Cynthia Harvey

On Tuesday, Cisco released its quarterly financial report, and the numbers surprised many Wall Street analysts, exceeding their expectations. The company’s share price rose on Wednesday following the news. The Wall Street Journal’s Ben Worthen reported, “Cisco Systems Inc. posted an 18% profit jump and a 5.5% revenue increase for its fiscal first quarter, but […]

Market research firm Gartner says that 72 percent of the smartphones sold in the third quarter run Google’s Android operating system. Samsung increased its lead as the leading handset maker, while Nokia slipped from third to seventh. Mashable’s Stan Schroeder reported, “Android‘s overall smartphone market share has jumped to 72.4% in Q3 2012, up from […]

Microsoft has released its monthly “Patch Tuesday” update. The release addresses 19 security vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, Excel and .NET. PCMag’s Fahmida Y. Rashid reported, “Microsoft fixed 19 vulnerabilities in November’s Patch Tuesday update, four in Internet Explorer 9, and three in all versions of the Windows operating system, including the brand-new Windows 8. The […]

Microsoft has temporarily disabled password resets for Skype in order to prevent users’ accounts from being hijacked. Several months ago, Russian hackers warned the service that anyone could take over another user’s account if they knew their email address. CNET’s Lance Whitney reported, “Skype has resolved a nasty e-mail and password security bug and reinstated […]

Tech industry analyst Sameer Singh is predicting that Android tablets will capture a greater share of the market than the iPad by the second or third quarter of next year. That forecast is somewhat surprising given Apple’s dominance of the market to date. In his Tech-Thoughts blog, Singh explained, “Android tablet shipments have outpaced the […]

Steven Sinofsky, the president of Microsoft’s Windows division, has resigned from the company effective immediately. His abrupt departure has many wondering if his decision to leave was related to the recent launch of Windows 8. The Wall Street Journal’s Shira Ovide reported, “Mr. Sinofsky, 47 years old, has shepherded the development of two versions of […]

On Tuesday, Microsoft and Google’s Motorola Mobility division will face off in court. The patent-related lawsuit is being closely watched because it concerns the difficult issue of how much companies can reasonably charge to license standards-related technology. BBC News reported, “The firms dispute how much should be paid for a licence to use innovations necessary […]

Reports from unnamed sources say that Yahoo is planning a dramatic overhaul of Yahoo Mail, which will leave the email service looking more like Gmail. Yahoo is also reportedly working on a redesign of its home page, which is already being tested with users. Kara Swisher from All Things D broke the story, writing, “According […]

Apple and HTC have agreed to end their patent lawsuits pending in courts all over the world after settling on a 10-year licensing contract. The companies did not reveal the financial details of the arrangement, but analysts believe HTC will pay Apple $6 to $8 for every smartphone it ships. Nick Wingfield with The New […]

Over the weekend, Google experienced a major disruption in its services within China. Google said the problem was not caused by anything the company did, leading to widespread speculation that the Chinese government is blocking Google’s services. The Wall Street Journal’s Carlos Tejada and Paul Mozur reported, “Disruptions to Google Inc.’s Web-search and email services […]