Profile of Paul McDougall
Editor At Large, InformationWeek
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Paul McDougall is a former editor for InformationWeek.
Articles by Paul McDougall
posted in February 2011
2/28/2011
Published photos show an HTC device running Microsoft's new mobile operating system and bearing the U.S. carrier's logo.
2/25/2011
Big Blue led all vendors in revenue while Hewlett-Packard was number one in shipments as the industry picked up steam.
2/25/2011
Users will see their friends' preferences, and profile pictures, show up directly within listings on the Microsoft search engine.
2/24/2011
Pre-orders begin for new HTC model, which carrier promises to deliver to consumers by March 20th.
2/24/2011
Mechanical Jeopardy champ sparks worldwide interest in virtual computing and artificial intelligence.
2/24/2011
Samsung phones prove incompatible with patch, which also caused headaches for users of other phones powered by Microsoft's new mobile OS.
2/23/2011
Annual meeting sees company stockholders vote down a call for a formal arrangement that would identify potential replacements if Jobs' health deteriorates further.
2/23/2011
Software development kit will give users a chance to create their own apps for the Xbox motion-control system.
2/17/2011
Past champs no match for Big Blue supercomputer when it comes to answering questions on the popular TV game show.
2/17/2011
Stock slides in the wake of unconfirmed reports the Apple CEO is again undergoing cancer treatment and is in grave condition.
2/16/2011
Big Blue's supercomputer wins both Daily Doubles, but thinks Toronto is a U.S. city.
2/15/2011
Dissident group wants the company to reject Microsoft alliance and instead focus on in-house research and innovation.
2/15/2011
Big Blue supercomputer in dead heat with TV game show's all-time champion after preliminary round.
2/14/2011
The buyout will help HP counter IBM's recent acquisition of Netezza as analytics sector heats up.
2/14/2011
Nokia CEO Elop defends deal as company's stock plunges on word of alliance with Redmond.
2/11/2011
Windows Phone 7 becomes the default operating system on Nokia smartphones under a bold plan designed to lift both companies' fortunes in the mobile market.
2/10/2011
Amitabh Srivastava is the latest to exit following shakeup of server division.
2/10/2011
Hewlett-Packard is taking aim at its longtime partner as it extends its Palm operating system beyond smartphones and tablets to PCs. And yes, you can blame Vista.
2/9/2011
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop is expected to announce a major shakeup on Friday that could include an alliance with his former employer in Redmond.
2/9/2011
Satya Nadella is tasked with leading Redmond's efforts in the crucial hosted computing market.
2/8/2011
Over the past 12 months, Chairman Bill has sold off 90 million shares in the company he co-founded. Does he think it's become that bad an investment?
2/8/2011
Microsoft's search engine is also making strides against its rival in terms of overall traffic, according to new data from Experian Hitwise.
2/8/2011
Tech industry pioneer who built global company long maintained he was misunderstood after famously stating computers were not needed in the home.
2/7/2011
Already facing jail time, Bob Moffat strikes deal with the SEC to avoid further penalties stemming from insider trading scheme that rocked the tech industry.
2/7/2011
Mobile industry insiders say a deal under which Nokia would turn to Microsoft's new software as its go-to OS could be announced as soon as this week.
2/7/2011
Senior search executive says Google's so-called "sting operation" only proves that Microsoft's rival is worried about improvements to Bing.
2/1/2011
Investors need to look beyond the headlines and read the fine print to understand the real challenges and opportunities facing the world's biggest software company.
2/1/2011
Microsoft says a bug in its Exchange Activesync software is causing Yahoo Mail to consumer far more data than it should.