mobile computing
| 8:01PM 3/10/2011
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.
| 11:10AM 10/25/2010
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.
| 6:08PM 10/18/2010
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.
| 11:46AM 9/11/2010
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.
| 2:30PM 8/29/2010
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.
| 10:30AM 8/20/2010
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.
| 5:45PM 5/26/2010
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.