VMware buys collaboration enabler
VMware has acquired collaboration specialist Socialcast. VMware is itself a Socialcast client.
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Microsoft shuts down Courier tablet project
The founders of Microsoft’s Pioneer Studios, which created the concept behind the double-sided Courier tablet, have gone and the group’s office, located in a Seattle neighborhood full of startups, has closed.
Microsoft named in search patent suit, after Amazon and Google
MasterObjects, a software development company, added Microsoft to the list of companies it is suing for infringing on a patent for technology that displays potential completed search terms as users type into a search bar.
Microsoft explains recent hosted email outages
Microsoft offered some details about outages that have plagued its hosted email customers in the Americas over the past week.
Employee lawsuit alleges pay-limiting scheme by Apple, Google and others
A California class action lawsuit alleges Apple conspired with Google, Adobe, Intel and others to keep employee wages down.
Solid Q1 results set stage for new Google CEO Page
Google reported solid growth in the first quarter, just as co-founder Larry Page prepares to usher in a new chapter in the company's history.
VMware releases open PaaS offering
VMware unveiled an open platform-as-a-service offering on Tuesday that supports multiple programming frameworks including Spring for Java, Ruby on Rails and Sinatra for Ruby.
Nokia lays out risks of Microsoft deal in US filing
In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Nokia laid out the threats it faces as part of its planned deal with Microsoft.
VMware buys WaveMaker, aims to ease app development
VMware said on Tuesday it had acquired WaveMaker, the creator of open-source software that lets non-developers build Java Web applications.
Updated: Google copied Java code in Android: expert
An intellectual property expert has uncovered 43 instances where it appears that Google copied Java code without permission in the most recent versions of the Android operating system.
Apple reports first-quarter profit of US$6 billion
Apple on Tuesday reported record revenue for the first quarter, reaching US$26.74 billion, driven by sales in iPhones, Macs and iPads.
Yahoo lays off 600 staff
Yahoo confirmed that it has laid off 600 people, following news reports often based on Twitter messages from employees who had been let go.
IE9 will let users block third-party tracking
The next version of Internet Explorer will let users turn on "tracking protection", a new mechanism that will block specified third-party sites from tracking users, Microsoft said.
Amazon cuts off WikiLeaks after US senator's call
Amazon has stopped hosting the WikiLeaks website, according to US Senator Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut Independent.
Microsoft gives free Symantec software in limited offer
Microsoft is now <a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/business/archive/2010/11/17/microsoft-and-symantec-extend-free-security-software-for-small-businesses.aspx">offering free Symantec security software to small businesses</a> for a limited time, through retailer PC Mall, following some grumbling in response to the free distribution of its own security software.