Weekly Ten: Windows Phone 7 Wins, Microsoft Supercomputer, Smartphone Destroys Businesses | Linux Today

Weekly Ten: Windows Phone 7 Wins, Microsoft Supercomputer, Smartphone Destroys Businesses

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 18, 2010

“2. Microsoft breaks petaflop barrier, loses Top 500 spot to
Linux
Microsoft says a Windows-based supercomputer has broken the
petaflop speed barrier, but the achievement is not being recognized
by the group that tracks the world’s fastest supercomputers,
because the same machine was able to achieve higher speeds using
Linux.
More @ NetworkWorld

“10. The Ten Businesses the Smartphone Has Destroyed
Global smartphone sales rose by nearly 100% in the third quarter of
2010 compared with the same period last year. That allowed Apple
and Research In Motion to pick up market share while large handset
companies like Nokia, Samsung and LG, which do not have strong
smartphone products, lost ground.
More @ YahooFinance”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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