The new year is expected to bring a bumper crop of new smartphones, and Apple may reap the greatest harvest. Perhaps the most long-awaited wireless... read more »
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(Credit: Blizzard) Activision Blizzard and social-gaming company Zynga are being sued for alleged patent infringement. Walker Digital, an "inventi... read more »
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Chip sales have been a lot healthier lately than they were amid the downturn of 2009. Semiconductor sales around the world hit $26 billion in Nove... read more »
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Nvidia chips are powering a supercomputer that the graphics chip supplier claims has achieved the fastest speeds to date. The China-based "Tianhe-1A"... read more »
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Future versions of Motorola's Atrix smartphone-laptop combo will be rolled out as Android "alternatives" to tablets and other newfangled devices, Mot... read more »
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The FBI has arrested another person in the ongoing investigation into the sharing of insider information with investors by consultants working for... read more »
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We may be basking in the waning sunlight of tax-free Internet shopping. ... read more »
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LEXINGTON, Mass.--Energy Secretary Steven Chu toured tiny solar company 1366 Technologies here today, holding it up as an example of success in the ... read more »
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Software giant Oracle said that co-President Safra Catz will take over as chief financial officer following the resignation of Jeff Epstein, who ha... read more »
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Microsoft will build a major software development center in Skolkovo, Russia's would-be Silicon Valley. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive ... read more »
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Popular media player VLC has been pulled from Apple's App Store at the request of one of the program's original developers--in a move that's caused ... read more »
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Motorola and Huawei Technologies have patched up their legal differences in disputes over the potential sharing of trade secrets. The companies an... read more »
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SAN FRANCISCO--As expected, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors today approved a payroll tax cap for some businesses willing to move to the city'... read more »
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Unity interface on Ubuntu 10.10 Lite. Canonical's Mark Shuttleworth on Monday detailed how Ubuntu will split from the GNOME user interface for Unit... read more »
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Intel will gain access to Nvidia's patents while paying the graphics chip supplier $1.5 billion in licensing fees as part of a new six-year agreement... read more »
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Dell is beefing up its cloud strategy by acquiring Boomi. Boomi is a Pennsylvania-based company whose platform connects cloud-based applications ... read more »
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Although you can download beta, unbranded versions of Google's nascent operating system now, Chrome OS won't be ready for mainstream use until the mi... read more »
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The Dynamics-powered Citi credit card lets you select which account you want to use at the time of payment. (Credit: Dynamics) LAS VEGAS--Dynamics... read more »
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The CEO of computer maker Acer has stepped down after disagreeing with the company's board of directors over the future of the company, Acer said in ... read more »
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Intel has been criticized here and in other venues for being late to the tablet party. But Android's slow start in tablets may mean latecomers aren't... read more »
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