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eWEEK 30: Unix Proves Staying Power as Enterprise Computing Platform

Back in 1984 during the early days of PC Week, Unix was not a new operating system, but it was an operating system that...

Instagram, Waze Join Windows Phone 8 App Ecosystem

While the Windows Phone software catalog can't hold a candle to Google Play and Apple's App Store in terms of the sheer amount of...

Startup Cirrus Path Connects Salesforce, Gmail

SAN FRANCISCO—Startup Cirrus Path, which came up with a no-brainer two years ago when it developed a browser plug-in called Cirrus Insight that connects...

Google Glass Development Kit to Give Devs More Design Capabilities

The Google Glass project has unveiled an upcoming new Glass Development Kit, which will allow developers to gain even broader control and innovation in...

Microsoft Releases Office Remote App for Windows Phone 8

Microsoft is giving the presentation remote a big upgrade.Microsoft Research has teamed with the Office engineering group to develop an app that allows Windows...

Microsoft Releases 3D Printing App

On a mission to bring 3D printing to the masses, Microsoft is playing to its strengths, namely developing software. The company released 3D Builder,...

MakerBot Delivers 3D Printer Driver for Windows 8.1

MakerBot, an early supporter of Microsoft's plan to add 3D printing support to Windows 8.1, is touting a new driver that streamlines the process...

Why Ford App Developer Program Is Breaking New Ground

SAN FRANCISCO—As new motor vehicles replace older ones every day on roads around the world, on-board computing infrastructures and mobile applications become more commonplace...

Snapchat Turns Down Facebook’s $3B, as User Numbers Grow: Report

Evan Spiegel, Snapchat's 23-year-old CEO, has turned down a $3 billion offer for his company.Snapchat is a mobile app that that lets users, mostly...

Newcomer Maxta Exits Stealth to Converge Compute, Storage

Storage newcomer Maxta came out of stealth mode Nov. 12 with a new software-defined platform that mashes virtualized and physical storage into one single-pool...