Apple surprised tech enthusiasts this morning with an announcement about a coming Mac OS X update, dubbed Mountain Lion, that will ship this summer.
more There's been a lot of debate about Windows on ARM, or WOA, and how Microsoft will differentiate this from PC-based versions of Windows. But what if it's really very simple after all? And what if this differentiation actually makes plenty of sense?
more Cisco announced that it would appeal a months-old EU approval of Microsoft's $8.5 billion purchase of Skype.
more Version 2.3 of the free Facebook app for Windows Phone is now available in the Windows Phone Marketplace, and if you're using the previous version, you'll want to upgrade immediately: Contrary to the minor version number update, this is a major update that adds some very useful and long-awaited features.
more In a new post to the Building Windows 8 blog this week, Microsoft discussed its plans for minor accessibility improvements in Windows 8, particularly in the Metro environment and for touch-based devices.
more Microsoft issued nine security updates addressing 21 separate flaws in products such as Windows, IE, .NET, Silverlight, and SharePoint.
more In a new post to the Windows Store for developers blog this week, Microsoft's Jonathan Garriques discusses the process developers will undergo when they submit new Windows 8 Metro-style apps to the Windows Store. According to Garriques, the process is designed to be as simple, transparent, and predictable as possible.
more WOA is possible only because of Windows' inherent NT-ness.
more Regulators from the US Department of Justice and European Commission on Monday separately approved Google's proposed $12.5 billion purchase of Android handset maker Motorola Mobility. Google is now expected to close the deal soon.
more This year, dozens of new Ultrabook devices will flood the market. Are they just MacBook Air rip-offs, or do these new machines offer some unique benefits? And how will the release of Windows 8 in late 2012 impact this market?
more Apple announced Monday that an independent team of labor rights experts has begun voluntary audits of the company's China based suppliers. These companies, which build all of Apple's products, have been the target of recent outrages over widespread, years-long worker abuses.
more Microsoft today is touting the findings of a third party study that shows that Hotmail edges out its key webmail competitors, Gmail and Yahoo! Mail, when it comes to fighting spam.
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