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Comscore's latest data: Bing's U.S. share grows and Windows Mobile's drops Microsoft's Bing is now the source of 11.5 percent of all U.S. searches, up from 11.3 percent in January, according to comScore. Meanwhile, Windows Mobile's marketshare continued to plummet, according to comScore, and is now at 15.7 percent among U.S. smartphone subscribers. by Mary Jo Foley Intel's research work at its Berkeley Labs Intel showed off some interesting research projects at an open house event... by Tom Foremski Windows Azure AppFabric gets a commercial availability date Microsoft officials were vague last year about the company's plans for Windows Azure AppFabric -- a set of services for building composite applications, and complement to Windows AppFabric.But on March 9, Microsoft's AzureAppFabric team announced that the final version of Azure AppFabric will be out by April 9.... HP, TiVo pair up for Windows Home Server add-in for MediaSmart Hewlett-Packard's MediaSmart server is about to have access to a whole new realm of media entertainment. HP and TiVo have announced that the two companies have joined forces and developed a Windows Home Server add-in for compatibility between the two machines. by Rachel King Apple's iPad spurs rivals to improve products Apple's upcoming launch of the iPad is already having one nice side effect for technology users: Rivals like HP and Amazon are likely to push product improvements along at a faster pace. by Larry Dignan Six ways CRM projects go wrong CRM projects have earned a notorious reputation for being difficult and expensive. Despite endless discussion of the topic, many of these projects come in late or over-budget. by Michael Krigsman IT failure: A shameful story A sad story that reminds me why studying IT failures is so important. by Michael Krigsman TIBCO rolls out Spotfire 3.1 with spotlight on predictive analytics While BI gives you historical data, the predictive analytics aspect of Spotfire 3.1 offers insights into what could happen next time you run a similar promotion. It can also help you fine-tune your promotions by targeting the customers that clicked on your ad, or offering different promotions to different audiences... Getting ready for MIX10 Microsoft will have side-by-side torrents of news next week at its MIX10 conference in Las Vegas. I'll be attending and liveblogging the show to hear the latest about Windows Phone 7 Series and Internet Explorer 9. Here are the top sessions on my agenda. by Ed Bott Microsoft plugs dangerous Excel security holes Microsoft today issued patches for seven potentially dangerous security flaws in the Microsoft Excel worksheet software by Ryan Naraine Microsoft adds XNA Game Studio 4.0 to its Windows Phone 7 arsenal This week, at the Game Developers Conference, Microsoft is slated to begin explaining part of its Windows Phone 7 tooling story -- specifically how it plans to get more games developed for its new mobile platform. One key to that story is its XNA Game Studio tool suite. by Mary... The Windows 7 UI will be the HP Slate's biggest weakness HP has released a few teaser details of its upcoming iPad, um, I mean Slate device. While the company is betting the farm on Adobe Flash and AIR support being enough to give it the edge over the iPad, I can already see the device's biggest weakness - Windows 7.... Windows Phone 7 Series shows off the future of gaming Windows Phone 7 Series offers a game experience that lets users pick up the game where they left off, regardless of whether they are playing on the XBOX, PC or Windows Phone. Check out the cool video of it all in action. by Joel Evans Microsoft reveals its Windows Phone 7 session line-up for Mix 10 A month ago, Microsoft officials said there'd be 12 Windows Phone 7 sessions for developers at its upcoming Mix 10 conference. It wasn't until this weekend that the company published specifics on what those sessions would cover. by Mary Jo Foley Enterprise mashups, the new RAD Rapid application development RAD tools emphasized lighter, smarter development in the 1990s. Now enterprise mashups bridge the old RAD and current SOA worlds. by Joe McKendrick Enterprise 2.0: brace yourself Rodney The above clip comes from Only Fools and Horses and despite its vintage, remains to this day, one of the few pieces of comic TV I can watch again and again and still curl up with laughter even though I know exactly what will happen. I... Google Chrome OS 'Business' edition to arrive in 2011 The first version of Google Chrome OS isn't even out yet, and there's already talk of additional editions as Google will be releasing a "business" version of Google Chrome OS next year. by Rachel King Energizer battery charger contains backdoor The software included in the Energizer DUO USB battery charger contains a backdoor that allows unauthorized remote system access. by Ryan Naraine You want 64-bit Office 2010? You can't handle 64-bit!!! Windows 7 bought with it the increased popularity of 64-bit operating systems on the desktop, replacing the older, memory-constrained 32-bit platform. But just because your system can handle a 64-bit OS doesn't mean that you're ready for 64-bit Office 2010. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes SaaS a big winner in health stimulus Software as a Service SaaS is the only way clinics and small medical practices are going to get health IT in time to collect that sweet, sweet stimulus cash. by Dana Blankenhorn