David Needle

Enterprise software vendor SAP claims its latest offerings will enable companies to better deal with the intricacies of global financial reporting, among other tasks. David Needle reports. SAP announced several enhancements to its on-demand Business ByDesign software today, following the general release earlier this month of the related Feature pack 2.6. The enterprise software giant […]

Recent patent filings by Apple reveal that the company may be developing a graphics pen for the iPad and researching other advancements in user interface and input technologies. The website Patently Apple recently detailed recent patent filings by Apple related to a graphics pens and touch displays that could be used for the iPad. The […]

Google has made several improvements to the way its Google Docs program handles documents that it plans to roll out over the next several days. About a year ago, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) gave Docs users the ability to upload, store and share any file in the Google Docs cloud so that they are then available […]

Despite tough competition from the iPhone and Blackberry, the Android has emerged — worldwide — as the smartphone leader. David Needle reports. Android the giant continues to loom large among smartphone competitors. Today research firm Canalys said the Android platform had the most shipments globally of any other platform with 32.9 million Android-based devices shipped. […]

What’s next in search? A company called BigThink is bringing together search rivals, academics, analysts and investors at a forum in San Francisco next week that aims to answer that question. Although Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bing is sponsoring the event, BigThinkcofounder and CEO Victoria Brown said the software giant didn’t influence the agenda. “We are […]

HP (NYSE: HPQ) is building out its cloud computing portfolio this week with the announcement of new services and products. The computer giant has been an aggressive proponent of the cloud, with an emphasis on hybrid solutions designed to bridge the gap between traditional IT infrastructure and both public and private cloud alternatives. Today’s news […]

Google’s addition to the Apps Marketplace builds on the company’s strong relationship with schools and universities by making it easier to find applications. The new Education categoryin the Google Apps Marketplace is designed as both a discovery tool and deployment tool for new applications that also can also integrate with other Google Apps in user’s […]

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported profits of $6 billion for the first quarter today along with record revenue of $26.74 billion, both of which beat analysts’ expectations. The results are a substantial gain over the same quarter a year ago when Apple reported revenue of $15.68 billion and a quarterly profit of $3.38 billion. “We had […]

As Apple says it’s closing in on a whopping ten billion downloads at its iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPad, the company has released a list of the top app downloads of all time. Entertainment titles dominated the paid apps for iPhone, but the top ten free apps were more varied. The most popular […]

The Martin Luther King holiday isn’t usually a time of big tech announcements, but a brief email sent to employees by Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday set the tech industry abuzz. “Team. “At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I […]