As a new Microsoft operating system hoves into view, there is criticism for a survey which apparently shows users don't want it
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
July 13, 2009
Microsoft Attacks Google With Free Cloud-Based Office Web
Office 2010 will be available for free in the cloud, through Microsoft's Windows Live: analysts expect it to beat Google Docs
Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0 Review
The important addition of symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) to this desktop virtualisation tool could give VMware Workstation serious competition.
E-paper Must Overcome Hurdles To Reap Green Benefits
E-paper won't do to the publishing world what the MP3 player did to the music industry quite yet but there could be environmental benefits, say analysts
EC Plans Use For Digital Dividend Spectrum
when analogue TV is switched off, European states will be £40bn better off if they work together on re-using the radio spectrum, says Commissioner Reding
Stephen Fry Defends File Sharing
Pundit, actor and performer Stephen Fry says the entertainment industry is too aggressive - despite lending his name to Digital Britain earlier this year
Chrome OS: Is Google Just Chasing Microsoft’s Gazelle?
Whoever came up with the idea first, it's obvious that we could use some new thinking around the provision of apps and services, says Peter Judge. Why do we need both an OS and a browser?
Solid State Drives Increasingly Popular But Remain Expensive
As NAND flash capacities continue to get higher, notebooks with solid-state drives become increasingly useful for both business and personal purposes
US Sues Social Networking Site For Privacy Breach
US New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo plans to sue social networking site Tagged.com for allegedly stealing the identities of its members, raiding their e-mail contact lists and sending out spam in a bid to lure recipients to the s ...
Google Chrome OS Netbooks Could Arrive This Year
Chrome OS may give Eric Schmidt reason to leave Apple's board, but he declined to acknowledge Microsoft as a competitor
Microsoft Hopes Silverlight 3 Will Outshine Adobe Flash
The new version of the application includes increased support and new features such as enhanced video performance
Microsoft Preparing Gazelle Browser-OS Hybrid
Microsoft's ace in the hole in its upcoming battle against Google Chrome OS, the search giant's new browser-based operating system, could be a browser-OS hybrid project code-named Gazelle