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October 31, 2010

Sprint's CEO: The iPad Has Been Good to Us

It might not be selling iPads in its stores like rivals AT&T and Verizon, but Sprint is benefiting from brisk demand for Apple's hot new device regardless.Dan Hesse, ...

October 28, 2010

AT&T Will Let Customers Buy Digital Music, Movies with Phones

(This story was updated to include other companies working with AT&T)AT&T (T) is in the early stages of a plan to turn mobile phones into credit cards. The carrier ...

October 25, 2010

Android Payments Snarl Spurs Upstarts

(Clarifies relationship of companies in fourth paragraph.) Lauren Azulay wants to help her customers flirt faster. Azulay is head of billing and payments for ...

October 25, 2010

Apple Gets Corporate Sales Backup at Unisys

(Bloomberg) Apple Inc., maker of the iPhone and Macintosh computer, has enlisted Unisys Corp. to help it sell more to businesses and U.S. government agencies, ...

October 21, 2010

Will the Antivirus Industry Survive the Cloud?

Tech industry analysts have been predicting the demise of the desktop and download antivirus (AV) security model for years, due in large part to the ongoing transition...

October 21, 2010

Tech Companies See Dearth of Mobile-Software Developers

Technology companies are running up against a dearth of qualified developers to create applications for mobile devices, according to a survey by online job board Dice ...

October 21, 2010

Old Tech Never Fades Away; It Just Dies

The one thing certain about technology is that something better is always on the horizon. Some technologies, such as the landline telephone, evolve. Others, like the ...

October 14, 2010

Smartphone Apps Go (Truly) Viral

In early 2009, Citigroup (C) launched a new mobile banking application for the iPhone. It let customers check their account balances and pay bills while on the go. ...

October 14, 2010

Kapitall: Investing 'for the Rest of Us'

Earlier this year, Rutgers University student Daniel Moran noticed that his investment portfolio was being dragged down by tech stocks. To reverse the slide, Moran, ...

October 14, 2010

How Bad Guys Worm Their Way Into Factories

At a September conference in Vancouver, Liam O Murchu, a researcher with the computer security firm Symantec (SYMC), used a simple air pump connected to an industrial ...

October 14, 2010

Safeguarding F-15s, And Your Credit Card

Unless they're buying low-priced sneakers, battle tank designers don't interact much with discount retailers. Still, when cyber thieves stole millions of customer ...

October 11, 2010

Facebook, Zynga Impose Pre-IPO Share Fees

(Adds Zynga representative's comment in eighth paragraph.) (Bloomberg) Facebook Inc. and Zynga Game Network Inc. are charging fees of at least $2,500 for each ...

October 5, 2010

China's Leap in Supercomputer Rankings

When a list of the world's 500 fastest computers is revealed on Nov. 15, it may contain a surprise. China, currently known to own the second-fastest computer, may ...

October 5, 2010

At GM, High-Performance Computing Curbs Test Costs

Crashing cars doesn't come cheap for automakers such as General Motors. Some of the autos put through paces at GM's safety lab in Milford, Mich., cost more than ...

October 4, 2010

What the Web Is Saying: HP's New CEO Fail

If you're an employee of Hewlett-Packard, you've already had a pretty rough few weeks. First, your chairman and CEO has to step down because of allegations of ...

September 23, 2010

LinkedIn Agrees to Buy Business Reviews Startup

LinkedIn, the largest networking site for online professionals, bought ChoiceVendor Inc., a website for reviews of business service providers. ChoiceVendor, a San ...

September 23, 2010

Is the MiFi Model the Future of Mobile Broadband?

In January 2009, I got my first glimpse of a new device from Novatel Wireless (NVTL) called a MiFi. The MiFi, with its credit-card-sized footprint, uses a wireless 3G ...

September 21, 2010

AI's Time Has Arrived

After 50 years of frequent failure and narrow success, artificial intelligence (AI) is going mainstream. A confluence of trends—cloud computing, smart phones, ...

September 21, 2010

Artificial Intelligence Goes Mobile

Artificial intelligence is going mobile. The technology that can help machines behave more intelligently, popularized by such films as 2001: A Space Odyssey, is ...

September 12, 2010

Why Nokia Chose Stephen Elop

Nokia on Sept. 10 named Stephen Elop as the new president and chief executive officer of the Finnish phone maker, effective Sept.21. Elop is leaving a senior role at ...

September 3, 2010

Ex-Googler Lee Backs China Companies to Foster Startup Culture

(This story was updated to include the total number of résumés received.) Kai-Fu Lee, who headed Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Chinese division during its biggest growth years,...

August 31, 2010

Intel Buys Infineon's Wireless Biz. Is It About LTE?

It's been rumored for months that Intel (INTC), the world's largest chipmaker, was close to buying German semiconductor company Infineon's (IFNNY:US) wireless chip ...

August 30, 2010

MetroPCS and Leap Take Prepaid Calling Upmarket

MetroPCS Communications (PCS) and Leap Wireless International (LEAP), two of the top sellers of pay-as-you-go wireless calling plans for low-income consumers, are ...

August 29, 2010

Killer Feature of Windows Phone 7? Hint: Not the Phone

In a bid to reverse declining market share and relevance in the smartphone space, Microsoft (MSFT) is prepping Windows Phone 7, expected to launch this fall. The new ...

August 24, 2010

Connected Workers Going iPad for Connectivity

Nearly 50 percent of the mobile workforce carries more than three devices, causing them to stay connected longer, according to the latest quarterly Mobile Workforce ...

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