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Microsoft: Still Making Things Easy for Cloud Rivals
June 29, 2011 – 12:00 pm | No Comment

For the most part, Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) has not been a pioneer. Instead, it has built its empire by neutralizing its competitors. For example, when Apple came out with its graphical user interface in the 1980s, Microsoft eventually crushed it with its Windows system. Or, when Netscape disrupted the world with its browser in the mid [...]

No Apple iPhone 5 or ‘Baby’ iPhone Until 2012, Wall Street Says
June 29, 2011 – 10:11 am | No Comment

Apple won’t be launching the “iPhone 5″ until 2012, according to the latest buzz on Wall Street.

Google+
June 28, 2011 – 11:00 pm | No Comment
Microsoft puts Office in the cloud, confronts Google
June 28, 2011 – 6:26 am | No Comment

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft is making its biggest move into the mobile, Internet-accessible world of cloud computing this week, as it takes the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite.

Ztelco and Computer Support of San Diego Partner to Offer Customers a Choice for Their Hosted VOIP and Hosted PBX …
June 28, 2011 – 5:02 am | No Comment

Customers can now choose between Linux or Microsoft Windows for their Hosted VOIP and Hosted PBX solutions. Whether customers are looking for the value of open source or the ease of administration for Windows, Ztelco and Computer Support of San Diego can offer their customers the best solution for their needs, not just the solution [...]

Blog – Apple, the iPhone, and the Friend-Finding Paradox
June 27, 2011 – 1:29 pm | No Comment

As a recent patent application from Apple reveals, it’s a zero-sum game between creepiness and utility when it comes to data-based friend matching. A newly published patent application from Apple shows that the company remains interested in getting into the game of social networking. How does Apple hope to succeed where it has already more [...]

Microsoft, BBC to Test TV Frequencies for U.K. Mobile Services
June 27, 2011 – 5:13 am | No Comment

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and a group of U.K. television broadcasters said they plan to show how unused TV frequencies can be used for high-speed mobile Internet services.

Hofstadter
June 26, 2011 – 11:00 pm | No Comment