Enterprise Applications

Chrome 24 vs. Firefox 18 – head to head

A quick look at the two latest versions of the biggest non-Microsoft browsers on the market

Windows 8 Update: IDC blames bad quarter for PC sales on Windows 8

Also: Hands-on with Surface Pro; Microsoft defends Windows 8 sales, Samsung puts off Windows RT sales in U.S.

Marin County settles legal claims against Deloitte, SAP over software project

The county will reportedly net just $3.9 million in the deal and will continue using SAP's software

Firefox getting built-in HTML5-based PDF viewer to improve security

The new PDF viewer will be more secure than third-party plug-ins, Mozilla says

Advice for my fellow lazy software developers

Quite simply, you should be using LiveCode.

How to Use Big Data to Make Faster and Better Business Decisions

Google revs up Chrome, crushes bugs

Patches 24 vulnerabilities in first upgrade in nine weeks

IPv6 can boost mobile performance, battery life, proponents say

A panel of experts at CES laid out some consumer benefits of the next Internet Protocol

Running Linux Apps in the Cloud? Use Microsoft Azure

Microsoft's "if you can't beat them, join them" cloud strategy.

Morgan Stanley downgrades Microsoft over Win 8, PC market concerns

The news adds to the mounting skepticism about whether Windows 8 will succeed