Computer News

October 5, 2011

Steve Jobs Departs a World He Helped Transform

Apple’s visionary was born in the days of room-sized computers and, perhaps more than anyone, helped forge an age of personal devices with 1,000 times more power

September 7, 2011

Getting a Handle on Big Data with Hadoop

The flood of information from social media and elsewhere is propelling companies' use of free and customizable software called Hadoop to manage it

August 24, 2011

What Will Apple Under CEO Tim Cook Look Like?

In the wake of Steve Jobs's resignation, Apple will continue to release popular products. Its future several years from now is less predictable

August 22, 2011

What TouchPad's Fate Says About the Tablet Market

Given Apple's early iPad launch, only a well-executed, budget-priced, basic tablet backed by deep, committed pockets is likely to fare well—as in Amazon's likely...

August 10, 2011

HTML5 Seems To Be Gaining Momentum

With Google, Pandora, Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, Vudu, and even Microsoft embracing HTML5, these are exciting times for vendors, developers and consumers

August 1, 2011

Hiring Like It's 1999

The tech boom is fueling a surge in jobs and creative recruiting

July 6, 2011

The IPad's Secret Abilities

The Apple tablet is helping people with disabilities by reading e-mails, voicing directions, and zooming in on text

July 6, 2011

Getting People with Disabilities Back to Work

Companies and advocacy groups are stepping up efforts to provide jobs for the rising number of unemployed people with disabilities

June 24, 2011

Disappointing Hardware Sales Hit Oracle Stock

(Bloomberg) Oracle Corp. dropped in late trading yesterday after reporting a decline in hardware sales, fueling concern the top maker of database software may ...

June 22, 2011

Memo to IT: Don't Fight the Public Cloud; Embrace It

When it comes to cloud computing, corporate IT doesn't quite "get it" just yet. Simon Crosby, CTO, datacenter and cloud division, for Citrix Systems (CTXS), said on ...

June 14, 2011

Apotheker Revamps HP Management

(Bloomberg) Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Officer Léo Apotheker elevated executives in the software, sales and services divisions, part of a leadership ...

June 10, 2011

Hewlett-Packard Said to Plan Devices That Make Wireless Payments

(Bloomberg) Hewlett-Packard Co. is developing mobile devices that will help consumers make purchases wirelessly, two people familiar with the company's plans ...

June 10, 2011

EMC's Eyes 'Big Data' Analysis Buys

(Bloomberg) EMC Corp. may spend about $3 billion on acquisitions this year, keeping pace with last year's tally, to add businesses that can help corporate ...

June 8, 2011

Can the FT Help Publishers Quit Their Apple Addiction?

Ever since the iPhone and iPad arrived, publishers have spent millions building dedicated software to try to cash in on the app boom. Everyone who was ...

June 7, 2011

Virtual Shopping in 3D

Linda Smith walked on stage at the Spring 2011 Demo Conference in Palm Desert, Calif., on Feb. 28 and tried on clothes. Looking at herself in an interactive mirror, ...

May 17, 2011

HP CEO Expects 'Tough Third Quarter,' Memo Says

(Bloomberg) Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Officer Léo Apotheker told top executives that he's bracing for "another tough quarter" in the July period and ...

May 5, 2011

Here's Spotify's Master Plan: Tackle iTunes Head-On

A couple of weeks ago Spotify, the European music streaming startup, came in for sharp criticism when it made the decision to place tight limits on the music you could...

May 2, 2011

Quincy Cashes in on the Cloud

Inside a white metal fence laced with barbed wire on the outskirts of Quincy, in central Washington state, a construction crew maneuvers excavators that scoop up giant...

May 1, 2011

It's Time to Realize Our Location Concerns Aren't Dumb

Steve Jobs (AAPL) may have tried to bat away concerns over the iPhone's location data collection, but if you ever need a reminder why holding such information is ...

April 25, 2011

With $25 Android App Giveaway, Amazon Shows Larger Ambitions

Amazon.com (AMZN) is giving new Verizon Android customers who buy a phone on AmazonWireless $25 worth of credits for apps in its Amazon Appstore. The promotion ends on...

April 19, 2011

Tablet Market May Surge to $49 Billion

Apple (AAPL) and other electronics makers will generate $49 billion in sales of tablet computers by 2015, amid booming demand for devices that bridge the gap between ...

April 7, 2011

Cisco: What Went Wrong and What Needs to Be Fixed

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is in trouble. It screwed up and John Chambers acknowledged as much in his memo to employees Monday, Apr.4, which was later published on the ...

March 31, 2011

Ingenico Said Seeking Hypercom's U.S. Assets

(Bloomberg) Ingenico, a French maker of payment terminals, is in discussions to buy the U.S. assets of Hypercom Corp., giving it a bigger foothold in North ...

March 31, 2011

Microsoft Wins Over Developers

Microsoft (MSFT) has delivered 1.5 million downloads of a tool kit to make applications for Windows Phone 7, a sign the operating system may be winning over developers...

March 29, 2011

A Virtual Fix for 'Broken' Gift-Card Business

Megan Kendrick, an editor in Phoenix, just discovered 12 plastic gift cards stashed in a drawer, dating as far back as 2003. The unspent balance topped $500. "I didn't...

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