Microsoft has blamed lower-than-expected first quarter results on consumers and businesses delaying desktop software upgrades until after Windows 8 is launched. For the three months ending September 30 2012, Microsoft reported revenues of ...
New Orion license server release reduces complex deployment operations costs, and adds sales opportunity management and business intelligence capabilities. SANTA CLARA, CA, December 06, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Agilis Software today ...
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Google has expanded its legal agreement with developers working on Android applications to specifically prohibit them from taking any action that could lead to a fragmentation of the operating system. The prohibition was added to the ...
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On the same day Microsoft loudly proclaims Windows 8 in New York, the aging-but-still-going Windows XP today quietly celebrated its 11th birthday. On Oct. 25, 2001, Microsoft launched Windows XP, unknowingly unleashing its most successful ...
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Texas Instruments has introduced a fingerprint recognition and face detection development kit based on its real-time DSP which comes with biometrics analysis software, preloaded. The C6748 DSP development kit incorporates the firm's C6748 ...
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Google's next smartphone, the Nexus 4, will have a 4.7-inch screen and start shipping on Oct. 30, according to U.K. retailer Carphone Warehouse. The follow-up to the Galaxy Nexus, which was announced in October last year, is widely ...
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Google has introduced stricter rules for applications on its Android mobile operating system to reduce the number of malicious apps in the Google Play app market and improve its reputation. The revised Google Android developer policy ...
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Now that Microsoft has finally launched its next-generation operating system, Windows 8, it must tackle what may be the most daunting marketing challenge it has ever faced. Once the supreme leader of personal computing, Microsoft is now ...
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Microsoft has won a third victory in Germany over Google's Motorola unit in the ongoing patent wars between the two companies. A German court ruled that several Motorola tablets and phones infringe a Microsoft patented method for apps to ...
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After several federal agencies said they will stop using BlackBerry devices and switch to iPhones, Research In Motion took the unusual step today of announcing a tough security certification for BlackBerry 10 in advance of the device's ...
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Viruses targeting virtual machines (VM) are growing in numbers and will soon be the dominant force in the world of cyber crime. Speaking at this week’s SNW Europe conference in Frankfurt, Joe Llewelyn, head of global sales training ...
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An upgrade of Microsoft's Office Web Apps has been finalized, and a combination of enhancements makes this Web-hosted Office version work much better on iPads than previous iterations. As a result, Microsoft, which has been reticent to ...
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Almost three quarters of retail banks are increasing how much they spend on innovation as they attempt to better engage customers through mobile and online channels. According to a study of 300 banks in 66 countries, carried out by IT ...
Buro Happold is a global engineering consultancy with 27 offices in seven countries. Founded in Bath in south-west England, Buro Happold has 1,500 staff worldwide and has worked on projects ranging from the O2 in London to the Louvre in Abu ...
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The executive shuffle Apple announced late Monday is the kind of drama that we in the tech press usually only get from watching Game of Thrones. But as interesting as it is from an inside-baseball perspective, it's worth remembering that ...
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