Mozilla complains that it doesn’t get top slot in browser ‘ballot’
Mozilla again slammed the browser “ballot screen” proposal that Microsoft’s made to European antitrust regulators, saying that the voting will be skewed Apple’s way because its Safari browser will be the first choice on the list.
Apple’s ‘no cheap netbooks’ strategy pays off
Netbooks were instrumental in [...]
Mozilla again slammed the browser “ballot screen” proposal that Microsoft’s made to European antitrust regulators, saying that the voting will be skewed Apple’s way because its Safari browser will be the first choice on the list.
Netbooks were instrumental in the increase in PC shipments for most manufacturers during the third quarter, but Apple defied the trend despite offering standard laptops at premium prices, according to figures from analyst firm Gartner.
Google grew both its revenue and profit in the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, registering results its CEO called “strong” and that exceeded Wall Street expectations.
Google had revenue of $5.94 billion, up 7 percent compared with 2008’s third quarter, the company said Thursday. Of that total, it paid out $1.56 billion, or 27 percent, as commissions to its advertising partners and, to a lesser extent, as fees to other partners. Thus, net revenue was $4.38 billion.
JetBrains, which has provided its IntelliJ Idea Java IDE as a commercial product, now is offering a preview of a free, open source version of the IDE.
Next week, Microsoft is supposed to be in the spotlight with the launch of Windows 7, but the way it’s shaping up Apple could steal the limelight. With Microsoft’s Oct. 22 Windows 7 launch only days a way, sales of Apple Macs are by far outshining those of Windows PCs, according to two leading analyst firms.
Microsoft has good news for most Sidekick users: the company says it has recovered most of the data for T-Mobile Sidekick users who saw personal information accidentally wiped from their devices earlier this week.
Ncomputing is launching a device that can be used to add a virtual client to a host PC via a USB connection.
The U170 can run full multimedia applications when it is connected to a host machine’s USB port. Multiple U170 boxes can add extra users to a host machine, which can be cheaper than buying separate machines, said Carsten Puls, vice president of strategic marketing at Ncomputing.
CollabNet is increasing focus on agile software development methodologies in a release of its CollabNet TeamForge application lifecycle management platform being announced on Thursday.
Acer has disclosed more details about its upcoming Android-based Liquid smartphone, a thin device with a 3.5-inch touchscreen.
Microsoft’s massive security update this week marked the completion of the sixth year of the company’s move to a monthly patch release schedule.
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