Microsoft broadens Office 365 beta, launches app store

From InfoWorld: Microsoft is expanding the beta testing program of its Office 365 cloud collaboration and communication suite, almost doubling the number of countries and languages it's available in, the company said on Monday.

In addition, Microsoft is opening an application and...

Blockbuster Stores to Live On (For Now)

From PC World: Fresh off a bid to buy what's left of Blockbuster, Dish Network Corp. plans to keep hundreds of rental stores up and running.

Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy in September, and since then the number of stores in the United States has dwindled from 3,300 to 1,700. When...

Sony Ericsson profits slump, but Android helps

From CNET News.com: Sony Ericsson saw its profits cut in half during the first quarter, but the company managed to stay in the black despite a drop in shipments and a blow to its supply chain from the Japanese earthquake.

For the quarter ended March 31, the mobile phone maker...

BlackBerry PlayBook Goes On Sale Today

From DailyTech: The day of reckoning for Research In Motion has arrived. The long-awaited BlackBerry PlayBook tablet hits store shelves today in the United States and Canada.

Early reviews for the tablet -- which lacks a dedicated email, calendar, and contacts app -- have been quite...

Apple Labels Samsung an iPhone, iPad Copycat in New Lawsuit

From DailyTech: There's no question that Apple turned the smartphone market upside down when it introduced the original iPhone way back in during the summer of 2007. After its release, numerous competitors kicked into overdrive to come up with smartphones built around a touch...

Seagate to Acquire Hard Drive Business of Samsung Electronics

From X-bit Labs: Seagate Technology, a leading manufacturer of hard disk drives (HDDs) and storage solutions, and Samsung Electronics, a leading consumer electronics and semiconductor company, on Tuesday announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement under which Seagate...

Nintendo Quietly Drops Wii Pricing in the U.S.

From X-bit Labs: Several partners of Nintendo have decreased pricing of Wii game consoles in the U.S. The decision will help to popularize the aging system going forward in general as well as during Summer season in particular.

A number of leading retailers and retailers in the USA...

Skype for Android leaks user data

From InfoWorld: A flaw in Skype for Android could let criminals harvest private information from smartphones, including the user's name and email address, contacts, and chat logs, the Internet calling software maker confirmed Friday.

One security researcher called it "sloppy coding"...

Office 365 Virtually Pays for Itself

From PC World: Microsoft has launched the public beta of the highly-anticipated Office 365. There is a lot to like about the cloud-based suite, but one of the most compelling features of the service might just be the price.

Starting at $6 per seat per month, Office 365 is almost a...

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