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Microsoft embraces HTML5 specification in IE9

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:16:45 +0000

Potentially toughening the competitive landscape for its own Silverlight rich Web application platform, Microsoft will expand support for the HTML5 specification in its Web Explorer 9 browser, under a plan revealed Tuesday.

Google starts selling full-price Nexus One on AT&T

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:43:05 +0000

Google on Tuesday began selling its Nexus One phone for AT&T’s network, but only a full-price version is available, highlighting the challenges the search giant faces in trying to achieve its vision of an open mobile environment. The AT&T phone costs $529. It is not available at a discounted…

Mac computer sales jump nearly 40 percent

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:40:21 +0000

Retail sales of Apple’s Mac computers jumped 43 percent last month compared with the same month in 2009, and 36 percent year by year in January, research company NPD Group said Tuesday.

IBM adding development and evaluating services to public cloud

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:26:05 +0000

IBM will soon offer software development and evaluating services through its public cloud, adding to a private cloud option launched in June 2009, the company said Tuesday.Big Blue additionally released a list of cloud partners Tuesday, including RightScale and Kaavo, which prepare cloud management…

Windows Phone 7 OS can't run native code

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:26:05 +0000

Microsoft confirmed Monday at the company’s Mix 10 developers event that native applications will not be allowed on Windows Phone 7 devices. Only applications running in the Silverlight runtime environment, or games in the XNA Game Studio runtime, will be allowed.That was the reply by Todd Brix,…

Microsoft unveils IE9 public preview

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:26:03 +0000

Microsoft today unveiled a public sneak peek of its newest browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), aimed at Web developers and the technically courageous of heart.

Study: BlackBerry users willing to swap for an iPhone

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:23:51 +0000

Almost 40 percent of BlackBerry users would switch camp to an Apple iPhone, a recent study into smartphone grade loyalty shows.

Novell's Mono project bringing .Net development to Android

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:23:48 +0000

MonoDroid, which will enable deployment of .Net-based applications on Google Android phones, is in development at Novell, with a preview release planned for August, the head of the project said Monday.The runtime project is part of Novell’s Mono effort, which has been responsbile for putting Microso…

Virtustream targets midsized businesses with cloud service

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:07:59 +0000

Virtustream is unveiling a new cloud computing service aimed at midsize enterprises. The xStream platform is a package that includes cloud computing services, a service that helps users determine the cloud compute resources they require and a custom software management tool. The management tool lets…

Open-Xchange newsletter gains integration with VoIP

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:07:57 +0000

Open source collaboration software vendor Open-Xchange has integrated VoIP (voice by World Wide Web Protocol) and social networking sites in the latest version of its mail server and client.