Latest phone features from Windows include upgrades to communication, apps and internet
Microsoft Corp launched an update of its Windows phone software on Tuesday, hoping a host of new features will help it close the gap on smartphone leaders Google Inc and Apple Inc.
Microsoft has promised to give a brand new Xbox 360 for free if the upcoming update makes new game discs incompatible with the player's console.
Windows Phone 7 (WP7) will get a new Facebook Chat option in the coming months after the Mango update is established by Microsoft, a report by the company revealed.
Sony Japan told customers today that it would begin phased restoration of its services of its beleaguered Playstation Network which has been suffering from an outage for nearly a month.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said Monday the radiation level inside one of the reactor buildings of the damaged Fukushima power plant has reached 700 millisierverts per hour, surpassing the expected level.
The latest official update on the PlayStation Network (PSN) outage has alerted the users that the Network is set to be down for a full day or two, even as several questions and raging conspiracy theories on the outside attack on Sony emerged online.
US stocks rallied on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing near three-year highs, as upbeat earnings from major technology companies’ boosted sentiment for corporate-profit trends.
US stocks ended sharply lower on Monday after Standard & Poor’s (S&P) revised its rating outlook on the United States to negative.
The situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant remains very serious but there are early signs of recovery in some functions, such as electrical power and instrumentation, International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday in its latest update on Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), which operates Japan's damaged nuclear plant at Fukushima, said on Sunday that radiation level at the plant will be brought down to a downward trend within three months. The following is the latest update from TEPCO about the status of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant:
US stocks ended slightly higher on Wednesday after President Barack Obama detailed his plans for cutting the deficit and the Federal Reserve reported encouraging news on the economy.
Microsoft Corp explained the delay in updating its new phone software on Wednesday, partly blaming handset manufacturers for the problem.
Software giant Microsoft released 17 security bulletins, addressing 64 vulnerabilities in its biggest ever patch Tuesday update.
US stocks are mixed on global worries ahead of the unofficial start of first quarter earnings season.
Rumors of the update surfaced as early as last week, when Nokia released a teaser hinting - or perhaps directly announcing - that it was planning something big for Symbian.
Two of the world's largest concrete pumps - normally used for concrete in construction projects - departed from the United States on Saturday morning to Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant to help contain the damaged nuclear reactors there.
Scenes of caution, cleanup and everyday life played out amid a backdrop of catastrophe and new concerns on Friday, a day after a major 7.4 magnitude aftershock struck northeastern Japan following a 9.0 quake in March.
U.S. stocks declined on Thursday after reports of another earthquake hitting Japan in less than a month, but markets were off their lows after a tsunami warning was lifted.
U.S. stocks pared earlier gains as energy companies’ shares declined after a higher-than-expected increase in petroleum inventories and Monsanto Co. shares declined as its revenue fell short of expectations.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY on Wednesday said some progress was made in afternoon talks Tuesday meant to break an impasse on the 2011 fiscal year federal budget between House Republicans and Senate Democrats ahead of another possible meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House.
The leaked app appears to be a developer version of the Android Music player, which looks and feels much like the version of the application available for the Honeycomb-based Xoom tablet.
