoft's Danger data service for its Sidekick mobile device users after May 31.
Microsoft today released Windows Embedded Compact 7, its latest compact componentized operating system for device manufacturers.
Windows Phone 7's ActiveSync support leaves something to be desired -- Brien Posey walks you through what's available, what's not and why.
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
Patch Tuesday reminds us once again that hackers will always be a step ahead. Plus: Outlook issue to be fixed out of band; Intel's intentions with McAfee buy seem questionable.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 02/09/2011
Google is looking to reward those who can find a vulnerability in its Chrome browser.
Cloud backup is simple, if you remember to set it up in the first place.
Hackers go after your browsing sessions. Plus: Conficker worm is gone, but not forgotten; unrest in Egypt worries Microsoft, Cisco.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/31/2011