Microsoft releases biggest-ever security update

From InfoWorld: Microsoft released its largest-ever set of security patches Tuesday, fixing a total of 49 bugs in products such as Windows, Internet Explorer, and Office.

There are 16 groups of patches (called updates) in total. Microsoft says that two of them -- the Internet...

Microsoft Bing Partners With Alibaba's Taobao Search Engine

From PC World: Microsoft has found a new partner to promote it's Bing search engine technology in China by working with the country's largest online retailer Taobao.com to power web results for its new Etaosite.

Taobao, which is a part of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, launched...

Windows Phone 7 will sync to Macs

From CNET News.com: When Microsoft failed to announce any Mac software for Windows Phone 7 at its event on Monday, many people assumed that meant that there would be no way to directly load content from an Apple computer onto the new devices. However, that will not be the case....

Sony LCDs build in Google TV, cost $599 and up

From CNET News.com: Today Sony announced full details on its NSX-GT1 line of LCD TVs and its NSZ-GT1 Blu-ray player, the first products of their kind equipped with the Google TV service.

The TVs range in size from 24-46 inches, in estimated selling price from $599 to $1,399, and...

Intel quarterly revenue hits record $11.1 billion

From CNET News.com: ntel's revenue in the third quarter jumped 18 percent year-over-year, while profits also shot up over the previous year.

The world's largest chipmaker reported revenue of $11.1 billion, earning 52 cents per share and beating the analyst consensus of about 50...

Report: iPhone 4 Glass More Likely to Shatter

From DailyTech: A recent study conducted by SquareTrade Warranties found that glass breaking on iPhone 4's increased by 82% compared to iPhone 3GS models.

The study surveyed 20,000 iPhone 4 accidents covered by SquareTrade, the largest independent warranty provider, and compared it...

Google Invests In Offshore Wind Turbine Project

From DailyTech: Google has signed an agreement to financially assist the establishment of a backbone transmission project that will further progress offshore wind development off the Mid-Atlantic coast. The project, which is called the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) backbone, is...

Microsoft: No Windows Phone 7 for tablets on horizon

From InfoWorld: Microsoft does not have immediate plans to port the Windows Phone 7 mobile OS to tablets, a company official said on Monday.

Windows Phone 7 is designed for small-screen devices such as smartphones and is not designed to work with larger screen devices, said Greg...

Google Chrome OS Might Be Released in a Month

From PC World: Google's Chrome OS is still on track for a holiday launch, and could be released in one month.

TechCrunch's MG Siegler has been snooping around the bug comments on Google's Code site and discovered that developers recently hit the Release Candidate milestone. The OS...

Amazon launching mini e-book section, Kindle Singles

From CNET News.com: n an interesting move, Amazon today announced that it will launch a new category in the Kindle Store called Kindle Singles that features work that's longer than your typical magazine article or "as much as a few chapters of a typical book." The company says this...

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