Instructions for the computer. A series of instructions that performs a particular task is called a "program." The two major categories of software are "system software" and "application...
Talent is scarce, and strategic talent is scarcer in open source than hens' teeth. Mickos has proven he has it, plus a strong dose of realism. by Dana Blankenhorn
Microsoft is continuing to look into ways to make social computing services part of business users' lives with a new pilot program for something called "OfficeTalk." Microsoft mentioned OfficeTalk in a March 19 posting on the Office Labs blog, calling it a vehicle that “applies the base capabilities of microblogging...
Microsoft made a couple of somewhat under-the-radar cloud-storage announcements this past week -- one involving SQL Azure and the other regarding Exchange Online. by Mary Jo Foley
A video at Australian technology site TechAU provides a look at the Windows Phone Series 7 features hidden within the emulator Microsoft released this week. by CNET News.com
If you don't want to give in to the Apple force field and pick up an iPad, there are a number of Windows-based offerings coming to market soon. One of the most talked about ones is the HP Slate and today we learned a bit more about the possible iPad...
This may be obvious to some, but in case you were wondering: The first Windows Phone 7 devices aren't going to be able to run Silverlight in the browser. by Mary Jo Foley
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The ranks of Linux users would certainly grow if a few go-to Windows apps could run natively on the OS. Jack Wallen lists the ones he thinks would turn the tide.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.
Messaging phones retain their popularity, thanks to the legions of text-happy people everywhere. These handsets are phones with full or partial QWERTY keyboards, but are not classified as smartphones. That doesn't mean they're dumb, though--many of them have high-end multimedia features, too. Here's a look at the top-ten best messaging...
The U.S. Secret Service, best known for protecting the President, still focuses on its original mandate, investigating counterfeit currency crime. The Secret Service budget is approximately $1.4 Billion. Director Mark Sullivan, testifying today before a Congressional House Appropriations hearing Chaired by Congressman Mark Price, was questioned about...
It's been awfully quiet on the Midori front lately. But here's one bit of news related to Microsoft's mostly secret operating-system incubation project: Midori team Jonathan Shapiro is leaving the company after less than a year. by Mary Jo Foley
Just days after winning Round 1 of its patent-infringement case against Microsoft, VirnetX has filed another patent-infringement case against the Redmondians. This time, VirnetX is taking aim at Windows 7. by Mary Jo Foley
There's a new version out of EarthSoft's EQuIS Data Gathering Engine EDGE software, which is used for collecting environmental data by field crews. One of the notable new features is GPS support, along with an electronic sketchpad that lets you marry data to aerial photos, site plans or other templates...
Word is on "teh internetz" that Apple Stores will no longer offer for sale screen protectors or items containing screen protectors at either the online Apple Store or Apple retail stores. I have an idea why Apple might have done this - because they're rubbish. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Kernel vulnerabilities have been uncovered across a range of Ubuntu releases, covering 6.06 LTS to 9.10, also including Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu distros. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Experts are predicting that hackers at this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest will definitely break into an Apple iPhone by exploiting a remote code execution vulnerability. by Ryan Naraine