Microsoft Readies Windows for ARM Microprocessors - Report

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. is reportedly preparing to unveil a version of Windows operating system designed for processors based on ARM architecture. The details are extremely sketchy at this point and it is unclear whether Microsoft intends to unveil Windows 7 for tablets or a...

Apple to drop app downloads from Mac OS X site next month

From PC World: Apple will pull all applications from its own Mac OS X download site on the same day that it launches the new Mac App Store early next month, according to reports.

In an e-mail sent to registered Mac developers on Monday, Ron Okamoto, Apple's head of developer...

Google Extends Free Phone Call Offer for US Gmail Users

From PC World: Gmail users in the U.S can continue call phones in North America and Canada for free after the new year, Google said in a blog post on Monday.

When Google announced the ability to make phone calls from Gmail in August its plan was to offer free calls to the U.S. and...

Adobe records first billion-dollar quarter

From CNET News.com: Adobe Systems said today that it recorded its first-ever billion-dollar quarter, beating Wall Street's estimates and forecasting a bullish outlook for its first quarter.

For the fourth quarter, the company reported non-GAAP earnings of 56 cents per share, up from...

Create virtual work spaces with Google Shared Spaces

From CNET News.com: A new tool from Google Labs promises to help users quickly collaborate with other people through the same online calendars, maps, games, and other virtual work spaces that they create.

Google's new Shared Spaces tool, rolled out yesterday, offers a collection of...

Samsung Samples New MLC-Based SSDs for Enterprise

From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics, a leading producer of NAND flash memory and solid-state drives (SSDs), on Monday said that it had begun sampling of SSDs that are based on multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory with toggle DDR interface. The new drives are designed for performance...

TSMC’s Forthcoming Fab May Be Compatible with 450mm Equipment

From X-bit Labs: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company said that its yet-to-be-built fab 16 may support production equipment compatible with 450mm wafers. Moreover, the company may even construct later phases of fab 15 expansions so that it would be able to host equipment for...

Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage gets the axe

From InfoWorld: Many users have run afoul of OGA (Office Genuine Advantage), a scheme requiring users to validate their copies of Office prior to downloading and using specific Office add-ons, such as custom templates. OGA has been controversial in part because of bugs that kept...

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