News from ZDNet | | | Microsoft delivers Kinect development kit for non-commercial use Microsoft is making available to testers for download on June 16 a beta build of a software development kit (SDK) that enables the company's Kinect sensor to work with Windows 7 PCs. Read more | | A look at Comcast's 1GBps cable demo Comcast CEO Brian Roberts demonstrated the cable giant's next-gen network and television experience Read more | | Intel's concept for intelligent desktop virtualization I had an opportunity to speak with Intel's Lisa Watts, Director of Business Client Solutions, about "Intelligent Desktop Virtualization," a concept the company was pushing.The conversation... Read more | | RIM plots layoffs, cuts fiscal year earnings outlook; PlayBook a bright spot RIM cuts its earnings and revenue outlook for the fiscal year and plans layoffs as it streamlines. Product delays are killing the company, but at least PlayBook sales are better than expected. Read more | | RIM: New BlackBerry devices will be 'worth the wait' Research in Motion reported dim earnings results for the first quarter on Thursday, and although prospects aren't expected to be much better in the next three months, at least some new BlackBerry... Read more | | IBM at 100: 15 inflection points in history IBM turns 100, but it's been a bumpy ride. Here are 15 moments in the company's history that changed it forever. Read more | | Cloud business not too far of a reach for aerospace company Lockheed Martin's BlackCloud: Another example of a company with original roots outside the IT world crossing the boundary to cloud provider role. Read more | | Nortel patent portfolio draws bidding war: Apple vs. Google? Nortel Networks said it is putting off the auction for its 6,000 patents and applications due to "significant level of interest." The move sets the stage for a potential Apple vs. Google bidding war. Read more | | Microsoft versus Microsoft: IE9 busts MSDN for a security gaffe Today, a "rogue faction" at Microsoft published a nifty add-in that will make developers' lives easier. So why did Internet Explorer 9 flag it as a likely security threat? And why should that... Read more | | Microsoft 'rogue faction' adds better HTML5, JavaScript support to Visual Studio Microsoft has begun delivering some of the additional HTML5 tooling for Visual Studio programmers that company officials said would be coming some time this year. Read more | | Evernote now available for Windows Phone 7 One of the last platforms waiting to get Evernote was Windows Phone 7 and today I can rest easy knowing Evernote is with me on my WP7 smartphone. Read more | | Pandora's IPO debacle: Shares plunge through offering price after a day Pandora's high-profile initial public offering has turned into a nightmare as shares fell through the $16 pricing floor. Read more | | Rumor: Facebook to take on Apple with HTML5 platform A new rumor suggests Facebook is working on an HTML5 platform, codenamed Project Spartan, that will take on Apple's App Store. Read more |
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