Microsoft Buys Skype and a Future in Telecommunications
Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion and gets a lot of value for its dollars.
Technology
Apple's Success Secret: It Makes Mistakes All the Time
Some think that Apple doesn't tolerate mistakes. But making mistakes is the secret to Apple's success.
LinkedIn Wants $32-$35 per Share. Did Someone Say Bubble?
LinkedIn thinks it should have a $3 billion market value. But its business model has some big weaknesses.
Just How Badly Did AOL's Screwy Traffic Numbers Drop? [Update]
The more you look at AOL's visitor numbers, the more confused you can get, because they just don't add up.
Do You Use Google, Yahoo or AOL? You're Part of the World's Largest Sex Survey
The new book A Billion Wicked Thoughts uses Internet behavior to analyze our sex lives. Like any Internet study, it is both fascinating and limited.
Judge Gives Google a Break in Oracle Patent Suit -- on a Technicality [Update]
The judge in the Oracle patent and copyright lawsuit of Google has severely limited the number of patent claims that Oracle can raise.
Nokia Is Hosed, and Time Is Running Out
Nokia was low company on smartphone growth year-over-year. But look at sequential quarters, and it sold 14.5 percent less. Can Nokia make necessary changes in time?
Sony's Latest Statement on ID-Data Loss: A Classic of the Corporate Non-Apology
Sony apologizes -- finally! -- for the network break-in that compromised 100 million accounts. Too bad the apology is as effective as the company's cyber security.
Demand Media Hit by Google, Refocuses Content Strategy
Demand Media saw a significant increase in revenue. However, Google's search engine changes have still hit the company hard.
HTC Is Making a Smartphone For Women. Wait... What?
Women are already buying nearly as many smartphones as men, and highlighting calorie apps and other stereotypical features will only insult potential female customers.
6 YouSendIt Lessons for Increasing Customer Conversion Rates
Freemium file transfer company YouSendIt learned a lot over the last two years: enough to more than double its customer conversion rate.
AOL Traffic Falls After the HuffPo Deal and Other 10-Q Surprises
AOL acquired Huffington Post to increase traffic. Only, in the first quarter, the number of unique visitors was actually down.
Intel Breakthrough Might Finally Get It Into Smartphone Chips in a Big Way
A jump in semiconductor manufacturing technology has let Intel leapfrog its competitors, and possibly land far up in the mobile pack.
Pandora Begins Suggesting Comedy Clips to Users, and That's Just the Beginning
Today Pandora expands its curation algorithm to comedy. Even it knows that curating music can only take it so far.
AOL Display-Ad Revenue Is Up -- Just Not Enough to Make Up for Other Suckage
AOL sees a little growth in display ads, but the company's revenues continue their long hard slide.
Judge rejects DOJ's push to force California to set aside ballots
Investigation
Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest
Live
Obama and Trump hold dueling rallies as midterm campaigns make final pitch
High-speed train crash in Spain kills at least 68, injures dozens
Experts react to new findings on CTE in former NFL players
Live
Qatari mediators hand Iran new proposal to end the war
Ted Cruz calls El-Sayed a "jihadist leprechaun" at campaign stop
Brewers defeat Rays in 5 games to win first World Series in franchise history
