mobile computing

As Apple fans line up to snag an iPad 2 when they go on sale Friday, individual consumers won't be the only ones purchasing them. Analysts explain why corporate America is increasingly adopting the popular tablet computer.

Adobe's CEO talked up his company's independence and growth prospects in an interview with a German publication, dampening recent rumors of a possible merger with Microsoft.

The Associated Press is leading the formation of a news-licensing entity that it hopes will help publications collect royalties from content distributed through mobile phones, tablet computers and wireless-computing devices.

AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint-Nextel want to protect themselves against the iPad and the power it brings Apple in the wireless marketplace. Case in point: Samsung Electronics will launch its new Galaxy Tab tablet soon and all three telecoms will market it.

Remember Beta vs VHS? Windows vs Mac? Once again, competing global standards are preparing to do battle, this time over smartphones and other mobile devices. A flood of new tablets is coming on a number of platforms, but only two or three are likely to win.

Add the $7.7 billion Intel is paying for McAfee to the $3.8 billion loss in the chipmaker's market value after its announcement, and the deal's cost to shareholders is $11.5 billion. But the purchase probably won't drive enough profits to cover that hefty price.

After flirting with a takeover in recent weeks, iPhone and iPod maker Apple's market capitalization has trumped that of rival Microsoft for the first time. Call it a sign of the times.