Datamation Staff

NEW YORK (Reuters) – T-Mobile USA will begin selling a new smartphone using Google Inc’s Android operating software in August, facing off against high-end devices such as Apple’s latest iPhone and the Palm Pre. T-Mobile, an arm of Deutsche Telekom and the No. 4 U.S. mobile service, said the myTouch 3G phone is a slimmer […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc sold more than 1 million units of its newest iPhone, the 3GS, in the first three days of launch, the company said on Monday. The news sent Apple shares up nearly 1 percent, after the stock had been trading down about 1 percent following a Wall Street Journal report […]

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The latest iPhone hit stores on Friday with new features and faster speeds, drawing some fans but not the crowds that had swarmed Apple and AT&T stores at previous iPhone launches. At an AT&T Inc store near New York’s Grand Central Terminal, a handful of people had lined up before […]

DETROIT (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s Bing search engine won more market share from rivals last week, according to new industry data released on Wednesday, but still trails Google Inc and Yahoo Inc. Challenging market leader Google — which in turn is looking to break into Microsoft’s core software market — is a long-term project, said […]

BOSTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc released 45 software patches on Wednesday to address rare security vulnerabilities in its popular iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices. The company released them as part of its widely anticipated iPhone 3.0 operating system. “This is a large cluster of patches for the iPhone,” said Dino Dai Zovi, a security […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Social media company Twitter is struggling to craft a profitable business model, but the Web-based service has helped Dell Inc chalk up millions of dollars in sales. Dell said on Thursday it has raked in more than $3 million from Twitter followers who clicked through its posts to its Web sites […]

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Norwegian browser maker Opera ASA said on Friday that Microsoft’s plan to ship its Windows operating system in Europe without its Internet Explorer web browser was not enough to restore competition. On Thursday the world’s top software maker Microsoft, countering pressure from European regulators, said it plans to ship the newest version […]

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s Pirate Party, striking a chord with voters who want more free content on the Internet, won a seat in the European Parliament, early results showed on Sunday. The Pirate Party captured 7.1 percent of votes in Sweden in the Europe-wide ballot, enough to give it a single seat. The party wants […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc kicks off its annual developers’ extravaganza on Monday under a tight lid of secrecy, with investors expecting the electronics maker to unveil new or cheaper versions of its popular iPhone. Thousands of customers, developers and investors are set to convene in San Francisco for Apple’s Worldwide Developers’ Conference, hoping […]

NEW YORK – Spending more time on social networks and blogs? You’re not alone, with the latest figures showing the number of minutes spent on social networking sites in the United States has almost doubled over the past year. Nielsen Online, which measures web traffic, said the number of minutes on social networks in the […]

LONDON (Reuters) – IBM has earmarked $3 billion to finance so-called smart infrastructure projects in Europe and Asia likely to receive government stimulus support. The move, announced on Wednesday, follows a similar announcement of $2 billion the computer consulting and technology company is making available in the United States as it seeks to win business […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp plans to launch a new version of its Zune portable media player later this year in the United States, incorporating high-definition video, touch screen technology and Wi-Fi connection. Microsoft said on Tuesday the new Zune, its answer to Apple Inc’s popular iPod digital music player, will also come with […]