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October 31, 2010 – 1:28 am | No Comment

Matt Asay warns Microsoft against continuing the company’s current strategy of threatening lawsuits to crush open source software. Open Source for America (OSA) promotes the use of open source in the U.S. federal government.

If Russia wants open source then Russia needs glasnost
October 30, 2010 – 2:00 pm | No Comment

Turning open source into an enemy of freedom is always going to be political. And open source is not by its nature political,

Microsoft Buys Chip Company Canesta
October 29, 2010 – 6:20 pm | No Comment

Microsoft is acquiring Canesta, a company that has developed chips that allow natural user interactions with machines, furthering Microsoft’s goal of creating more natural user interfaces.

Another Report Has Verizon Getting Apple’s iPhone
October 29, 2010 – 4:13 pm | No Comment

According to a new report Friday, Verizon Wireless is definitely getting Apple’s iPhone. Fortune magazine added its credibility to similar reports from other sources, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, who say the popular smartphone is headed to the main rival of the current U.S. exclusive carrier, AT&T.

How to Fix a Windows Infection Using Linux
October 29, 2010 – 11:00 am | No Comment

If you use Linux on your company’s desktop or server computers, you’re already familiar with many of the security advantages the open source operating system offers over its Windows and Mac rivals. What many people don’t realize, however, is that Linux can also be used to rescue a computer that has…

Microsoft beats Street and knocks down Apple worry
October 29, 2010 – 12:17 am | No Comment

Microsoft Corp beat Wall Street’s expectations with a 51 percent jump in quarterly profit, as higher sales of its flagship Windows and Office software knocked down fears Apple Inc’s iPad would take a bite out of its main business.

Glass
October 28, 2010 – 11:00 pm | No Comment
White iPhone 4 vanishes from Apple online store
October 28, 2010 – 11:56 am | No Comment

In the wake of the white iPhone 4’s latest delay, Apple has apparently excised all mention of the elusive white whale from its online store. In fact, the job is so thorough you might say the site has been…whitewashed.