Windows Phone 7 to surpass iPhone, BlackBerry sales by 2015, IDC predicts
The early days of Windows Phone 7 have been all about positive reviews, not much market share, and a botched update that caused some phones to stop working.
Stories by Jon Brodkin
Microsoft denies intentionally shutting off Hotmail encryption in Arab countries
Microsoft says it did not "intentionally limit" access to Hotmail's HTTPS encryption service in foreign countries where freedom of expression is under attack.
Startup moves Exchange mailboxes to Google or Microsoft cloud
A startup founded by a former Citrix executive is aiming to help customers move Microsoft Exchange mailboxes to either Google Apps or Microsoft's own cloud.
iPhone, Android, Windows and Linux: Microsoft now manages them all
Microsoft hates when customers buy products that weren't built in Redmond, but Steve Ballmer and crew aren't going to miss a moneymaking opportunity, even if that means managing iPhones, iPads, Androids and, yes, even Linux computers.
Microsoft: Next level of virtualisation unlocks server OS, applications
By now, most IT professionals are familiar with server and application virtualization. But Microsoft says it's time to get ready for the next layer: server application virtualization.
Private Cloud can prevent end runs around IT, Microsoft says
If IT shops want to prevent users from going to the Cloud, they have to bring the Cloud to the users.
Android violates Linux licence, experts claim
The Android mobile operating system's usage of the Linux kernel may violate open source licensing with a misappropriation of Linux code that could bring about the "collapse of the Android ecosystem", some intellectual property experts are charging.
Are cellphones 'Stalin's dream'? Readers weigh in
We've all seen it in movies and TV shows: a criminal or whistleblower being tracked by the government takes the battery out of his cellphone and throws them both in a river. Presto: You're off the grid.
Most Android, iPhone apps violate open source rules
Seven out of 10 Android and iOS apps that contain open source "failed to comply with basic open source license requirements," according to a new analysis.
VMware unleashes virtual desktops for Apple iPad
Virtual desktops on the iPad are yesterday's news - in fact, they're <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/040510-ipad-citrix-virtualization.html">last year's news</a>, having been available from several virtualization companies since 2010.
Go for it on fourth down? Ask Coach Watson
If humans can't beat a computer at "Jeopardy!" why should we trust them to make the right call on fourth down in the Super Bowl?
Wells Fargo says no to personal smartphones and tablets, period
<a href="https://www.wellsfargo.com/">Wells Fargo</a>'s IT group has a simple answer for employees who want to hook personal devices up to corporate systems: No.
Microsoft continues push to get users off IE6
Microsoft has launched www.ie6countdown.com, a website dedicated to charting the demise of Internet Explorer 6.
Microsoft and Google team up against geotagging patent
Archrivals <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/">Microsoft</a> and Google have teamed up to sue a company called GeoTag, claiming the company improperly used a <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/011011-patent-winners-ibm-apple.html">patent</a> to file lawsuits against several hundred organizations.
5 new ways to build apps for iPhone, Android and Web browsers
Five start-ups unveiled services for building mobile applications and Web services this week at DEMO Spring 2011, bringing application development capabilities to the masses - or, at least, to people who lack traditional programming and mobile development skills.