Monthly Archives: July 2011
Microsoft Launches Visual Studio LightSwitch
Microsoft has released its latest development tool, Visual Studio LightSwitch, to Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers.
Simply put, LightSwitch is a new tool aimed at...
Microsoft Investment
Microsoft Investment
Microsoft, which had inked a seemingly innocent ad deal with Facebook in October 2006, agreed to infuse Facebook with $240 million in cash...
Nokia Had Little Choice in Windows Phone Strategy: IDC Analyst
Nokia is bleeding smartphone market share ahead of releasing its first Windows Phone devices, leading some analysts to question whether its deal with Microsoft...
U.S. Cyber-Security Tsar Resigns Unexpectedly
The director of the United States Computer Emergency Response Team resigned last week without any official explanation.Randy Vickers resigned July 22, effective immediately, according...
RIM Layoffs Won’t Help BlackBerry Maker’s Need for Innovation
Research In Motion will shed around 2,000 employees this week, in yet another indicator of the company's battered state."The workforce reduction is believed to...
Iran Rips-and-Replaces Centrifuges Post-Stuxnet
A new report suggests Iran's nuclear program has not recovered from the Stuxnet worm as previously believed. It appears Iran is still replacing thousands...
Google Plus Going Strong, But No ‘At Symbol’ in Sight
It's been about a month since Google opened up its new social networking service, Google Plus. In that time, the membership of the service...
Fake Apple Stores in China Sign of Heavy Demand for iPhone, iPad
Chinese officials closed two unauthorized Apple stores for operating without a proper business license, according to news reports. However, three other fake Apple stores...
Facebook: Tilera Chips More Efficient Than Intel, AMD Products
Tilera, which builds many-core processors to compete with x86-based chips from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, got a boost from Facebook when engineers from...
U.S. Officials Tell Congress the Country Lags in Fortifying IT Security
While cyber-attacks against U.S. computer networks are becoming more frequent and increasingly more sophisticated, the country is lagging in its efforts to beef up...