Competitors tout openness versus iPhone
While Apple Inc. faces criticism for appearing to penalize iPhone users who download third-party applications, Apple competitors are stepping up their marketing efforts about how open their phones are.
Stories by Nancy Gohring
OLPC offers give one, get one for US$400
Some of the low-cost PCs designed by One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) for kids in the developing world will go to people in North America.
MS traffic monitoring service gets driven through licensing roundabout
In an unusual twist, the very first company to license technology from Microsoft Research is now licensing it back to Microsoft.
Foleo: Instant shutdown
Just when Palm Inc. was expected to ship the Foleo, its controversial smartphone companion product, the company instead decided to kill it.
iTunes pricing spat with NBC seen hurting Apple
NBC Universal Inc.'s pullout from the iTunes online store is more of a loss for Apple Inc. and points to fierce resistance among media companies to potential Apple dominance of online video sales, an industry analyst said.
Microsoft blames human error for WGA glitch
Microsoft Corp. blamed human error for a problem that identified legitimate Windows users as pirates last week.
iPhone unlocker trades phone for 'sweet' car
A hacker who figured out how to unlock the iPhone has traded an unlocked phone for a new car.
Novell wins SCO case
Novell has won a significant ruling in its lengthy battle with The SCO Group.
Novell wins rights to Unix copyrights
Novell won a significant ruling in its lengthy battle with The SCO Group on Friday.
Nokia launches beta of mobile social networking site
Just over two weeks after buying media sharing site Twango Inc., Nokia Corp. launched a closed beta of a new mobile social networking site.
Google Q2 earnings continue to climb
Google revenue continued to climb in the second quarter, with the company reporting US$3.87 billion, up 58 percent compared to the same quarter last year.
Redmond crosses US border to utilise Canadian IT pros
Microsoft will open a software development office in Vancouver, Canada, later this year, in part as a way to retain talented workers who can’t stay in the US because of immigration laws.
NetSuite plans IPO to raise $96 million
Hosted business software provider NetSuite hopes to raise US$75 million (NZ$95.8 million) in an initial public offering.
Google buys Grand Central
Google has acquired GrandCentral Communications, which lets users combine all their phone numbers and voicemail boxes under one phone number so they can manage various phone features online. For example, users can set up their accounts so that the number can ring on one or multiple phones, based on who is calling.
Google acquires GrandCentral
Following on rumours that a deal was in the works, Google acquired GrandCentral Communications for an undisclosed sum.