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Apple Promises Fix for Location-Gathering ‘Bug’ on iPhone
May 2, 2011 – 12:05 pm | No Comment

Your iPhone isn’t stalking you, Apple says, but some of its location-gathering techniques, vilified for the past week, are bugs that will be fixed soon.

Apple’s Popular Apps Not Exclusive to iPhone: Analysis
May 1, 2011 – 11:07 pm | No Comment

Think you have to buy an Apple iPhone to get all the great apps? Our analysis shows that you can get top apps on any smartphone.

Microsoft 3Q growth overshadowed by tablet threat
May 1, 2011 – 10:49 pm | No Comment

Even as Microsoft Corp.’s earnings grow at a robust rate, investors can’t seem to shake the feeling that the boom days are winding down for the world’s largest software maker.

In the beginning: Linux circa 1991
April 30, 2011 – 11:00 pm | No Comment

Linux and Open Source Blog: “In 2011, you may not ‘see’ Linux, but it’s everywhere. Do you use Google, Facebook or Twitter? If so, you’re using Linux. That Android phone in your pocket? Linux. DVRs? Your network attached storage (NAS) device? Your stock-exchange? Linux, Linux, Linux.”

Apple to adjust iPhone tracking software
April 30, 2011 – 9:47 pm | No Comment

Apple grapples with iPhone tracking Apple tried to defuse concern last week over whether it tracks iPhone users The company said Wednesday that while it saves information from Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers near each…

Microsoft stock tumbles after Windows sales dip
April 29, 2011 – 5:33 pm | No Comment

Microsoft Corp shares fell as much as 5 percent on Friday, a day after the software company reported a dip in its Windows operating system sales.

Apple rejects iPhone game Smuggle Truck depicting immigrant smuggling
April 29, 2011 – 4:58 pm | No Comment

Apple has rejected “Smuggle Truck”, an iPhone and iPad game that pits players as the driver of a truck packed with immigrants crossing a desert border and underground tunnels. In the game, immigrants can be hurled out of the truck bed and die as the vehicle navigates obstacles such as ramps, hills and explosives. While [...]

Microsoft Windows sales slip, shares drift lower
April 28, 2011 – 4:35 pm | No Comment

Microsoft Corp reported a dip in quarterly sales of its core Windows operating system, mirroring a recent downturn in personal computers and sending its shares down slightly.