All Eyes Turn to Windows 8
When Microsoft Corp. MSFT -0.95% reports its third-quarter earnings Thursday, investors will be watching closely for insights about a coming product vital to ensuring the software giant’s relevance in computing. Microsoft has spent the past two years developing Windows 8, the next edition of its flagship computer operating system, which will for More...
Three ‘flavours’ for Microsoft’s Windows 8 OS
Microsoft’s next operating system will come in just three different flavours, the company has announced. For those with Intel-compatible machines, the OS will be available in two versions – Windows 8 More...
Why it’s OK to leave a tech job at 5 p.m.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg recently set off quite a debate in the tech world when she told an interviewer that she works a 9-to-5 schedule: “I walk out of this office every day at 5:30 so I’m home More...
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Apple, already the world’s most valuable company, hit the $600 billion level for the first time Tuesday. Only one other company has been worth $600 billion – Apple’s old sparring partner Microsoft More...
Will Facebook ruin Instagram?
Facebook’s purchase on Mondayof the photo-sharing app Instagram had the Internet asking one question: Will the Goliath of social networking make Instagram so uncool or so Facebook-y that it dies off entirely? Immediately More...
E-books spur reading among Americans, survey shows
E-books aren’t just becoming increasingly popular. They also appear to be promoting reading habits among American adults. So says new research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which states More...
Now access Facebook in eight Indian languages from mobile phones
New Delhi: Social networking website Facebook today announced a facility for its users to access the site in eight Indian languages from mobile phones. This will be rolled out in phases over the next few weeks, More...
Cyber attacks: China denies supporting hackers
The Chinese government has denied allegations of supporting hackers to launch cyber attacks against other countries. The Chinese defence ministry, while refuting the allegations, has stressed that it is in the common More...
Facebook Considers Adding The Hate Button
In 2010, TechCrunch broke the news that Facebook was going to release a “Like” button for the whole darn Internet. Now, TechCrunch has learned Facebook is considering a “Hate” button as well. According to More...
Apple reveals more details about its fuel cell farm
Last month Apple unveiled that it plans to build both a massive fuel cell farm and a huge solar farm at its data center in Maiden, North Carolina. Now, late last week, in a filing with the North Carolina Utilities More...
