Craig Mundie, Microsoft (MSFT) chief research and strategy officer, was good enough to point out to Reuters that fixing software piracy issues in the developing world could take decades. "Most of the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is trading up marginally ahead of the technology analyst and press conference in San Francisco, but the stock is currently back within about $4.50 of its all-time highs. What…
Microsoft (MSFT) launches its Silverlight rich media development software this week. It will compete directly with Adobe (ADBE) Flash. The Flash player sits on over 700 million PCs and a number of…
According to Reuters, Mattel (MAT) recalled another 800,000 toys made in China due to high levels of lead paint. Reuters writes that Intel (INTC) will respond to regulator’s questions about its joint…
It used to be that the corporate IT crowd could not get enough of Linux. It was inexpensive. It did not come from Microsoft. It was open-source and could be improved without…
Tonight I received an email from Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) regarding what was starting to look like the inevitable: that little web gadget, its Foleo, is not just delayed futher; it has been scrubbed.…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said again that tech is where you want to be going into Q4, and if you don’t yet have tech that Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) is…
Even if VMware (NYSE:VMW) sees its stock go sideways or even if it gets soft from here, it has a long way to go before many would be able to say this…
Sun (JAVA) claims that it open Solaris software will beat Linux to a pulp. According to ComputerWorld: "Sun intends to take the operating system into markets where it hasn’t traditionally been a…
Sony (SNE) has decided to use products including its Playstation3 and PSP as the target devices for a new set of video download businesses using content from the TV and movie industries.…
According to Reuters, American Blind & Wallpaper Factory Inc has dropped its long-running suit against Google (GOOG) for running ads for competitors when search results for a company appear. Reuters writes that…
Microsoft (MSFT) is finally getting serious about connecting its Windows product to other software using the internet. Google (GOOG) has been doing this with its spreadsheet and document products for some time.…
According to Reuters, HSBC (HBC) bought 51% of Korea Exchange Bank $6.3 billion. Reuters writes GE (GE) bought buy British oilfield services firm Sondex for $583 million. Reuters reports that oil moved…
The Justice Department seems satisfied that Microsoft (NASD:MSFT) is abiding by its 2002 deal not to act like a huge monopoly laying siege to all of its smaller competitors. Several state attorneys…
According to Reuters, Bush will outline a plan to help holders of sub-prime mortgages. Reuters writes that Dell (DELL) topped Wall St. estimates but sees costs drops slowing. Reuters writees that Freddie…