Computer Software

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

Salesforce.com Leaps Into Cloud Computing

Salesforce.com Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff strides into San Francisco brunch spot Ella's, clad in workout clothes, replete with baggy shorts and a baseball ...

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 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 24, 2008

Microsoft's Earnings Don't Disappoint

As they waited for Microsoft's Oct. 23 quarterly earnings call to begin, analysts and others were treated to a rousing rendition of the theme from The Lone Ranger. ...

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

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 21, 2008

VMware's Good News-Bad News Earnings

Onetime tech industry darling VMware (VMW) beat tepid expectations for its first quarter under a new CEO, but the company provided a downbeat forecast for the current ...

October 20, 2008

Software Makers Get an iPhone Bump

It has been widely reported that iPhone owners use data connections to surf the Internet more often than people with smartphones that have built-in browsers. Indeed, ...

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 ...

October 14, 2008

DivX, Warner Bros. Sign Digital Distribution Deal

Tiny DivX (DIVX) is quietly beefing up what it hopes will become a formidable alternative to Apple's (AAPL) iTunes movie download service. San Diego' DivX, maker of ...

October 14, 2008

Dell Qflix Delivers Legal Movie Burning

Movie downloads are great…if you want to watch them on your PC, that is. Media extenders and other devices will let you stream content from your PC so you can ...

October 6, 2008

Visual Computing Will Change Your Life

Remember when your computer screen looked flat, filled with boring old letters and numbers, when your info-tech life was about nothing more than e-mail, word ...

October 3, 2008

Storage Startups Turn Cache Into Cash

Other than the availability of bigger boxes (or clear, plastic ones) it's hard to point to big changes in the way we store our stuff. Shifts in data storage are ...

October 1, 2008

Again! Tech That Doesn't Work Won't Let Us Work

Yes, I am an angry guy. I yell at other drivers. I roll my eyes when I have to stand in line for more than two minutes. I complain about Wall Street's greedy ...

September 30, 2008

Intuit Taps Hewlett-Packard and Google for Advice

As first-year CEO Brad Smith tries to reshape software maker Intuit for the online age, he has opened his Rolodex and is cribbing ideas from some tech industry icons. ...

September 29, 2008

Fixing Microsoft: A How-To Guide

Other than another profitable quarter, Microsoft (MSFT) has little to celebrate these days. The company is falling sadly behind, serving fewer ads, video clips, search...

September 27, 2008

Can Browser Plug-Ins Be a Business?

For as long as I can remember, I have been highly skeptical of the concept of browser plug-ins as a business. Whenever I'd learn of a browser plug-in startup fetching ...

September 26, 2008

Moving Money Online Stills Needs Work

Despite the acceptance of credit cards and services like PayPal, the issue of getting money from one person to another online still offers opportunities for ...

September 25, 2008

Oracle Dives Headlong into Hardware

Larry Ellison kicked off his annual speech to Oracle (ORCL) customers by comparing the engineering behind his new America's Cup racing yacht to Oracle's products. ...

September 25, 2008

Tracking 'Social Entrepreneurs' Gets Easier

There's plenty to love about organizations that focus on solving the world's poverty and health problems—but their impact is often hard to measure. That can make...

September 19, 2008

Oracle Flies High Above Wall Street's Carnage

Turmoil in American banking and recent gains by the U.S. dollar have left investors jittery over the potential impact on tech companies such as Oracle (ORCL). The ...

September 16, 2008

Tech Stocks: No Safe Haven

Amid the rash of bad news emanating from Wall Street, investors could have yet another setback to stew over. Technology stocks, once a haven from the storms roiling ...