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Nokia the smartphone king is dead. Long live Apple and Samsung. But can Apple keep its global newly-acquired crown?

Nortel completes patent liquidation to Apple, Microsoft, RIM, Sony: now what?

Publié: juillet 29, 2011, 10:03pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Nortel has completed the sale of its 6,000 patents for $4.5 billion. This could mean future lawsuits for Google, Intel, Facebook, Twitter, and many more.

10 companies Apple could buy right now, with cash

Publié: juillet 29, 2011, 8:11pm CEST par Ed Oswald

So say you're Apple CEO Steve Jobs, and you're sitting on a boatload of cash that's burning a hole in your pocket. What to do with it? Betanews' Ed Oswald has some suggestions.

CyberLink YouCam 5: Log into Windows with just a glance

Publié: juillet 29, 2011, 7:49pm CEST par Mike Williams

Besides new HD capabilities and other goodies, there's new support for logging in to Windows simply by glancing at your webcam, for instance. And the same face recognition technology can also log you into a few popular websites, in Internet Explorer at least

Capitol communications systems crushed under debt ceiling debate

Publié: juillet 29, 2011, 7:03pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Voters attempting to contact their Congressmen have put continuous strain on the Capitol's communications infrastructure.

PortableApps Platform Pre-Release 2.1: Build the ultimate portable toolkit

Publié: juillet 29, 2011, 6:24pm CEST par Mike Williams

PortableApps.com has released the latest build of its upcoming Platform 2.0, Pre-Release 2.1, a suite of tools which makes it easy to create and manage your own customised portable toolkit.

Apple left default passwords in batteries, making them vulnerable to hacks, explosion

Publié: juillet 29, 2011, 5:02pm CEST par Larry Seltzer

The company has as bad password habits as some individuals. Apple used default passwords to program laptop batteries, making it possible for them to be hacked, bricked and even blown up.

BitDefender 2012 improves malware detection and removal

Publié: juillet 29, 2011, 4:59pm CEST par Mike Williams

BitDefender today released its 2012 family of security suites, which have been enhanced with a range of new and interesting features.

Skype 5.5 for Windows released, integrates Facebook features

Publié: juillet 29, 2011, 4:08pm CEST par Nick Peers

Deeper integration with Facebook should appeal to the 92% of online social networkers who use the service. There's even a dedicated FB tab.

Apple now has more cash on hand than the US Government

Publié: juillet 29, 2011, 3:42pm CEST par Ed Oswald

There's something wrong with your country when one of the most financially stable companies has more cash on hand than your government does.

Google acquires 1,030 patents from IBM to play defense

Publié: juillet 29, 2011, 3:13pm CEST par Ed Oswald

The patent purchase seems to have more to do with protecting Google from litigation than anything.

Who killed Google TV?

Publié: juillet 29, 2011, 1:19am CEST par Joe Wilcox

Was it you? Your neighbor? Or me? No one. Rumors of its death are greatly exaggerated.

BlackBerry Messenger 6 launches, integrates live presence, chat into apps

Publié: juillet 28, 2011, 11:44pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Feeling the heat from both Android and iOS in the global smartphone market share battle, Research in Motion on Thursday announced the availability of BlackBerry Messenger 6 (BBM 6) the latest version of the smartphone maker's trademark instant messaging application which integrates BBM functionality into other BlackBerry apps for a boost in social usability.

Spotify sued for patent infringement in US and the Netherlands

Publié: juillet 28, 2011, 11:43pm CEST par Ed Oswald

Just two weeks after it launched here in the US, music service Spotify finds itself the target of a patent fight.

SMBs get more efficient servers with virtualization

Publié: juillet 28, 2011, 10:26pm CEST

By Betanews Staff

You don't need to be a large enterprise to benefit from the efficiencies, improved management and disaster recovery inherent in virtualized server environments.

Asus semi-officially reveals ultrathin MeeGo netbook

Publié: juillet 28, 2011, 7:07pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Asus has put up a page for a new Eee PC running Intel's mobile Linux operating system MeeGo.

Mark Russinovich and Aaron Margosis introduce 'Windows Sysinternals Administrator's Reference' [video]

Publié: juillet 28, 2011, 6:21pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

If you've got time this morning, the Channel 9 video is a great introduction to the book and real geekfest for Windows administrators.

Plex Media Server: Your content from anywhere on iPad, iPhone or Mac

Publié: juillet 28, 2011, 5:06pm CEST par Nick Peers

Plex simplifies the process of sharing and managing the media both on your home network and, thanks to free plugins, selected Internet sites too, providing you with a single location for accessing media of all types.

With AT&T/T-Mobile merger still possible, Sprint teams up with LightSquared

Publié: juillet 28, 2011, 4:32pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Sprint & LightSquared on Thursday announced a 15-year agreement to share the responsibility and profits of the LightSquared wholesale 4G LTE network.

Google updates Chrome 14 Dev to support Mac OS X Lion

Publié: juillet 27, 2011, 6:14pm CEST par Nick Peers

Alpha "Dev" build of Google Chrome to 14.0.835.2 is out. This minor update is notable largely for the amendment of one of its multi-touch features to avoid a conflict with Lion.

YouSendIt: Sync, share, send with iOS and Windows apps

Publié: juillet 27, 2011, 5:56pm CEST par Nick Peers

YouSendIt has just released two new free apps for Windows and iPhone to accompany its existing YouSendIt Express application, which runs on both Windows and Mac.

Tough luck Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, IBM, CA

Publié: juillet 27, 2011, 5:10pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

The five companies controlling the security software market have lost dramatic combined share compared to four years earlier, says Gartner. Get this: Microsoft isn't given as reason -- competition is.

Why wait for Mango when you can get the first Windows 7 phone?

Publié: juillet 27, 2011, 5:04pm CEST par Tim Conneally

In the span of one week, Fujitsu announced its first Windows Phone Mango device, and the first Windows 7 phone.

Andover, Mass. has fastest data in U.S., Pocatello, Idaho, slowest

Publié: juillet 27, 2011, 2:00pm CEST par Tim Conneally

A six-month study of traffic on Pando Networks' CDN shows the best and worst in data transfers in the US.

Verizon Wireless to return to RadioShack in September

Publié: juillet 27, 2011, 12:37am CEST par Ed Oswald

After a five-year hiatus, Verizon Wireless will return to RadioShack shelves starting September 15, the retailer announced Tuesday.

'Next-gen' HTML5 app LucidChart raises a million in funding

Publié: juillet 27, 2011, 12:21am CEST par Tim Conneally

After having become the most popular paid app in the Chrome app store, and then launching full offline functionality at Google I/O this year, LucidChart on Tuesday announced it has raised a million dollars in seed funding.

Study shows most businesses missing out on virtualization benefits

Publié: juillet 26, 2011, 11:09pm CEST

By Betanews Staff

A recent study by IDG Research of Computerworld readers who oversee IT deployments found that 87 percent of them are using some type of virtualization. However, most organizations aren't taking advantage of the full benefits.

Windows Phone 'Mango' released to manufacturing

Publié: juillet 26, 2011, 10:35pm CEST par Larry Seltzer

A major revamp of the software running Microsoft's shot at the smartphone market is supposed to add hundreds of new features.

Microsoft announces new Xbox accessories for the holidays

Publié: juillet 26, 2011, 9:34pm CEST par Ed Oswald

Two new accesssories, a wireless headset and media remote, are expected to be available in store in November

Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE cuts early XOOM buyers on the bleeding edge

Publié: juillet 26, 2011, 9:32pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

This can't possibly be the right way to endear geeks to Honeycomb. Early adopters buying Moto's tablet looked forward to LTE upgrades. But buyers who waited will get faster wireless first.

Think your PC is fast? BenchTown will tell you

Publié: juillet 26, 2011, 6:40pm CEST par Mike Williams

Australian software company Auslogics has revealed a new free benchmarking tool, BenchTown, and an online community site, BenchTown.com, where you can compare your PC's performance with others.

Apps on the TV: still a pipe dream

Publié: juillet 26, 2011, 5:59pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Since the advent of the mobile app store, consumer electronics companies have been trying to port that same app-using experience over to the television screen. According to recent figures by market research company In-Stat, a vibrant TV-based app environment is still just a pipe dream.

Is Windows slowing down? Try Eusing Cleaner 2

Publié: juillet 26, 2011, 5:55pm CEST

Old programs don't just litter the place; they leave a mess in the registry and within some of Windows data folders. Eusing Cleaner 2 can help you to reclaim some speed by cleaning these out.

Have you bought then returned an Android phone?

Publié: juillet 26, 2011, 5:04pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Joe Wilcox asks you, because of a seemingly misleading post at TechCrunch that uses a single, unnamed source to claim Android phone return rates are a shocking 30%-40%. Is the stat credible?

Mozilla boots to promises with browser OS proposal

Publié: juillet 26, 2011, 2:37am CEST par Joe Wilcox

Do we really need another browser-based operating system? Mozilla developers think so. Problem is timing. There's no way to bring the project to market fast enough. Wouldn't it make more sense to step up FIrefox Mobile development instead?

Is connecting to WiFi from Windows really as hard as MacDonalds claims?

Publié: juillet 26, 2011, 1:14am CEST par Joe Wilcox

A McDonalds Australia instruction sheet supposedly shows eight lofty steps for XP and Vista and three easy ones for Macs. OK, Windows users, here's your chance to set the record straight.

ZocDoc, the 'OpenTable of doctor's appointments,' comes to Android

Publié: juillet 26, 2011, 12:27am CEST par Tim Conneally

ZocDoc, the web-based service for finding doctors and booking appointments without making a single phone call, launched its official Android app on Monday.

Remembering developer Steve Lacey

Publié: juillet 25, 2011, 9:31pm CEST

By Robert Scoble

On July 24th, Googler and former Microsoftie Steve Lacey was killed in a tragic and senseless car crash. Uber-geek Robert Scoble shares one of the many rememberances posting to Google+ today.

Getting real: Apple issues second iOS security patch in 10 days

Publié: juillet 25, 2011, 9:03pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Apple has rolled out another security-related update for iOS 4.3

DumpIt can recover lost data following app crashes

Publié: juillet 25, 2011, 8:21pm CEST par Mike Williams

Don't shut down that hung program, you may still be able to recover your carefully crafted words, just as long as you've got a copy of DumpIt.

Sublight finds subtitles for your movies or TV shows

Publié: juillet 25, 2011, 7:49pm CEST

If you've got a movie or TV show you're desperate to watch, but there's no subtitle track included, don't fret. Sublight can help.

The 2011 Pwnie nominations are in!

Publié: juillet 25, 2011, 7:22pm CEST par Larry Seltzer

The premier event on the software vulnerability research calendar is the Pwnie Awards ceremony. The 2011 nominees include critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft ASP.NET, iOS, Google Chrome, Java, the Linux kernel, and an award for special achievement in insecurity to Sony.

Qualcomm picks up gesture recognition tech for Snapdragon devices

Publié: juillet 25, 2011, 6:45pm CEST par Tim Conneally

GestureTek has sold some of its motion control and gesture recognition technology patents to chipmaker Qualcomm. This acquisition is a signal of the importance of inputs in mobile devices beyond the touchscreen.

Need better Windows file management? Try xplorer2 2.0

Publié: juillet 25, 2011, 6:30pm CEST par Nick Peers

Beyond the basics the software, which costs $29.95 and is available as a 64-bit build, also utilizes the native preview handlers found in Vista and Windows 7 to deliver improved document previews, notably with PDF and Office files.

Are you one of the 20 million Google+ users?

Publié: juillet 23, 2011, 12:41am CEST par Joe Wilcox

Google+ has done in about three weeks what took Facebook years -- reach 20 million (presumably) active users. Can the service reach critical mass? You may have the answer.

Browser blowout: Which is fastest, most standards compliant [benchmarks]?

Publié: juillet 22, 2011, 9:35pm CEST par Mike Williams

The browser wars are back, not least due to hectic and ever shorter release schedules. But which really delivers the best performance? We test five to find out.

Evidence builds that Google+ will soon get social games

Publié: juillet 22, 2011, 8:26pm CEST par Ed Oswald

For those of us who like the fact that Google+ remains free of the clutter that games on Facebook cause to our news feeds there, we may soon find that reprieve short lived.

I'll tell you something about Windows

Publié: juillet 22, 2011, 8:01pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Microsoft must move beyond Windows, as clearly seen in fiscal 2011 fourth quarterly and yearly results, announced late yesterday. Its future is a nameless utility supporting applications and services that obscure the operating system.

Finally, VirtualBox 4.1 brings Aero support, VM cloning

Publié: juillet 22, 2011, 7:50pm CEST par Nick Peers

Oracle has announced a major update to its open-source, cross-platform virtualization software.

Todo Backup 3.0 beta is now available

Publié: juillet 22, 2011, 7:05pm CEST par Nick Peers

The new version adds a number of major new features to this versatile application, which is capable of backing up and cloning entire disks and partitions as well as offering file-based backup tools.

Americans buy nearly 3 out of every 10 iPhones

Publié: juillet 22, 2011, 6:07pm CEST par Tim Conneally

The iPhone is available in 113 countries, but 29% of all of them were sold to Americans last quarter.

1 million 'users' download Mac OS X Lion

Publié: juillet 22, 2011, 3:30am CEST par Joe Wilcox

Apple's new operating system leaps and roars to a big number of buyers during its first 24 hours of availability.

Motorola should cash in its valuable wireless patents, says Carl Icahn

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 11:26pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn thinks Motorola Mobility might be sitting on a goldmine with its wireless patent portfolio, and thinks the mobile communications company should perhaps begin shopping them around.

Microsoft Q4 2011 by the numbers: $17.37B revenue, $5.87B profit, 69 cents EPS

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 10:13pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Microsoft closed its fiscal year on a high note, despite globally slow PC sales that weighed down Windows division sales.

Anonymous claims NATO hack, withholds pilfered information

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 10:00pm CEST par Ed Oswald

The group claims that it has stolen over a gigabyte of information from NATO'S servers, but its release would be "irresponsible."

Windows Phone transition is killing Nokia

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 9:40pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Smartphone sales fell by nearly a third since the Microsoft deal was announced, Apple is now tops in the category and the handset maker is losing massive market share. Oh yeah, losing money, too.

AT&T-compatible Google Nexus S arrives next week

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 7:53pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Is better late than never really applicable in the rapidly-changing smartphone market?

Wolfram introduces the new .CDF container for interactive math documents

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 7:42pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Wolfram Research has officially launched a new online document container called Computable Document Format or CDF

Google+ to absorb social sharing startup Frid.ge

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 7:00pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Fridge, Y Combinator-funded startup that concentrated on small, private groups for social content sharing, has been acquired by Google with the intention of folding its team and product into Google+.

Anonymous and LulzSec fire back at FBI in war of words

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 6:42pm CEST par Ed Oswald

The hacktivist groups issue a statement, firing back at FBI Director Steve Chabinsky's comments that their activities are "unacceptable."

Mobile money is hot commodity but cooler than it should be

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 5:46pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Global mobile payments will generate $86.1 billion in revenue this year, Gartner forecasts today. That's up 75.9 percent from 2010. But technology and behavior are limiting adoption.

Get Safari 5.1 for Snow Leopard and Windows now

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 4:50pm CEST par Nick Peers

There are plenty of new features, but Apple reserved some of the best for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.

10% of all iOS sales last quarter were AT&T iPhones

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 4:25pm CEST par Tim Conneally

AT&T experienced significant growth in the second quarter, including the activation of 3.6 million iPhones

Apple launches new offensive in war on Adobe

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 4:16pm CEST par Larry Seltzer

Adobe and Apple compete for the same customers. Mac OS X Lion puts one of the most important third-party Mac developers on the defensive. Is it coincidence there are compatibility problems with nearly 20 applications?

Senate's antitrust head asks for rejection of AT&T, T-Mobile deal

Publié: juillet 21, 2011, 12:28am CEST par Ed Oswald

The chair of the Senate subcommittee on antitrust issues has asked both the FCC and the Justice Department to reject the merger.

Google Labs shutting down, taking down brilliant experiments with it

Publié: juillet 20, 2011, 10:40pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Google Labs was the breeding ground for many of Google's most brilliant search tools, but now it is shutting down.

Google to alert users of possible malware infection

Publié: juillet 20, 2011, 9:17pm CEST par Ed Oswald

Google's engineers say they have noticed unusual patterns of activity on its search engine which has given it a way to detect a certain type of malware.

Process Explorer 15 adds GPU monitoring

Publié: juillet 20, 2011, 9:10pm CEST par Mike Williams

The latest version sees a very useful addition in the ability to track graphics processor usage on Windows Vista or later.

Grab online video to go with RealDownloader

Publié: juillet 20, 2011, 8:18pm CEST

Among the major applications for saving videos from the web, RealDownloader is by far the simplest and easiest to use.

Mac OS X Lion is here, and I don't like it

Publié: juillet 20, 2011, 7:50pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Apple's newest operating system, released today, imposes usability changes on users, who will be forced to adapt their behavior. Lion reflects a world view about iOS devices and putting connected apps before web browsers.

Windows 8: The death of malware? The death of anti-malware?

Publié: juillet 20, 2011, 5:18pm CEST par Larry Seltzer

A shockingly good reputation system, both for addresses and files, puts Microsoft in a position where they block pretty much all malware through IE9. But when the same feature shows up in Windows 8 will it be the end of malware through all sources?

Logitech video conferencing arm LifeSize packs triple punch

Publié: juillet 20, 2011, 10:00am CEST par Tim Conneally

LifeSize, the enterprise video conferencing company Logitech acquired in 2009, has made three major announcements today: a big acquisition, a new service, and a new piece of hardware.

Roku debuts sexier, more gamer-friendly Apple TV killer

Publié: juillet 20, 2011, 7:35am CEST par Tim Conneally

Roku, has announced three new models of Roku 2, even smaller and more feature-packed devices at the same $59-$99 price points.

10 things you need to know about Apple

Publié: juillet 20, 2011, 2:56am CEST par Joe Wilcox

Apple's record-breaking fiscal 2011 third quarter is chock full of surprises -- in the results and from the earnings conference call. For example, iPads outsold Macs to K-12 schools. There are nine more for your eyes to feast.

Credit card companies join mobile networks in pay-by-phone NFC venture

Publié: juillet 20, 2011, 12:37am CEST par Tim Conneally

The Isis mobile payment joint venture announced that it has secured its payment partners: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.

Apple Q3 2011 by the numbers: $28.57B revenue and $7.31B profit

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 10:49pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Apple beats Wall Street consensus by more than $3 billion revenue and close to $2 earnings per share. iPhone sales grow by 142% and iPads by 183%.

Another video of Nokia's 'Sea Ray' device leaks

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 10:12pm CEST par Ed Oswald

Nokia's 'Sea Ray' Windows Phone 7 device appears again in a video posted to YouTube, possibly indicating a launch may be imminent.

FBI raids homes, makes arrests in connection with Anonymous hacks

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 9:58pm CEST par Ed Oswald

At least a dozen individuals were arrested early Tuesday as the FBI expanded its investigation into the hacking group Anonymous.

Windows Phone 7 users sure are satisfied

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 9:11pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

According to ChangeWave, Windows Phone 7 users are more satisfied than are Android users. Successful products are made from numbers like these.

Now you can Google+ on iPhone

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 8:37pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Google's invite-only social network is now available from the iOS App Store. Are you any more likely to sign up for or use Google+ because of the app. Please tell us.

FDA to regulate medical smartphone, tablet apps

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 8:34pm CEST par Tim Conneally

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday announced it is looking to the public for input about the regulation of mobile health and medicine apps for smartphones, tablets, and mobile computers.

Mozilla re-establishes Enterprise Working Group

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 7:48pm CEST par Larry Seltzer

After 4 years of flouting the interests of enterprise IT, Mozilla is reopening a dormant channel of communications with them.

Augmented reality navigation app Wikitude Drive comes to US

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 6:33pm CEST par Tim Conneally

8 months after launching in Europe, Wikitude has launched its augmented reality satellite navigation app Wikitude Drive for U.S. Android devices.

Dissatisfied with Facebook? You're not alone

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 6:32pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Only 14 companies -- the majority airlines -- rank lower than Facebook on this year's American Customer Satisfaction Index. The new report sees Google+ as possible contenter for social network throne.

AVG launches powerful social media organization and sharing tool MultiMi

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 4:00pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Security software company AVG and Israeli startup Zbang on Tuesday launched the beta of MultiMi, a free Windows desktop app for organizing and sharing content between multiple inboxes, social networks, calendars, and media albums.

The irony and infamy of LulzSec's Rupert Murdoch attacks

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 3:11am CEST par Joe Wilcox

LulzSec members' sent a perplexing message today-- they're justified to break the law but no one else. How ironic. It's bad for newspapers to wiretap, but OK to hack them. Is it? You tell us: Does one criminal act justify another?

LulzSec livetweets attack on Rupert Murdoch's news empire

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 1:00am CEST par Tim Conneally

Mischievous hacker group LulzSec on Monday repeatedly attacked websites belonging to News Corp. calling it "Murdoch Meltdown Monday."

Will iPhone 5 bring the perfect storm?

Publié: juillet 19, 2011, 12:41am CEST par Joe Wilcox

It's a good question to ask now that ChangeWave claims that 46 percent of 4,163 consumers surveyed plan to buy iPhone within 90 days. Apple is expected to release iPhone 5 within that time period.

Manage Windows files with Multi Commander 1.10

Publié: juillet 18, 2011, 11:11pm CEST par Nick Peers

It's a notable release for being the first build to be made publicly available as freeware, and also features a number of notable new tools and improvements -- 180 changes, according to the author.

UserAssist uncovers hidden Windows activity logs

Publié: juillet 18, 2011, 10:59pm CEST par Mike Williams

Stored in the Registry, Windows maintains a history of all the programs launched on your PC, including details like the number of times they've been run, and the last execution date and time. But you need the right tool to access it.

Last year's tech is good enough for Sprint's new push-to-talk Android phone

Publié: juillet 18, 2011, 8:48pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Sprint Nextel on Monday announced it will be replacing the year-old Motorola i1 in its product lineup with the Motorola Titanium, the second rugged Android phone supporting the 800/900 MHz iDEN network protocol and the Nextel Direct Connect push to talk service.

How China stopped spam and malware distribution on its domains

Publié: juillet 16, 2011, 12:12am CEST par Larry Seltzer

In most countries it's cheap and easy to register a domain name. Not in China where the government makes you run things past them. A side-effect was to kill off spamming from Chinese domains.

Apple patches, does not acknowledge, iOS malware vulnerabilities

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 11:56pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Friday, Apple released an update to its mobile operating system (iOS 4.3.4) which patches a couple of vulnerabilities that left a door open for malware infections on the iPad, 3rd and 4th generation iPod touch, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS.

Which matters more to you, Android or iOS? [poll]

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 11:44pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Flurry claims "Android has lost developer support to iOS". Joe Wilcox doesn't buy it based on broader market perspective and ways developers juggle priorities. Please clear up this dispute by answering the headline's question and taking our two polls?

Microsoft's Tulalip slip-up may have revealed its new social network

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 10:47pm CEST par Ed Oswald

What's this site with a funny name? It very well may have been a test site for Microsoft's answer to Google+.

Microsoft releases apps to hook up Windows Phone with Windows Home Server 2011

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 8:39pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Microsoft on Friday released the final version of Windows Server Solutions Phone Connector, letting you manage and access your WHS 2011 server from your phone.

Self-publish your e-novel with Sigil

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 8:37pm CEST par Nick Peers

The open-source and cross-platform solution won't write your literary masterpiece, but it will get it in the right format.

Forget FarmVille, now you can play Google News

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 7:57pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

You could spend real money for virtual goods on the farm, or earn merit badges from Google for being an informed citizen instead. For free.

E-textbooks are destroying the old publishing business model

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 6:02pm CEST par Tim Conneally

The business model behind textbooks is completely out of step with what the market today wants, according to the head of Nature Publishing's digital textbook initiatives.

OSForensics keeps watch on pesky Windows Registry changes

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 5:58pm CEST par Mike Williams

Understanding exactly what's going on with your Registry can help you uncover malware, troubleshoot conflicts and solve many other problems.

Google shares soar in early trading, up more than $70

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 5:22pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Record-breaking Q2 results, CEO Larry Page earnings-call performance, 10 million Google+ users and 550,000 Android activations per day make an impression on investors.

Adobe releases Flash 11 and Air 3 betas

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 3:38am CEST par Nick Peers

The new Adobe components highlight how the essential browser plug-in and cross-platform runtime component share similar code and technologies.

RealPlayer beefs up its Android beta app with dozens of new features

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 1:28am CEST par Tim Conneally

Real could just be riding on Spotify's coattails by choosing to roll out an update to its beta today, the two really can't be compared.

Microsoft adds an ounce of hacking prevention to Hotmail

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 12:29am CEST par Ed Oswald

Hotmail gains new security features that will assist the company in detecting compromised accounts, as well as prevent users from locking their accounts with passwords that are easily guessed by attackers

DOD suffers millions of attempted hacks every day, unveils new cyber plan

Publié: juillet 15, 2011, 12:20am CEST par Tim Conneally

The Department of Defense wants to be more like the private sector in matters of security: fast, dynamic, and robust

Is Amazon's tablet positioned to be an iPad killer?

Publié: juillet 14, 2011, 11:52pm CEST par Ed Oswald

Ed Oswald says that Amazon's moves and business strategy give it the "trifecta" that could pose a real threat to iPad's dominance in tablets.

You can't trust rumors about Apple

Publié: juillet 14, 2011, 9:32pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Once again, rumors about a big new Apple product launch prove to be unfounded. Have you seen Mac OS X Lion today or new MacBook Airs? Neither have I. But you'd not know that reading about their July 14 releases.

Patch My PC Free: Easy updates for handful of apps

Publié: juillet 14, 2011, 6:56pm CEST par Mike Williams

The best of the competition knows about hundreds of thousands of tools, so the 30 or so supported here won't get you very far. But it's a new project, and numbers will increase.

Bad, but inevitable: The consumerization of IT is accelerating

Publié: juillet 14, 2011, 5:43pm CEST par Larry Seltzer

Everyone, led by Vice President Whatshisname, wants to use their iPhone on the corporate network. Don't IT security people have enough problems? But the onslaught of unsecurable consumer devices in the enterprise is probably unstoppable.

Media tablets kill netbooks, lift Apple PC market share

Publié: juillet 14, 2011, 5:21pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

PC shipments declined during second calendar quarter, as vendors and retailers cleared out excess netbooks and made room for Galaxy Tab 10.1, iPad 2, XOOM and other tablets.

Sharp's 5.5" and 10.8" Galapagos Android Tablets: due July 25?

Publié: juillet 14, 2011, 4:46pm CEST par Tim Conneally

According to an announcement from security software company McAfee, Sharp's first Android tablets will be available starting on July 25.

Spotify screams 'Hello America!'

Publié: juillet 14, 2011, 2:28pm CEST par Tim Conneally

At 8:00AM EST on Thursday, Sweden-based streaming music service Spotify officially launched in invitation-only beta in the United States.

Sony provides 'peek' at new tablets, and not much else

Publié: juillet 14, 2011, 4:46am CEST

By Patrick Houston

The WiFi-only S1 has a wedge-shaped design -- like a magazine with the cover folded back -- that gives it a center of gravity that makes it, Sony says, easier to hold. The S2, which will be available exclusively through AT&T as a 4G device, is a dual screen clamshell.

Nearly 60% of Netflix customers plan to close their accounts [poll results]

Publié: juillet 14, 2011, 1:05am CEST par Joe Wilcox

More than 1,600 people responded to the Betanews Netflix poll. Not only are customers ready to quit the service, only about 14 percent say they'll stick with DVDs.

One of 75 new Microsoft stores is coming to a mall near you

Publié: juillet 13, 2011, 11:15pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Remember the whacko rumors from April about Microsoft backing off its retail store strategy? Today, COO Kevin Turner made clear more stores are coming. Lots of them.

Facebook wants to be on your dumb phone, too

Publié: juillet 13, 2011, 12:46am CEST par Ed Oswald

Facebook is releasing a mobile application built on the Java platform that will extend app support to about 2,500 devices.

Android Market gets a smart new look

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 11:39pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Google redesigned the store client to make finding and buying apps easier and for developers to better present their apps and cross-sell when something is purchased.

EA acquires Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled maker PopCap

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 11:37pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Electronic Arts on Tuesday announced it will acquire PopCap Games for $650 million in cash and $100 million in EA stock.

AT&T's new LTE devices support T-Mobile's spectrum

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 10:52pm CEST par Ed Oswald

AT&T introduced two LTE devices on Tuesday that also support T-Mobile's AWS frequency bands, showing increasing confidence in the merger's eventual success.

Prep photos for the web fast with FreeSizer

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 10:44pm CEST

The free tool enables you to quickly and easily resize a batch of images without affecting the original files.

ActiveImage Protector 3.0 Personal Edition: Free backup without nag screens

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 10:33pm CEST par Mike Williams

But you will have to provide your name and email address to activate.

How much more are you willing to pay Netflix?

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 9:49pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Netflix is separating its streaming and DVD rental plans, which means most subscribers wanting both will pay more. Will you go with both options, or choose one over the other? Please tell us.

Traveling Europe this summer? Telestial says its data roaming is 20x cheaper

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 8:00pm CEST par Tim Conneally

California-based MVNO Telestial dropped its international 2G/3G data rates to as low as $1 per megabyte.

Android 3.2 GPL content is out, but don't get excited for open source Honeycomb yet

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 7:29pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Android Open Source Project engineer Jean-Baptiste Queru on Tuesday announced the portions of Android 3.2 covered under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) have been released to the Android Open Source Project.

Google extends Offers to New York and San Francisco

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 6:53pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Google Offers is available in three US cities with five more coming soon. The service is now part of Google Shopper 2.0 for Android, too. Groupon shouldn't worry, yet. But perhaps soon.

Anonymous reveals 90k military email and password combos in the name of #Antisec

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 6:23pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Black hat security group Anonymous has exposed 90,000 military email addresses stored on servers from consulting firm and U.S. government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton.

Cyberduck 4.1: Tweaked for Windows, ready for Lion

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 5:50pm CEST par Nick Peers

The new version promises a raft of under-the-hood improvements, new WebDAV implementation and a tweaked user interface in Windows.

Could Google+ reach 10M users today, 20M by the weekend?

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 4:59pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Now Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg should worry. Google+ is scarcely two weeks old and invite-only but growing like a weed. Ancestry.com founder Paul Allen predicts the numbers using a cunning surname analysis.

Airfoil: When Apple AirTunes or AirPlay isn't enough

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 4:45pm CEST par Nick Peers

Airfoil allows users on Windows and Macs to wirelessly stream music to compatible devices on an Airport Express network, including AirTunes-connected speakers and hi-fi systems.

'Mobile malware is the new frontier of cybercrime'

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 3:17am CEST par Joe Wilcox

This news story started out as a look at a security consultant's blog for McAfee. But Joe Wilcox found that huge portions of post were lifted from an earlier McAfee press release. The real malware is something else -- a public relations Trojan.

Apple tops US smartphone rankings

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 1:53am CEST par Joe Wilcox

Apple rises above Research in Motion in OEM market share. But how much does the super-cheap $49 iPhone 3GS account for sales. We may sound know.

RIP: Palm 1992-2011

Publié: juillet 12, 2011, 12:20am CEST par Tim Conneally

More than a year after acquiring Palm, HP is putting the smartphone brand name to rest.

Twitter passes one million registered apps

Publié: juillet 11, 2011, 11:32pm CEST par Ed Oswald

The microblogging service said Monday that more than one million applications have now been registered, representing the work of over 750,000 developers.

Smartphones and tablets are only good for unimportant tasks, says survey

Publié: juillet 11, 2011, 10:40pm CEST par Tim Conneally

When one machine duplicates the functionality of another, do you consolidate?

Microsoft sells 400 million licenses for Windows 7

Publié: juillet 11, 2011, 10:02pm CEST par Ed Oswald

As it tries once again to kill Windows XP, Microsoft's sales of Windows 7 licenses hit an important milestone.

I'm a Google geek now

Publié: juillet 9, 2011, 3:02am CEST par Joe Wilcox

Joe Wilcox is trying a new experiment -- replace most of the digital products or services he now uses with those from the search and information giant. The goal is to answer question: What is the Google lifestyle?

You missed some great apps this week, particularly web browsers

Publié: juillet 9, 2011, 2:35am CEST

By Chris Wiles

This week has seen a plethora of new or updated web browsers from Mozilla and Opera. Other goodies include a Firefox memory manager and app for making Windows 7 look like Windows 8.

Are tablets a fad?

Publié: juillet 8, 2011, 7:05pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

There's good reason to pose the question again. Media tablet shipments plummeted 28 percent sequentially during Q1. Even iPad missed expectations, says IDC.

AbiWord 2.9.1: Another Microsoft Word contender pushes along

Publié: juillet 8, 2011, 6:30pm CEST par Nick Peers

But the big release is v3, and this one isn't considered stable enough for production use.

Opera 12 enters 'Next' channel as pre-alpha build

Publié: juillet 8, 2011, 4:37pm CEST par Nick Peers

The unstable build contains only a series of minor bug fixes and stability improvements, with "juicy and fresh stuff" promised for future releases.

Do 9 out of 10 Apple App and iTunes store account holders own iOS devices?

Publié: juillet 8, 2011, 1:12am CEST par Joe Wilcox

Apple says there are 200 million iOS users and 225 million store accounts with credit cards attached. By that reckoning, 89 percent of iOS users would have an Apple account.

What do game developers and drug dealers have in common?

Publié: juillet 8, 2011, 12:34am CEST par Ed Oswald

The "freemium" model appears to be taking over when it comes to mobile apps, particularly games. Players get a free taste and are hooked by the fun time. They buy more levels and other extras to feed their playing habit.

Google Apps support #fail: billing problems

Publié: juillet 7, 2011, 10:44pm CEST par Larry Seltzer

Larry Seltzer wonders if the cloud productivity suite and Google's ability to support it properly meet business needs, based on personal experience with a renewal problem.

Google cleans up YouTube, and it looks really good!

Publié: juillet 7, 2011, 9:44pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

The world's most popular video streaming service is getting a makeover, starting with crowd-sourced experiment "Cosmic Panda". Finally YouTube feels fluid, modern.

Major ISPs strike deal with music, movie industry over copyright

Publié: juillet 7, 2011, 8:42pm CEST par Ed Oswald

Leading ISPs and the movie studios and record labels announced a voluntary deal to begin monitoring ISP accounts for possible piracy, sending a series of alerts to those suspected before taking action on their Internet access.

Is 'People Staring at Computers' performance art or criminal act? [video]

Publié: juillet 7, 2011, 7:37pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Artist Kyle McDonald captured shoppers' photos from Macs inside New York Apple stores. Secret Service confiscated his own computers today. Should his work be protected as free speech, or did he go to far? You tell us.

Which Firefox should you use -- 5, 6, 7 or 8?

Publié: juillet 7, 2011, 5:29pm CEST par Nick Peers

Mozilla's new, rapid-pace development schedule means there are four Firefox versions in channel to choose from. Should you play it safe or use a less stable build? Our guide will help you decide.

Microsoft updates Windows Live Essentials 2011 -- get it now!

Publié: juillet 7, 2011, 5:13pm CEST par Nick Peers

This latest release contains a number of specific fixes and improvements for Mail, Messenger and Photo Gallery, as well as containing other "usability, performance and stability improvements" across the entire suite.

Wow, Apple's App Store tops 15B app downloads, but are they new?

Publié: juillet 7, 2011, 5:01pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

That works out to 1B additional ones since early June, or 5 apps per iOS device. From that perspective, the number isn't nearly as big, and it's smaller should Apple count updates or redownloads.

Patent trolling with Microsoft

Publié: juillet 7, 2011, 6:01am CEST par Joe Wilcox

The software giant is dipping dough from two barrels -- licensing fees collected for Windows Phone and patent licensing fees extracted for Android, all from the same handset makers. Revenue potential is a staggering $6.4 billion a year in 2015, by one estimate.

Microsoft wants $15 for every Samsung Android device sold

Publié: juillet 7, 2011, 12:33am CEST par Ed Oswald

Microsoft has told Samsung it wants royalties for use of its technologies within Samsung Android phones.

Thinner iPhone with bigger camera readies for September

Publié: juillet 6, 2011, 10:32pm CEST par Ed Oswald

Orders for "key components" have been placed, the Wall Street Journal claims. A launch is likely by the end of the quarter.

You don't have to wait for Windows 8

Publié: juillet 6, 2011, 9:35pm CEST

Windows 8 UX Pack 2.0 gives you the next best thing: it makes Windows 7 look like its successor -- well, based on Microsoft's previews of the next-gen operating system.

Mark Zuckerberg unveils Facebook Video Calling

Publié: juillet 6, 2011, 8:11pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Skype will connect people without their ever having to leave the social network. But group video isn't available, which is good for Google+.

Facebook has 750 million users

Publié: juillet 6, 2011, 7:24pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the number during a live event early this afternoon.

Did Google hand China to Microsoft?

Publié: juillet 6, 2011, 7:30am CEST par Joe Wilcox

Some companies will make sacrifices to do the right thing, while others take the money and run.

Microsoft pays University of Nebraska $250,000 to use Office 365

Publié: juillet 6, 2011, 1:20am CEST par Ed Oswald

If you really are in need of some high profile clients, you can always pay them. That's exactly what Microsoft has done with the University of Nebraska.

Are you one of the two in three Americans who still doesn't use a smartphone? What a shame

Publié: juillet 5, 2011, 11:58pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

ComScore says you're still the majority, but maybe not for whole lots longer. Not sure if that's you? Do your fingers go clickety-clack across just nine numeric keys? If yes, then you don't have a smartphone.

Bing to power english language results for China's Baidu

Publié: juillet 5, 2011, 11:17pm CEST par Ed Oswald

Microsoft is hoping to increase its search share in China through a new deal with the country's leading search site Baidu.

Moving to Google+? Facebook won't let you go

Publié: juillet 5, 2011, 9:15pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Who owns your friends and the personal information they share? Your answer is the crux of a debate regarding utilities for scraping and exporting FB friend data -- in this case to a new, rival social network.

Verizon confirms end of unlimited data plans

Publié: juillet 5, 2011, 9:10pm CEST par Larry Seltzer

New limited plans probably leave most users with no increase in cost. 4G usage will probably drive some customers into higher-priced plans. Upgrade phones and you can keep your unlimited plan.

Cisco equips the Chinese police state

Publié: juillet 5, 2011, 7:34pm CEST par Larry Seltzer

A massive video surveillance system will be built in the city of Chongqing. Cisco and others are bidding to be part of the project. Is that wise?

If you're a Skype Premium subscriber, v5.2 for Mac has got something new for you

Publié: juillet 5, 2011, 5:48pm CEST par Nick Peers

Everyone else will just have to long for the new group screen-sharing feature.

You can thank smartphones, FarmVille for game spending surge -- $74B this year

Publié: juillet 5, 2011, 5:04pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Online/social gaming is the fastest growing category, in part spurred on by mobile devices.

Spam your Facebook friends with fake $25 iTunes offer

Publié: juillet 5, 2011, 4:19pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

It's so easy. Just accept the bogus Wall post is real, send the message to your buddy list, take a survey and win absolutely nothing.

Acronis True Image Home 2012 enters private beta

Publié: juillet 5, 2011, 3:49pm CEST par Nick Peers

The new version introduces a new file synchronization feature, closer integration with Acronis Online Backup and a number of under-the-hood improvements as well as some other minor changes.

Save everything with Redo Backup and Recovery 1.0

Publié: juillet 5, 2011, 3:40pm CEST par Nick Peers

The software is a drive-imaging tool, which means it takes an exact replica of your entire hard drive (or selected partitions) as opposed to a collection of files and folders.

Forget iPhone 5, Samsung sells 3 million Galaxy S IIs in just 55 days

Publié: juillet 4, 2011, 6:35pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

You want to know why Apple is so hellbent on stopping Samsung selling smartphones in the United Sates? Reread the headline.

Take advantage of Dropbox revised terms of service with SecretSync

Publié: juillet 4, 2011, 4:30pm CEST par Nick Peers

The software, for Linux and Windows, lets users encrypt their data before uploading it to Dropbox.

No one shot President Obama, Fox News Twitter account hacked

Publié: juillet 4, 2011, 3:24pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Script Kiddies, which claims to be part of the AntiSec movement, initially claimed responsibility for the fake tweets. The president is safe.

Google+ is a marketing sensation

Publié: juillet 3, 2011, 6:04pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Finally techdom is talking about something other than Apple, and probably it's more important.

I tried to free myself from Google and failed

Publié: juillet 2, 2011, 6:29pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

Three months ago, Joe Wilcox asked "Can you give up Google?" He tried and now admits failure, after finding at least two services to be absolutely indispensable.

Celebrate the Fourth of July with Google's data declaration of independence [video]

Publié: juillet 2, 2011, 2:41am CEST par Joe Wilcox

The Data Liberation Front has an important message for you about Google Takeout. Freedom is first item on the menu.

Will video chat be Facebook's next big thing?

Publié: juillet 2, 2011, 1:36am CEST par Tim Conneally

On July 6, Facebook is hosting an event where it will unveil a new product, rumored to be Skype in-browser video chat.

Google Might buy Hulu? Make it TiVo, too

Publié: juillet 2, 2011, 12:14am CEST par Joe Wilcox

The search and information giant is rumored to be in early talks to acquire the streaming service. Why stop there? The DVR pioneer would be great addition.

The era of mass Internet attacks is over

Publié: juillet 1, 2011, 10:48pm CEST par Larry Seltzer

A lot of the easy money in massive cyberassaults, like spam, is gone. Now online criminals must pick their targets more carefully to maximize the return on profits.

Zynga wastes 1.3 million years of our time annually -- now it wants a $1B IPO

Publié: juillet 1, 2011, 7:33pm CEST par Tim Conneally

The social gaming company responsible for FarmVille, CityVille, and Mafia Wars, filed for an IPO on Friday with a valuation of one billion dollars.

Internet Explorer usage is a falling rock

Publié: juillet 1, 2011, 6:58pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

But can IE9 and Windows 7 help defy gravity?

Tag Heuer unveils $6,800 Android smartphone, doesn't even offer Gingerbread

Publié: juillet 1, 2011, 5:40pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer has joined the long list of companies making Android smartphones.

Happy Canada Day! Apple, Microsoft and Sony raid Canada's national treasure

Publié: juillet 1, 2011, 4:24pm CEST par Tim Conneally

Bankrupt Canadian telecom Nortel Networks Corp. has agreed to sell its most valuable patents for $4.5 Billion

Why tweet when you can chirp? Instantbird 1.0 multi-IM client is available

Publié: juillet 1, 2011, 4:08pm CEST

While not as polished as more established multi-network clients like Trillian and Pidgin, its close links to Mozilla makes us confident the program will evolve into a powerful alternative to these programs in time.

LibreOffice 3.4.1 fixes bugs, still not ready for enterprises

Publié: juillet 1, 2011, 4:05pm CEST par Nick Peers

The update to the open-source productivity suite is a maintenance release, with no new features. Businesses should stick with v3.3.3

Google cleans up Gmail, and it looks really good!

Publié: juillet 1, 2011, 3:56am CEST par Joe Wilcox

Late today Google released two new Gmail themes that preview a fresher, less-cluttered look coming to the service. The makeover meshes with the clean appearance of Google+ -- the currently invitation-only social networking service.

RIM under fire: company reviewing future of co-CEOs as employee criticism circulates

Publié: juillet 1, 2011, 3:22am CEST par Joe Wilcox

Except for perhaps a complete collapse of its share value or meteor striking its headquarters, Research in Motion couldn't have had a more troubling day.

Phishers have found a new use for Google Docs -- stealing your identity

Publié: juillet 1, 2011, 1:07am CEST par Larry Seltzer

The free cloud applications, particularly Google speadsheets. are gaining popularity as a phishing platform. I knew the Google Docs spreadsheet was good for something, says Larry Seltzer

Have cybercriminals created the perfect botnet -- undetectable and indestructible?

Publié: juillet 1, 2011, 12:33am CEST par Ed Oswald