Google halts new orders for 16GB Nexus 7
Heavy demand for the 16GB version of the new Nexus 7 tablet has caught Google out after it expected more customers ordering through Google Play to want the 8GB version — Sources close to Google say ...
Entitlement and Acquisition
Sparrow (a popular Mac and iOS email client) has been acquired by Google. The apps are essentially being put in maintenance mode, with no additional features planned for the future. — Cue predictab...
Dell launching Sputnik, the Ubuntu developer laptop, this year
Dell launched an experiment earlier this year to see if it could build a compelling Linux laptop for software developers. The effort, which is codenamed Project Sputnik, pairs the XPS13 Ultrabook wit...
W3C and WHATWG finalize split on HTML5 spec, forking ‘unlikely’
One final link holding together two versions of the HTML specification is being severed, as the W3C (the web's largest standards-making body) and the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group...
Qantas to provide passengers with iPads
Qantas will provide iPads to both business and economy class passengers for inflight entertainment on its Boeing 767s. — Qantas passengers on the airline's 767 planes will be provided with iPads for...
VMware Denies Cloud Spin-Off Rumors - Keeps Focus on Platform-as-a-Service
Rumors of a VMware/EMC spin-off are “completely unfounded,” according to a company executive, who sees little chance that VMware will change its approach to cloud computing during its current transiti...