- OpenGL 4 spec arrives with Direct3D 11 feature parity
- etc: Microsoft has released a hotfix for Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 users experiencing crashes with Office applications after installing a non-security update for Office 2007.
- etc: Windows Azure platform AppFabric will be commercially available on a paid and fully SLA-supported basis starting April 9, 2010. Microsoft will also start charging for AppFabric.
- etc: 5:30am PST is when iPad preorders begin tomorrow, March 12. Early morning chat date, anyone?
- iPhone still second-place US smartphone while Android grows
On the 6th of November there was an announcement that Ebay settled its lawsuit with Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis. Today the Washington Post announced that Google bought Gizmo5 an alternative VOIP client. This move will integrate Google Talk with Google Voice into one service that can be used on any data plan from cell carriers. The battle between phone and text services offered by carriers has heated up because services like Google Voice and Skype have already pushed their way onto cell phones and will only get better now that Google bought Gizmo5 and Skype is clear of legal troubles.