Computer News

November 6, 2008

A No-Nonsense Phone from China's ZTE

China's ZTE is stepping up its assault on the U.S. market. In February the maker of wireless gear introduced the C88, its first U.S. cell phone (BusinessWeek.com, ...

November 5, 2008

What Fadell's Departure Means for Apple

At a company as tight-lipped about its inner workings as Apple (AAPL), changes at the top can be hard to gauge. But the Nov. 4 announcement that Tony Fadell, ...

November 4, 2008

Apple: Soon to Be a Mobile Gaming Force

I didn't expect much from games on the iPhone. I had visions of casual games, perhaps a fancy take on solitaire or a version of poker that takes advantage of the ...

November 4, 2008

Apple: Soon to Be a Mobile Gaming Force

I didn't expect much from games on the iPhone. I had visions of casual games, perhaps a fancy take on solitaire or a version of poker that takes advantage of the ...

November 3, 2008

The Recycled Cell-Phone Trap

The sales director of a large Japanese company thought he was doing a good deed when he donated his BlackBerry for recycling. But later a group of British and ...

November 3, 2008

New Rage at Work: Used, Revamped IT Gear

Just off the 101, about nine miles north of San Jose, a section of computer store Micro Center is lined with pristine white boxes. Inside are newly refurbished Dell ...

November 3, 2008

New Rage at Work: Used, Revamped IT Gear

Just off the 101, about nine miles north of San Jose, a section of computer store Micro Center is lined with pristine white boxes. Inside are newly refurbished Dell ...

November 3, 2008

The Recycled Cell-Phone Trap

The sales director of a large Japanese company thought he was doing a good deed when he donated his BlackBerry for recycling. But later a group of British and ...

November 3, 2008

Microsoft: Reused PCs Need Windows, Too

Microsoft (MSFT) is working hard to ensure that Windows is the operating system of choice on the growing number of refurbished personal computers being used by ...

November 3, 2008

Microsoft: Reused PCs Need Windows, Too

Microsoft (MSFT) is working hard to ensure that Windows is the operating system of choice on the growing number of refurbished personal computers being used by ...

October 31, 2008

Motorola's Turnaround Plans Meet with Skepticism

The latest flurry of turnaround plans for Motorola is being met with about as much enthusiasm as previous attempts to revive the company's foundering mobile-phone ...

October 31, 2008

Tech Clobbered as Consumers Cut Spending

The last time technology investments took a hit, it was easy to look around at the old sock puppets and other ruins of the dot-com crash and blame the downturn on the ...

October 31, 2008

Tech Clobbered as Consumers Cut Spending

The last time technology investments took a hit, it was easy to look around at the old sock puppets and other ruins of the dot-com crash and blame the downturn on the ...

October 30, 2008

Google, FCC, Broadcasters Fight for White Spaces

Besides the Presidential election, there's another big political battle brewing in Washington on Nov. 4. This one is over the airwaves that are used to deliver ...

October 29, 2008

Craving Motorola's Krave ZN4 Touchscreen Phone

Motorola (MOT) has made a habit of falling behind in recent years. The money-losing handset maker arrived late to the music-phone craze and camera-phone party. And the...

October 28, 2008

Azure: Can Microsoft Meld Windows with the Web?

After years of efforts by Google (GOOG) and Amazon.com (AMZN) to spin visions of a future where the Web supplants Windows, Microsoft (MSFT) struck back on Oct. 27. The...

October 28, 2008

Testing for Tech Literacy

On a recent Monday morning, the eighth graders in Chris Malanga's technology class at Riverhead (N.Y.) Middle School were hard at work constructing Web pages. ...

October 26, 2008

Letting Wi-Fi Do More With Less Energy

In the quest for a truly mobile device, we've managed to cut the phone cord and the Ethernet cable, but the power cord? Well, that's still a problem. While some ...

October 24, 2008

Sumner Redstone's Investments Face Mortal Kombat

It's sure no fun being Sumner Redstone these days. He's just filed for divorce from his wife of five years. The billionaire chairman of both Viacom (VIAB) and CBS ...

October 23, 2008

AT&T's Troubling Trends

At first glance, third-quarter results from telecom giant AT&T (T) appear strong. The Dallas-based phone service provider posted net income of $3.23 billion, or 55¢ a ...

October 23, 2008

Sun Co-Founder Departs for Startup He Funded

As though the market forces battering Sun Microsystems weren't enough, the troubled computer company is absorbing another punch. Andy Bechtolsheim, a co-founder who ...

October 22, 2008

Steve Jobs: Apple Will Be 'Fine'

Steve Jobs may not be sure how much the economic slump will hurt Apple, but he's clear on this: It won't be as bad as pessimists predict. And for the first time in ...

October 20, 2008

Motorola Readies Its Own Android Social Smartphone

As the wireless world awaits the Oct. 22 debut of the first phone based on the Google-backed Android software, engineers at Motorola (MOT) are hard at work on their ...

October 19, 2008

Debt-Heavy Telecoms Won't Escape the Credit Crunch

The $1 trillion telecommunications industry has long been one of the most resilient parts of the economy. But as the financial crisis has intensified, it has recently ...

October 17, 2008

Carriers Buy into Startups to Boost Their Networks

As consumers increasingly pick up smartphones rather than feature phones, wireless carriers are investing more cash in startups, hoping to make such devices more ...