Microsoft and Adobe today announced that Adobe Flash Player Lite and Reader LE software would be shipping on Windows Mobile (neither company has indicated when). This is somewhat surprising given Continue reading »

Microsoft today announced the release of a new ROI measurement tool called "engagement mapping." Rather than measure ROI based on the last ad a user clicks, Microsoft's new tool attempts Continue reading »

Google today announced a pilot program (read: closed beta) of their health records application. The program will be conducted at Cleveland Clinic hospital in Cleveland, Ohio and will include under Continue reading »

Easily the biggest tech story of the past two weeks has been Microsoft's unsolicited $44 billion takeover bid for Yahoo! It's not just the enormous amount of money that has Continue reading »

In October, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company planned to acquire 20 companies per year for 5 years, with acquisition prices ranging in size from $50 million to $1 Continue reading »

Since Microsoft made its $44 billion offer for Yahoo! (so far rejected), many industry veterans, including Fred Wilson and Paul Kedrosky, have proposed ideas for Yahoo! to increase profitability, avoid Continue reading »

Syndicated from last100, our digital lifestyle blog Long before Apple’s iPhone, another Silicon Valley-based company pioneered the consumer-friendly smart phone. That company was Danger Inc. best known for its T-mobile Continue reading »

The takeover of Yahoo! by Microsoft is almost a foregone conclusion (see our initial reaction). Barring a bid from another suitor, such as News Corp. (not likely), eBay (even less Continue reading »

Like Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged, rumors about Microsoft buying so-and-so just won't die. The latest rumor to keep floating across our desk is that Microsoft is buying second place content Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/ActionThis_Launches_Online_Task_Management_Service_Free_Offer_for_R_WW_Re'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; ActionThis, a Wellington, New Zealand based startup, today launched a "Get Things Done" task management app. It enables people to Continue reading »