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Microsoft's Surface Struggles in Q1, Apple Outperforms Estimates

There doesn't seem to be much of a recession in the tablet space. According to figures just released by International Data Corporation growth in the market is estimated to be 142% year-on-year with Microsoft climbing into fifth position on the back of Surface.

Tibco Partners with Amazon AWS for Cloud Launch of Tibbr Social Network

Enterprise middleware vendor Tibco has partnered with Amazon AWS and The Netherlands based KPN for the cloud launch of its tibbr social network.

Take Your Seats: Microsoft Revs Up IaaS on Azure, Challenging AWS

Grab some popcorn. Microsoft has thrown down the proverbial gauntlet for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), upgrading its Azure cloud service for direct competition with Amazon Web Services (AWS). 

AWS Ups the Ante in Cloud Wars, Slashes Prices of Windows-On-Demand EC2 Instances

Cloud-based infrastructure/application services provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) is significantly reducing the cost of Windows-On-Demand instances for the Amazon EC2 scalable cloud computing service. 

Amazon Brings File Syncing To Cloud Drive, But Lacks Mobile Functionality

In recent months Amazon has done a lot of tweaking to its services as Google and Microsoft attempt to push it off the top spot as storage provider. This week, it has tweaked a little bit more, this time by adding file sync to its Cloud Drive.

Amazon Extends "Send to Kindle" Button to Websites, Blogs

So much to read online and still no one has come out with an app to stretch time. Workarounds for non-elastic time include several kinds of “read it later” apps. And now, Amazon is extending its “read it later” functionality, with a Send to Kindle button for Websites and WordPress blogs. 

Cloud Computing: Back to the Future

We may as well admit it, cloud computing has been changing our lives for some time now. When was the last time you didn't save something to iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive or Box? Most, if not all of your information lives somewhere in the ether. Hard drives may come and go, but thanks to the cloud, your life can go on, practically unscathed.

Amazon Cuts Pricing of Kindle Fire HD 8.9", Launches In Europe and Japan

kindle_fire_hd_newthumb.jpg The big brother of Amazon's Kindle family has received a price cut in the U.S., while it arrives in new territories to tempt users looking to expand beyond their 7" small-screen borders.

Amazon EC2 Instances Set to Include Virtual Private Clouds

Organizations looking to move any development into the cloud have yet another reason to choose Amazon as the company rolls out virtual private clouds to new instances of its EC2 computing system.

Microsoft Buys Startup MetricsHub for Azure Cloud Monitoring Technology

Amazon, Google and Microsoft were going strong in their ongoing spat over cloud pricing early last December, but then things got quiet. Now Microsoft has announced the acquisition of MetricsHub which should add a little bit more edge to its Azure offering by providing software to monitor and automate resource allocation for Azure.

Mac App Store Loads up on BitNami Drupal, WordPress + Joomla! CMS Stacks

Open source developers of the Apple persuasion can now download BitNami CMS apps from the Mac App Store, and Drupal, WordPress and Joomla! versions are all there.

Want This Here 'Used Digital Object'? Amazon Patents That Marketplace

Would you be interested in buying a “used digital object”? Amazon thinks that people will be, and it has just gotten a patent for such a secondary market.

Amazon's Earnings Highlight the Consumer Transition to Digital

Thumbnail image for kindlefirethumb.jpg Amazon posted its earnings last night with sales up 22% on the quarter. But the key trend highlighted is the massive move to digital reading and consumption on Kindle devices, with physical book sales at their slowest growth since Amazon's founding. 

Amazon Gets Talkative With Ivona Text-to-Speech Acquisition

ivona_logo_2013.jpg The latest company to invest in voice, Amazon already uses Ivona's technology in its Kindle Fire audio reader, but will look to challenge Siri and Samsung's S Voice in future products by acquiring the Polish company. 

You Don't Work for One of the Top 100 Companies

It's Friday, we've got a list, let's do this. Fortune magazine dropped its list of the 100 best places to work, and since none of us work at these companies, let's pick the list apart to see how terrible it is, or not, to work for these companies. 

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