Installing Windows 8 Virtually? Not Yet
Like just about every other Microsoft and Windows fan, I grabbed a copy of the Windows 8 Developer Preview (actually both the 32bit and 64bit) as soon as they were available for download. Of…
Google Dart Details Leaked: New Programming Language Seeks to Replace JavaScript
By Klint Finley
More details have emerged about Google’s forthcoming programming language Dart. Last week we reported that Dart will be officially announced at the GOTO conference in October. A leaked internal Google e-mail has surfaced which…
A Tool to Check a Tool: VMware Answers Security Woes
By Cherr Aira
It’s already written in the stars that VMware’s in the driver’s seat of the virtualization wagon. The success of the recently concluded VMworld Conference proved that numerous other enterprises look to them as an…
HelloWallet Lets Your Boss and You Save Together
By Val Galin
HelloWallet, an online financial guidance company, recently partnered with employee benefits providers that serve more than 7 million workers in the United States. Since launching in May, the company now has over 200,000 memberships…
Reading Rainbow Brightens iPad Play as Educational Apps Gain Traction
These days, I’m amazed at how kids are so efficient in playing video games or apps on their parents’ mobile phone or tablet, and some lucky rascals, as young as four years old, even…
Google Returns to IBM for More Patent Aid
According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Google has turned to IBM once more for patents. The documents recently released on the organization’s website confirm that IBM handed over 1,023 patents to Google…
Intel Funds Universities to Spawn Open Source Patents
In order to come up with more open source patents, Intel convinces 4 universities to host Intel Science and Technology Centers at $2.5 million a year for 5 years. The research will be spearheaded…
Ballmer Finally Admits that Windows Phone Sales not What He Had Hoped for
During today’s Financial Analyst Meeting (FAM) CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer finally admitted to the fact that Windows Phone wasn’t performing well. He did say that Microsoft’s partners hadn’t sold ”quite as many as I…
InMobi Raises $200M, Shakes Up the Mobile Ad War
Mobile advertising is a fast growing industry utilized by advertisers and developers as mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) and their consumer use continuously grow. InMobi, a leading mobile advertising company, raised $200 million in…
Cloud Security Proves its Necessity
Security in the cloud is a big deal for both customers and enterprises, and solution providers have started to take note. Microsoft is one of them, now that it said that Windows 8 will…