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Microsoft exec says Xbox Live will be woven into Windows 8
June 10, 2011 – 2:27 pm | No Comment

Microsoft may have just unintentionally announced one of the biggest features coming to Windows 8. In an interview with the Seattle Times, Microsoft VP of global marketing for interactive entertainment business Mike Delman says Xbox Live will integrate with Windows 8 in the future, making it available to users via PC. “Live has been successful [...]

Apple eases rules on iPad, iPhone subscriptions
June 9, 2011 – 11:39 pm | No Comment

Apple has eased the subscription policies for its hot-selling iPad and iPhone in a move that should help newspaper and magazine publishers make more money from mobile devices.

Microsoft loses U.S. Supreme Court case on patent
June 9, 2011 – 11:06 pm | No Comment

Microsoft Corp suffered a defeat on Thursday when the Supreme Court upheld a record $290 million jury verdict against the software giant for infringing a small Canadian company’s patent.

Open Source for Vertical Apps: Is Wall Street Ready?
June 8, 2011 – 7:42 pm | No Comment

Kirk Wylie, CEO of OpenGamma, raised a fascinating set of questions about how far financial services

Microsoft-branded Windows 8 tablet reportedly under consideration
June 8, 2011 – 1:12 pm | No Comment

Microsoft is rumored to be considering selling a Microsoft-branded tablet running Windows 8, in a move to challenge Apple’s iPad and the growing field of tablets using Google’s Android operating system. The move would be a bit out of step for Microsoft, which builds operating systems but not PCs. Though, Microsoft has taken the “own-brand” [...]

Seven Keys to Success with Linux
June 7, 2011 – 9:32 pm | No Comment

The Linux operating system materialized through the work of Linus Torvalds, a Finnish student who introduced the first release in 1991 as an open source version of UNIX for x86 PCs. Although it wasn’t the first open source version of UNIX, the unique advantages of Linux soon attracted a following, and it quickly emerged as [...]

Apple surprised iPhone carriers with iMessage
June 7, 2011 – 8:27 am | No Comment

During yesterday’s keynote address at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Apple made a wide range of big announcements that have the mobile industry churning. One of the most significant new features to the next-generation iOS 5 mobile software unveiled during WWDC is the addition of iMessage, an iOS-to-iOS only messaging system that more [...]

Microsoft’s Kinect to control TV, YouTube, more games
June 6, 2011 – 5:50 pm | No Comment

Microsoft Corp is looking to put its popular Kinect motion-sensing device at the heart of its Xbox game console, unveiling plans on Monday to allow users to control live television feeds, search YouTube and play action games with voice commands.