Cynthia Harvey

The majority of U.S. smartphone owners have Android devices, but Windows Phone is making slow but steady market share gains. Meanwhile, iOS usage is down from last quarter, but up year-over-year. PCMag’s Chloe Albanesius reported, “While Android is the most popular smartphone mobile operating system in the U.S., Apple’s iOS and Microsoft’s Windows Phone platforms […]

A new report from security vendor McAfee says that spam levels rose sharply in the first quarter of the year. The Koobface worm that spreads through social networking sites was also very active, as was the Citadel Trojan. Computerworld’s Lucian Constantin reported, “The first three months of 2013 have seen a surge in spam volume, […]

Unnamed sources are telling Bloomberg that Microsoft has lowered the price it charges manufacturers for Windows RT, its operating system for tablets. The company hopes to encourage more OEMs to use Windows RT for their devices. Bloomberg’s Dina Bass, Ian King and Tim Culpan reported, “Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is cutting the price of its Windows […]

Google-owned Motorola has revealed that it plans to make the upcoming Moto X smartphone at a factory near Fort Worth, Texas. It will be the first such device to be manufactured in the U.S. KERA’s Lauren Silverman reported, “There are more than 130 million smartphones in the U.S. But none of them say ‘Made in […]

Imagine if you could log in to your smartphone just by holding it in your hand. Google’s Motorola group is working on making that dream a reality by testing password alternatives like electronic tattoos and pills that could confirm your identity. The Telegraph’s Matt Warman reported, “Motorola’s forthcoming phones could use electronic tattoos or pills […]

Cisco has released its annual Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast for 2012 to 2017, and the networking heavyweight is predicting rapid growth for the Web. It says the number of people online will increase dramatically and traffic will triple by 2017, thanks in large part to the “Internet of things.” Jeffrey Burt with eWeek reported, […]

Depending on which article you read, it seems that Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth has either given up the dream of Linux becoming more popular than Windows, or he believes that Microsoft no longer dominates computing because of the rise of mobile operating systems. In any event, he has closed Ubuntu’s Bug#1. Ars Technica’s Jon Brodkin […]

According to market research firm IDC, server revenues declined 7.7 percent and server shipments dropped 3.9 percent in the first quarter. Earlier in the week, Gartner said server revenue fell 5 percent and shipments decreased by 0.7 percent. NetworkWorld’s Michael Kan reported, “Server revenue worldwide was down 7.7 percent year-over-year in the first quarter, as […]

Samsung is betting that there’s a market for cheaper, smaller Android smartphones. To that end, it has announced the Galaxy S4 mini, which features a 4.3-inch display and less robust specs than the standard Galaxy S4. CNN’s Doug Gross reported, “The Galaxy S4 mini, a slimmed-down version of Samsung’s flagship smartphone, is on its way, […]

After months of speculation and rumors, Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 8.1 (codenamed Blue) will have a Start button. The company also revealed a few more details about the update to its flagship operating system. Dave Lee with BBC News reported, “Microsoft has confirmed a Start button is returning to the desktop mode’s taskbar of […]