Microsoft should once again release its next mainstream version of Windows about three years after the last, a roadmap obtained this week reveals. The schedule has the major revision, tentatively titled "Windows 8," launching in 2012 or about three years after Windows 7. It will purportedly keep in step with a rhythm developed by Microsoft that has Microsoft launching major releases four years apart, as Windows Server 2008 is considered a major release where its R2 upgrade and even Windows 7 are both treated as "release updates."... Full story...
Verizon has began offering a push-to-talk app and service for BlackBerry handset owners. As with other push-to-talk systems, users can contact team members or clients by pressing a single button, place group calls with up to 50 participants and check which team members are available thanks to a Presence feature.
The FCC on Friday said it would start the process to once again auction use of a part of the 700MHz wireless spectrum.
MSI on Friday announced the addition of its latest business notebook, the 15.6-inch P600. It runs on an unspecified Intel Core i5 processor and so should be relatively fast for the class.
T-Mobile late Thursday confirmed circulating rumors that it was talking to Clearwire about a possible partnership in the wireless space.
Phonemaker Palm has recently filed for a patent that would enable apps to perform different functions depending on the orientation and placement of the smarpthone they're installed on.
Microsoft has posted some of the first official details of its first service packs for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.
(Update: confirmation of Android update) Sprint on Friday made available one phone OS upgrade and leaked another.
Palm was delivered harsh criticism today as analysts downgraded the company following its poor fiscal performance.
Vodafone late yesterday told the Spanish media that a full 3,000 HTC Magic phones shipped to subscribers carried the Mariposa bot discovered earlier.