Windows Phone 7 to launch Oct. 11, 2010

Microsoft will introduce its new Windows Phone 7 operating system Oct. 11, 2011. Some experts predict will be a make-or-break product launch.

Analysts say Microsoft's success with Windows Phone 7 (WP7) is important to its mobile initiatives as well as to the overall future prowess of the software giant, which is best known for its desktop operating systems and office productivity software.

Competitors obviously will be watching to see whether WP7 gets traction.

Windows Phone 7 to launch Monday

Massive Shift of Software Development in Enterprise to Mobile

By 2015, software development in the enterprise space will have shifted "massively" to mobility, according to the 2010 IBM Corp. Tech Trends Survey. The online query of 2,000 IT developers and specialists across 87 countries highlights the need by enterprises to build applications that take advantage of mobile technologies.

Some 55 percent of respondents anticipate that development for mobile devices will eclipse development for PCs and servers. That includes devices such as the Apple iPhone and Google Android handsets, as well as tablet PCs like the Apple iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook made by Research In Motion.

Internet Evolution - Executive Clan Editor's Blog - Report: Mobile to Dominate Enterprise by 2015

Software, Hardware, Mobile Litigation

Litigation is a fact of business life. It isn't any different in the software, hardware or mobile businesses, either.

Hulu prepares IPO

Hulu is ready to raise $200 million to $300 million to build its business, and could file a prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission before the end of the year, Reuters reports.

Tapping public markets is one of several options under consideration as Hulu girds for battle against rivals Netflix, Google and Amazon.com.

Hulu prepares IPO amid battle with Netflix

Netflix Proved Lots of People Wrong

Hulu Blocks Google TV Access

Hulu apparently does not allow Google TV appliances to grab Hulu content.

Tablets, Cloud Computing are at Hype Cycle Peak

Media tablets, private cloud computing, and 3D flat-panel TVs and displays are some of the technologies that have moved into the Peak of Inflated Expectations, according to the 2010 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle by Gartner.

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That virtually guarantees there will be a period of relative disillusionment coming for tablet devices and cloud computing. That is not to say they will not be important, only that the wave of hype now is cresting.

Gartner's 2010 Hype Cycle Special Report Evaluates Maturity of 1,800 Technologies