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Six Reasons Businesses Can't Live Without Gold
8:30AM 9/13/2011
The majority of gold demand these days goes to jewelry and investors, but the precious metal is good for more than looking pretty and providing a hard asset: Industrial and technological uses for gold are growing.
IBM Surges Past Microsoft in Market Value
8:35AM 5/24/2011
Company News, Technology, IBM, Exxon Mobil, Google , Microsoft, Apple, Stocks in the News, Market News
Microsoft used to be the most valuable tech company in the U.S. based on market capitalization. Apple took that crown away last year. Now, IBM has dropped the Redmond, Wash., giant into third place. So what's IBM doing right, and what's Microsoft doing wrong?
Free Xbox 360 Deal: Students Get Help With Downtime
11:45AM 5/23/2011
Sending a new college student off to school with a computer is so time-honored, I myself -- some 20 summers ago -- was gifted with a new computer (a Tandy desktop). I think it cost about $1,000 in 1991 dollars and stayed with me through four years of school, a double major and a 72-page honors...
Google Throws the Chromebook at Microsoft -- But Will It Hit?
9:00AM 5/18/2011
Company News, Technology, Investing, Google , Microsoft, Apple, Stock Picks, Stocks in the News, Market News, Investment
Google recently announced the launch of the Chromebook: a notebook PC loaded with its Chrome Web browser as a bare-bones operating system. This Web-based portable is a direct attack on Microsoft's core businesses: the Windows OS and the Office suite. But how much of a threat is it?
One of the slickest things Apple ever did to lure consumers to its products was creating the Genius Bar and Apple Care, offering fast, face-to-face customer support. Now, Apple is taking the same approach to small-biz IT support with a service called Joint Venture.
Nokia in Cell-Phone Talks with Microsoft and Google
7:30PM 2/10/2011
When Nokia's CEO presents the company's strategy to investors in London on Friday, it could announce plans to use an outside operating system -- namely, Microsoft's , Google's or both, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Microsoft to Unveil Windows for Tablet Computers
6:50AM 12/22/2010
Software giant Microsoft (MSFT) plans to unveil a version of its Windows operating system that runs on hand-held devices such as tablet computers.
Executives will debut the software at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Bloomberg News reported without naming its sources.
The software is...
Microsoft Releases Biggest-Ever Security Fix
7:05AM 10/13/2010
Microsoft (MSFT) instigated its biggest-ever security fix, releasing software to address problems including a flaw in its Windows operating system and Internet browser that could let hackers take control of a personal computer.
The new software, released Tuesday, will address a range of...
Taking on the iPad: Microsoft Tablets Coming Soon
8:00PM 10/05/2010
Microsoft says the first tablets equipped with Windows 7 will hit stores this year. The so-called "slate" computing devices, launched in partnership with hardware companies such as Hewlett-Packard, will go on sale during this year's holiday season. Can they take market share away from Apple's iPad?
Will Dell Dump Microsoft for Google's Chrome Operating System?
7:30AM 6/21/2010
Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Google , Microsoft, Apple
U.S. computer giant Dell is reportedly in talks with Google over the use of the Chrome operating system on its laptops.
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