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Proving naysayers incorrect once again, Microsoft posted a banner fiscal 2011 year in revenue, as sales of Microsoft Office, server software and Xbox continued to drive growth, even as sales of Windows leveled off, according to the company. For the fiscal year ending June 30, Microsoft generated $69.94 billion in revenue, an all-time high for the [...]
Sun Microsystems offered to license its Java technology to Google for US$100 million, a Google attorney said Thursday, attempting to show that Oracle is out of touch as it seeks billions from Google for patent infringement. Oracle and Google were in court Thursday for a hearing in Oracle’s lawsuit accusing Google of patent infringement in [...]
The latest build for Windows 8, known as Build 7989, has leaked onto the Web, reportedly revealing a batch of potential new features. Windows has long offered a virtual keyboard. But with Windows 8 destined for tablets and other mobile devices, Microsoft has reportedly revamped the keyboard with a new look and feel. Unlike the [...]
Nokia is planning one of its first more entry-level Symbian Anna phones. A new leak Monday has shown the N5 using a now relatively small touchscreen and a five-megapixel camera but with a current and even possibly newer interface. The OS seen by GSMArena now has a very MeeGo-like app grid that’s likely to help [...]
Jailbreaker George Hotz, better known as Geohot, has started working at Facebook based on a post found at his personal page (friends only). After P0sixninja (Josh Hill) claimed in an interview (below) to have been rebuffed on a challenge to Hotz to find an iPad 2 boot ROM exploit because of Hotz’s Facebook job, Techmeme’s [...]
Update: I’ve captured a video that shows the File Quarantine feature successfully blocking an attempt to automatically install the Mac Guard malware. See below. After a month-long Mac Defender/Mac Guard malware attack, Apple has finally released the security update it promised last week. The update takes Apple one step closer to turning an obscure security feature into [...]
Mac malware has made the leap to Facebook and is now spreading virally, claiming to be a video of IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Security firm Sophos has the details: The fake anti-virus attack first appears in your timeline as a message apparently posted by one of your friends. In case you’ve been out of the loop, [...]
Need to tweak that presentation before the all important meeting but only have your iPhone in your pocket? No problem. Just download the Keynote App for iOS from iTunes for $9.99 (or free for exisiting iWork or iPad customers) and get working. The app version of Pages and Numbers were also launched today. By incorporating [...]
Sports fans are entering the high point of the year, with hockey and basketball playoffs sharing airtime with baseball, and the start of the National Football League draft on Thursday night. But for those who are finally enjoying some spring weather outside, mobile apps may be the best way to track all the action. Baseball’s [...]
Ubuntu 11.04 has been out for a few days now and while, generally speaking, I likeUbuntu’s new Unity interface, I know some people really dislike it. So, who better to explain why Unity looks and works the way it does than Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and the company behind it, Canonical? Shuttleworth opened by saying that [...]