IDG News Service-Microsoft has started to adopt some key software development practices from Yammer,the ESN(enterprise social networking)vendor it acquired several months ago. Specifically,Microsoft sees great value in the way Yammer ...
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IDG News Service-Nokia plans an ambitious expansion of its mapping and location-based services platform beyond its own smartphones to competing devices running OSes other than Windows Phone 8,it said Tuesday. The move is being backed with ...
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IDG News Service-HTC and Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced the Droid DNA smartphone,which comes with Android 4.1 and a 5-inch high-definition display that the company said is the most advanced in the market today. The Droid DNA ...
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Windows Division President Steven Sinofsky helped introduce the Microsoft Surface tablet on Oct.25. Computerworld-Steven Sinofsky,Microsoft's top Windows executive,abruptly left the company Monday,a move that some analysts saw as an ...
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CLITHEROE, United Kingdom — November 8, 2012 — Pertex®, designer and manufacturer of high-performance fabrics, has joined forces with long-standing partners and top outdoor industry manufactures including, Rab, Marmot, ...
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IDG News Service-AT&T will start offering the first Windows RT tablet with LTE capabilities on Friday with prices beginning at US$499,the U.S.wireless carrier said on Tuesday. AT&T will offer Asus'VivoTab RT tablet,which has a 10.1-inch ...
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Windows Division President Steven Sinofsky helped introduce the Microsoft Surface tablet on Oct. 25. IDG News Service - Steven Sinofsky, the executive in charge of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system and the driving force behind its new ...
IDG News Service-Oracle has taken a minority stake in Engine Yard,maker of a PaaS(platform as a service)for Ruby,PHP and Node.js applications,the company announced Tuesday.Financial terms were not disclosed. Oracle and Engine Yard"are ...
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The councils of Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire have awarded BT a multi-million pound contract to roll out superfast broadband. The two local authorities formed a partnership when applying for government funding for the project, which ...
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Ofcom today told mobile operators that applications for the 4G spectrum auction must be submitted by 11 December 2012. The telecoms regulator announced the date as part of a statement finalising the rules for the process, including the ...
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Rival smartphone makers Apple and HTC have settled all outstanding disputes over patents. The agreement has seen HTC both losing and winning court battles against Apple in just over two-and-a-half years of legal wrangling. In ...
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Kootenai Health, a regional health care provider in northern Idaho and eastern Washington, has purchased North Idaho Gastroenterology medical practice in Coeur d'Alene. The practice's sister facility North Idaho Endoscopy Center will be ...
Kohl's Corporation reported third quarter diluted earnings per share increased 14%to$0.91 per diluted share.Net income was$215 million compared to$211 million($0.80 per diluted share)a year ago.Net sales were$4.5 billion,an increase of ...
GSI Commerce, a leading provider of ecommerce and interactive marketing solutions, announced it has signed a multiyear extension with Belk Inc., the nation's largest privately owned mainline department store company. Under the agreement, ...
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HTC and Apple jointly released a statement yesterday(Nov.11)saying that both parties have reached a global settlement agreement to eradicate all patent litigations between the two parties and sign a 10-year mutual patent licensing ...
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