Microsoft to feed the starving nations...with phones

Microsoft wants to bring an enriched mobile experience to the developing world. Microsoft has been doing little of interest in mobile for years, but has talked about it even less. This is a chance for Microsoft to innovate. Whether it will is, of cours

Wind power company Noble files for public offering

Noble Environmental Power has filed to raise as much as $375 million in an initial public offering. Can wind power whip up a storm on Wall Street?

Microsoft plans to appeal European Commission's historic $1.38 billion fine

Microsoft announces it plans to appeal the European Commission's historic fine, which dinged the Redmond giant for failing to comply with hits previous anti-trust orders.

Slouching toward telecommuting: IT's newest challenge

The latest data suggests that energy prices are likely going higher. Now the big question is whether IT will be ready to handle the new demands put on it by more telecommuters.

Appeals court issues split ruling in Alcatel-Lucent patent infringement case

A federal appeals court issues a split ruling in the Alcatel-Lucent patent infringement case against Microsoft and Dell.

Why Apple should release a game console

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Why Apple should release a game console-- As more people trust and enjoy Apple products in the home, the company could easily capitalize on its success elsewhere and create a gaming console that could do the same.

Nvidia CEO discusses his beef with Intel--Jen-Hsun Huang describes his company as laser focused on just one thing: visual computing. This is leading to clashes with Intel, which is shifting its focus to this area. p>

Verizon Wireless and I are no longer friends--There are few things in life more infuriating than dealing with cell carriers.

DRM: it's like those zombie movies--No matter how many times the content owners wish it worked, DRM has a fundamental technical flaw: you have to give the key to the person you're trying to lock out! Microsoft gets this, even if the RIAA doesn't.

Firefox add-on infected with Trojan

An Vietnamese language pack for the open-source Web browser was infected with the infectious Xorer Trojan since February. A new version is now being checked.