The more I've thought about Oracle's $7.4 billion deal to buy Sun Microsystems the more obvious to me that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is doubling down on the legacy of corporate computing, rather than breaking new ground.
PHOENIX — Conficker, a malicious software program that many believed would cause problems on April 1, is slowly being activated, security experts said.
By Samantha Rose Hunt Chicago (IL) – Acer confirmed that it is working on several devices based on Google' Android operating system, including a smartphone.
by Darius Chang Sometimes, information can be gleaned from the most unexpected sources. In the yet-to-be-released iTunes 8.2, Blu-ray was mentioned on the "About iTunes" splash screen.
Microsoft on Monday debuted the beta version of Vine, a new social networking service that works somewhat like Twitter but is aimed specifically at keeping friends and family up to date in an emergency.
By Brian X. Chen Stanford student Luke Ekkizogloy is writing an iPhone app that controls the lights in his house, but he has bigger dreams.
The chief privacy officer from Facebook has become the latest Silicon Valley name to run for public office. Chris Kelly announced on Wednesday that he would be forming a committee to explore running for the Democratic party nomination for attorney …
By Eric Lai April 29, 2009 (Computerworld) Almost a quarter of potential PC buyers are looking seriously at getting a netbook, according to the results of a market research study released today, as recession-hit Americans shift their PC lust toward …
Every day I sit at my computer and open two browsers: Firefox and Internet Explorer (first 6, then 7 and, as of late, 8). "Why do I do that?
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc is hiring new employees from the semiconductor industry and is building the capability to design its own chips, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
By Matt Hamblen That price includes hardware, manufacturing, and licenses for software and intellectual property, based on isuppli estimates that rely on a mobile handset cost model, the company said in a statement today.
Today, the New York Times published a story reporting that the US Justice Department has begun an inquiry into the antitrust implications of Google's settlement with authors and publishers over its Google Book Search service.