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InformationWeek: VMware has released View 5.1, an update to its desktop virtualization product. The new software takes a more sophisticated approach to desktop virtualization, adding new management capabilities. And while previous versions of View saved every users’ entire desktop as an image, this version reduces storage requirements by storing those parts of the desktop that […]

eWeek: At its Impact 2012 conference, IBM unveiled Mobile Foundation, a new portfolio of software and services that aims to help enterprises make better use of mobile devices and the cloud. “It’s no secret that throughout the last decade, the most successful organizations have been quick to leverage new technology for business advantage,” said IBM’s […]

PCMag: At the BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins showed off the company’s long-anticipated new mobile operating system, BlackBerry 10. Heins acknowledged that the development has taken some time, adding, “We’re taking our time to make sure we get this right… We’re hitting the milestones we’ve set out for ourselves in delivering […]

Computerworld: According to market research firm IDC, Samsung had the largest share of smartphone sales in the first quarter, selling a record-setting 42.2 million smartphones. Apple, which previously held first place, sold 35.1 million iPhones during the period. Nokia came in a distant third with 11.9 million smartphones sold, followed by RIM and HTC. Overall, […]

ZDNet: According to Net Applications, Microsoft’s Windows XP remained the most used operating system in April, accounting for 46.08 percent of the market. Windows 7 came in second with 38.67 percent market share. Windows Vista, OS X and “other” each had less than 10 percent of computer users. If Windows XP use continues falling and […]

The Register: It sounds like a joke, but Facebook really does have a new organ donation feature. The social network now allows users to add their organ donation status to their Timelines. It also now includes links that make it easy to sign up as an organ donor. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the new […]

InformationWeek: Barnes & Noble is spinning off its Nook e-reader business, and Microsoft plans to invest $300 million in the new company, which will be known as Newco for the time being. That will give the software giant a 17.6 percent share in the business. As part of the deal, Microsoft also plans to bundle […]

PCMag: Over the weekend, Google released an updated version of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) report on the Street View scandal. Unlike the previous, heavily redacted version of the report, the new document reveals that some Googlers were very aware that the Street View cars were collecting data about wireless networks. One programmer, called “Engineer […]

The Verge: Smartphone manufacturer LG told a Korean publication that it has no more plans to produce phones that run on Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. The reason? Poor sales. “The total unit of Windows Phone sold in the global market is not a meaningful figure,” said a spokesperson. The company said it will continue some […]

The New York Times: Last year, Apple paid $3.3 billion in taxes on profits of $34.2 billion, for a net 9.8 percent tax rate. However, a study by former Treasury Department economist Martin A. Sullivan says the company would have paid $2.4 billion more if it hadn’t relied on a string of tactics designed to […]

Cnet: James Gosling, the creator of the Java programming language, has weighed in on the Oracle vs. Google lawsuit concerning Android’s use of Java. In a blog post, he wrote that people at Sun Microsystems, the original owner of Java, felt that Google had taken advantage of them by failing to license Java for Android. […]

ZDNet: Amazon reported surprisingly strong sales for the first quarter with total revenue of $13.18 billion, a 34 percent year-over-year increase. Earnings were down 35 percent at $130 million or 28 cents a share, but that was better than analysts expected. The company’s stock price surged after the earnings announcement. The company credited strong sales […]