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Hackers have once again wrested a measure of control from Apple’s iron-fisted grasp of iPads and newer iPhones with the release of jailbreaking software that allows hundreds of unapproved apps to be installed on the devices. The...

The next version of instant messaging software from Microsoft will be finalized in late summer, along with other software and online services of the galaxy Live. Towards the end of the summer, probably around the beginning of September,...

Apple’s newest iPad, the 3G-equipped model that arrived Friday, is identical to the earlier Wi-Fi-only model, save for a plastic black strip running along the top of the device — for 3G reception — and a SIM card slot...

Adobe systems has announced the launch of new Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection which will enable deploying content across different media, including print, internet, and mobile devices. The design and development software offers more...

Windows 7 has been relatively well-received since its launch, but one of the key questions has been whether it will help Microsoft gain share against Apple, particularly in the U.S. consumer market. Microsoft says that last quarter’s...

Open beta of chat application due this summer Microsoft has revealed details of a new version of its Messenger chat application, along with the launch of Messenger Connect, which is aimed at web developers looking to create applications for...

There’s finally a version of Firefox available for Android phones…although it’s rough enough around the edges to be called “pre-alpha.” The competition for Web browsers on Google’s Android platform seems to be...

Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) is one step closer to releasing a version of its Windows 7 operating system for embedded devices such as industrial controls and set-top boxes. Microsoft said Windows Embedded Standard 7, which the company described as...

The ARM design firm Intrinsity is behind both the iPad’s A4 processor and a system-on-a-chip based on ARM’s Cortex-A8 CPU blueprint that Apple put inside the iPhone and iPod touch. The Mac maker reportedly snapped up this small, privately-owned...

Today Google announced, via its blog, that it has acquired Labpixies.com, which makes the widgits for iGoogle, Facebook, Android and iPhones. As iGoogle staff blogger Don Loeb puts it: “Many users want e-mail, videos, news, weather, games...