Microsoft nixes plans for its dual-screen Courier tablet

Microsoft has decided to cancel Courier — the next-generation tablet that was in incubation at the company. Pieces of the Courier project still may materialize in other Microsoft products at some point, but there are no concrete plans to that effect, Microsoft officials said on April 29.

Betsy Speare: Microsoft Women Worth Watching

Betsy Speare, a Principal Program Manager Lead, is spearheading (no pun intended) the planning for future versions of Windows Server. She’s the latest woman I am profiling as part of my ongoing “Microsoft Women Worth Watching” series.

Maybe there’s hope for business users with Windows Phone 7 after all

Although Microsoft execs have attempted to assure business users that the coming Windows Phone 7 devices wouldn’t be overly consumer-centric, more than a few enterprise customers already have written them off. But maybe Microsoft hasn’t turned its back on mobile business customers after all.

Comic Book Inspired Artwork: Wonder Woman

Hotel Wi-Fi Round-Up

This year’s HotelChatter look at Wi-Fi: The look at best and worst hotels and chains’ Wi-Fi experiences has a great note in the introduction: “…The majority of guests view WiFi the same way–as a must-have amenity, not something they should pay for. This is the conundrum for hoteliers today, how can all this demand for more access translate into a revenue source, without alienating guests?”

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New telco ombudsman named

The telecommunications industry ombudsman (TIO) has named Simon Cohen as its new ombudsman, following the resignation of Deirdre O’Donnell last year.

Ubuntu’s Lucid Lynx: screenshots

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx is slated for release later this week and arrives as the harbinger of a new look for the distribution. ZDNet Australia has installed the release candidate to give you a peek.

BlackBerry Pearl 3G: hands on

Research in Motion has unveiled the latest addition to its small but beautiful family, the Pearl 3G (or 9100 if you prefer production codes). CNET Australia was on hand to spoil the shiny new toy with a few greasy fingerprints.

Microsoft’s new directory-federation services finally ready to roll

Microsoft is poised to announce the release to the Web (RTW) of its “Geneva” Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). ADFS 2.0, codenamed “Geneva,” is part of Microsoft’s identity/security platform, as well as of its Azure cloud operating environment.

Microsoft signs agreement to contribute to Joomla open-source project

Microsoft has signed the contributor agreement for Joomla, one of the biggest PHP-based open-source applications. Joomla is a content-management system (CMS) and a Model View Controller (MVC) framework that is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).