26th June 2010 Archive

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Microsoft hit with Salesforce patent 'violation' counter punch

Windows 7, Hotmail, SkyDrive, .NET...

Salesforce.com has fired back at Microsoft, claiming parts of Redmond's cloud and Windows 7 violate its intellectual property. Microsoft has trampled five Salesforce patents, the company claimed, with the Windows Server AppFabric for installing and provisioning apps on Azure; Windows Live Services including Hotmail and …

Software 26 Jun 03:34
Reg Hardware Reviews Digest

Catch up on tellies - and more

In the past seven days, Reg Hardware reviewed many products from the worlds of consumer electronics, photography, gaming, mobile communications and information technology. If you missed anything, here are all the products we looked at this past week. iPad Ten Essential iPad Games Product Round-up: Play tablet …

Hardware 26 Jun 07:02
nCircle purges posts after researcher's arrest for explosives

Won't say why

Security and compliance firm nCircle quietly purged several blog posts written by a former researcher who was arrested this week by Canadian authorities in charge of securing the G8 and G20 summits taking place in Ontario. Byron Sonne, a certified information systems security professional who has been highly visible in research …

Security 26 Jun 07:02
Panasonic Viera TX-L32S20B 32in LCD TV

Review Goal: affordable Freeview HD telly

Rumour has it there’s some footie competition on the box right now that certain folk might want to watch in HD. If you’ve got a set with a DVB-T2 tuner you can view these all-important games on the BBC and ITV Freeview HD channels without having to shell out for an expensive subscription. However, most manufacturers have been …

reghardware 26 Jun 08:02
The long and the short-term of it: Apple's future

Comment Jam today tastes oh so good

We all know that markets are terribly short term things, don't we? Well, we're told often enough at least: the City and the stock market are only interested in what can be had now, immediately, and are not ready to invest for the long term. Venture capitalists want quick returns, not to build a solid business. The whole Anglo …

Financial News 26 Jun 09:02