Microsoft Server and Tool Upgrades Demand CIOs' Attention

CIOs and IT directors tracking the barrage of major upgrades for Windows and Office also need to stay tuned to the refresh cycle for Microsoft's servers and...

CoPilot GPS review: You can argue with free

The CoPilot GPS app offers very basic route guidance and does not recalculate automatically. (Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET) When heavy hitters such as Microsoft and Google can offer iPhone navigation apps with turn-by-turn guidance for free, smaller companies find it tough to compete. ALK Technologies makes a play for continued relevance with its free CoPilot GPS iPhone app, building on the ...

Reminder To Congress: Cops' Cellphone Tracking Can Be Even More Precise Than GPS

In the wake of a historic Supreme Court ruling that police can?t use GPS devices planted on a car to track suspects without a warrant, Congress is reconsidering the question of what kinds of location tracking constitute an invasion of privacy. And one privacy and computer security professor wants to remind them that the gadget ...

Microsoft Shuttles AOL Patents to Facebook

Microsoft and Facebook have announced an agreement that will see Mark Zuckerberg's social networking behemoth purchase a portion of the patent portfolio Microsoft recently acquired from AOL.

Google, Apple, Microsoft (oh, and Amazon): My multiplatform life

Does it sound crazy to carry three phones or to run Windows on a Mac? Maybe so -- but it sure gives you an interesting perspective on the modern computing universe. Originally posted at Common Sense Tech