Pedro Hernandez

This week, Microsoft opened the floodgates to Outlook.com. And according to the software giant, over 1 million users quickly poured into the cloud-based email service to claim their @outlook.com addresses. With Outlook.com, Microsoft is taking a page from Apple’s playbook by unifying its products around a common design language. Just don’t call that language Metro. […]

Details have emerged on the Dropbox breach that started with some suspicious spam and ended in an overhaul of the cloud storage provider’s security practices. A few weeks ago, some users began receiving spam on email accounts that were linked solely to their Dropbox accounts. An investigation revealed that passwords stolen from other websites were […]

Late last week it was revealed that Apple is acquiring Melbourne, Fla.-based AuthenTec for roughly $356 million. Besides raising hopes that Apple was getting serious about mobile payments, it also raises the specter of possible legal action. AuthenTec is a biometrics, DRM and embedded security firm that specializes in compact fingerprint readers for notebooks and […]

As “bring your own device” (BYOD) initiatives gain in popularity, mobile devices are having a transformative effect on businesses and their approaches to IT, according to a survey conducted by TNS Global Research for Dell and Intel. Overall, the data shows that mobile devices like Android smartphones and iPad tablets are improving productivity and changing […]

Facebook is hoping that making mobile a priority will help shake off the post-IPO doldrums. Despite revenues that edged ahead of analyst estimates, the company’s stock plunged by more than 10 percent in after-hours trading, dipping below $24 from Thursday’s closing price of $26.84 as concerns surfaced that Facebook’s growth is losing steam. In its […]

Apple officially released OS X (10.8) Mountain Lion, the company’s biggest effort yet to bridge iOS, the operating system that powers the iPhone and iPad, with its desktop cousin. And more than ever, Apple is relying on the cloud to strengthen those cross-OS ties. Mountain Lion, available today for $19.99 in the Mac App Store, […]

Looks like Google has a hit on its hands. Roughly 10 days after Google began shipping Nexus 7 preorders, the 16 GB version of Google’s 7-inch tablet is sold out from its online store. The Google Play store greets potential buyers of the tablet, which is priced at $249, with a “coming soon” message and […]

Thursday, Microsoft announced that it had generated a record $18.06 billion in revenue during Q4 2012, a 4 percent year-over-year improvement. While a record for the software maker, it fell just shy of analyst estimates of $18.13 billion. And on paper, the software maker posted a rare loss. Microsoft reported losses of $0.06 per share, […]

After months of pre-release versions, and days after debuting Office 2013, Microsoft has unveiled the official release date for Windows 8. During Microsoft’s annual sales meeting, Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live divisions, announced that the final release to manufacture (RTM) version of Windows 8 will go on sale on Friday, October […]

It’s official. On September 1st, Pat Gelsinger will become the new CEO of VMware amid an executive reshuffling that places the outgoing CEO, Paul Maritz, at EMC as its Chief Strategist. On Tuesday, EMC — VMware’s corporate parent — announced the move amid reports that VMware and EMC are embarking on new efforts to capitalize […]