| Xbox Live included in Windows 8 and beyond as “pervasive media service” Posted: 
Xbox Live looks set to become an important part of Microsoft’s business across the board, being upgraded from its current position as an Xbox 360-only platform and extended to other products, including the forthcoming Windows 8. The Xbox 360 is one of the few, if not the only, successful own-brand pieces of hardware Microsoft has [...]  |
| Smartphones killing SMS text messaging Posted: 
It could be that SMS text messaging is going to have as fast and furious a decline as it had a rise to the top. The culprit? Smartphones and always-on messaging applications. According to mobile industry watcher the CTIA (via The Wall Street Journal), Americans sent 1 trillion text messages in the second half of [...]  |
| Apple’s biggest truck getting makeover Posted: 
When the mothership killed off its one and only rack mountable back office iron, the Xserve, a relatively small yet vocal group complained bitterly of the loss. Some months later there’s evidence that Apple’s brewing a complete top-to-bottom server line redo. According to Steve Jobs, mobile devices are cars and desktops trucks. So, [...] Related [...]  |
| Microsoft wins minor patent law victory at major price Posted: 
Microsoft’s efforts to overhaul the basis of patent law and escape a $290 million fine have ended in defeat. But the Supreme Court ruling may help alleged patent violators stand a slightly better chance of evading punishment in the future. The court rejected Microsoft’s arguments by an 8-0 margin, with ninth member and Chief Justice [...]  |
