How Ridiculous Does Thi...

So I am sitting here staring at this New York Times article and it is titled “Apple Chief’s Offhand Comment Spawns Internet Quip ,” which is probably one of the most ridiculous news headlines I’ve ever seen, bar this.  The word “Quip” here is probably the...

Firefox 12 Has Arrived:...

A new version of Firefox used to be a big deal, but since Mozilla switched to a rapid release schedule, these updates are becoming pretty routine. Today, Mozilla launched Firefox 12 . For most users, this is likely one of the least interesting Firefox updates in recent history, as it...

Task-Tracking Service i...

It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, and sometimes you’ll bust your tail without so much as a “well done!” to show for it. Deep down though, who doesn’t want a little bit of ego-stroking every once in a while? That’s exactly what prompted the folks at...

Forrester: 760M Tablets...

Chalk another one up for the mobile revolution: There were 56 million tablets purchased worldwide in 2011, but a new report from Forrester Research predicts that number will explode in the years ahead: its researchers say that there will be 375 million tablets sold by 2016, representing...

SkyDrive Apps For Mac A...

The desktop app of SkyDrive is here. Microsoft has finally launched a SkyDrive app for Mac OS X Lion and Windows desktops. The app was made available some hours ago and it seems to work flawlessly on both Windows and Mac computers. The app is very similar to DropBox as all the files are...

The Slow Decay Of The M...

Five years ago, Microsoft reported revenue of $14.398 billion. They reported a profit of $6.589 billion. Last week, for the same quarter , Microsoft’s revenue was $17.407 billion. Their profit was $6.374 billion. The company is still growing, but not fast. And they’re...

Is T-Mobile Getting The...

Even though I think it’s way too big for the average human , Samsung’s Galaxy Note is doing quite well since its debut in January at CES. In fact, Samsung has sold 5 million units of the Galaxy Note thus far, which comes out to about 1 million Notes sold per month . But could...

You Earn Facebook An Av...

Facebook makes an average of $1.21 on you per quarter, depending on who you are and where you live according to documents filed today . Most of that goes towards running the site, as Facebook’s net income from January 1st to March 31st this year was just $205 million despite its...

Microsoft Takes On Drop...

SkyDrive , Microsoft’s online storage service, is one of the core elements of the company’s cloud strategy. Today, Microsoft is taking the wraps off a number of new SkyDrive apps , including a Dropbox -like desktop integration for Windows and Mac (OS X Lion only). With this,...

Microsoft Israel’s Be...

Slowly but surely, Microsoft Israel is making itself more and more relevant for the local startup community. In fact, we recently covered its latest major push, the Windows Azure Accelerator . Then there’s the annual ThinkNext conference which has become one of the local tech...