Silicon.com - Weak PC sales take its toll on Microsoft
Microsoft on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue and again declined to offer a forecast for the current quarter.The software maker reported that for the three months ended 30 June, the company earned $3.05bn, or 34 cents per share, on revenue of $13.1bn. However, those results included legal and other charges, as well as the deferral of revenue related to a Windows 7 upgrade program. In total, those charges cut into per-share earnings by four cents.
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BBC News - Push for ‘instant-on’ web search
A company that provides “instant-on” computing will bring “instant search” to the PC for the first time. Splashtop, made by DeviceVM, already lets consumers access email, chat with friends, share photos or surf the web seconds after turning on their PC.
Computer Weekly – Doctors solve nipple problem via phone camera
Pictures from a camera phone can help doctors diagnose remotely unusual conditions that may be hard to see under normal conditions, a medical journal reported today. In an article published on bmj.com, doctors in Norway described the case of a 25-year-old pregnant woman who reported frequent episodes of severe nipple pain.
Total Telecom – Mobile Internet access grows as operators push flat rate offerings
Analysts, equipment manufacturers predict high levels of broadband growth; Telekom Austria’s €29.90 Internet package offers fully subsidised notebook. Mobile Internet usage is becoming mainstream in Europe, according to a report published Thursday by Forrester Research.
FT Technology – Google’s mobile ad gambit starts to pay off
|Google’s aim was to create a mobile platform for its services and, eventually, to drive more advertising. Data from Admob (which serves up 8bn mobile adverts a month and so has as good a view as anyone of where those ads are going) show the plan is unfolding on schedule.
Computing - Project Kangaroo technology to form new video-on-demand service
The technology assets of the BBC-led video-on-demand service Project Kangaroo have been acquired by a company that plans to launch a service akin to that of the failed project in the coming months.
Computing – UK opts out of Nato cyber security centre
The UK will not become a sponsor of the Nato Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, defence minister Bob Ainsworth said yesterday. The centre is located in Estonia and was set up last year to conduct research and training on cyber warfare. It has a staff of 30 people, half of them specialists from the sponsoring countries – Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Spain.
