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Adobe Admits It Is Saying Buh-Bye to Flash for Mobile Devices

Kara Swisher in Mobile on November 9, 2011 at 10:15 am PT

Looks like Apple’s Steve Jobs was right (as usual).

Horse Flash: Apple’s Steve Jobs on Adobe Vendetta in 2010 at D8 (Video)

Kara Swisher in Mobile on November 9, 2011 at 9:30 am PT

Why Apple put the popular software technology out to pasture.

Internet Explorer: Should You Stay or Should You Go?

Nick Wingfield, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 19, 2010 at 12:30 am PT

French and German government agencies have told people they should ditch Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser, at least temporarily, because of a security hole that hackers are thought to have exploited on recent cyberattacks against Google and other companies. What should you do?

Apple "Fixes" Pre-iTunes Sync

John Paczkowski in News on July 15, 2009 at 12:25 pm PT

Apple rolled out iTunes 8.2.1, a minor point release of its popular media software that provides “a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices.” And devices masquerading as them. Like the Palm Pre.

Apple “Fixes” Pre-iTunes Sync

John Paczkowski in News on July 15, 2009 at 12:25 pm PT

Apple rolled out iTunes 8.2.1, a minor point release of its popular media software that provides “a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices.” And devices masquerading as them. Like the Palm Pre.

Six in Ten Businesses Suffering From Post-Traumatic Vista Syndrome

John Paczkowski in News on July 13, 2009 at 4:55 am PT

When Windows 7 arrives at market in October, it will be ignored by more businesses than adopted. That’s the conclusion of a new survey conducted by Quest Software’s ScriptLogic unit, which polled 1,000 corporations on their plans for Microsoft’s forthcoming operating system. While 5.4 percent of respondents said they plan to deploy Windows 7 this calendar year and 34 percent by the end of 2010, 59.3 percent said they had no plans to deploy it at all.

"Unsupported Third-Party Digital Media Players." Hmm, Wonder Who That Could Pre…

John Paczkowski in News on June 16, 2009 at 7:13 pm PT

Palm’s Pre is the first non-Apple device to successfully link with iTunes in years. And it may also be the last. On Tuesday, Apple issued an advisory warning that it does not support iTunes integration with third-party digital media players.

“Unsupported Third-Party Digital Media Players.” Hmm, Wonder Who That Could Pre…

John Paczkowski in News on June 16, 2009 at 7:13 pm PT

Palm’s Pre is the first non-Apple device to successfully link with iTunes in years. And it may also be the last. On Tuesday, Apple issued an advisory warning that it does not support iTunes integration with third-party digital media players.

All Hail Sir Howard, King of Sony

John Paczkowski in News on February 27, 2009 at 8:55 am PT

Now that Sony’s old guard has taken what was once a strong electronics and gaming brand and run it into the ground, the company’s new guard is circling back to resurrect it. This morning the company announced a management overhaul that will see CEO Howard Stringer succeed Ryoji Chubachi as president and assume responsibility for Sony’s key electronics division.