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Microsoft (MSFT) is kicking people off again from its popular XBox Live service for inappropriate sexual expression, going against its own revised code of conduct. The other problem? The gamers aren't actually talking about their sexuality. It is yet another example of a well-meaning company creating a hostile environment through miscommunication and miseducation of its employees.
Apple has retreated on iOS developers using cross-platform development products and advertising networks owned by handset competitors, meaning that Adobe and Google finally win.
The Kno dual-screen tablet is officially hitting stores this year, but the ambitious device is going to have a hard time carving out a niche in a post-iPad world. The Kno's student body target audience, massive 14-inch screens and questionable price show how nearly any dual-screen tablet has more to...
Google Instant search is a new feature that will turn a lot of Web business upside down, because it changes the way content producers and advertisers have to work.
Apple learns the hard way that it's easy to want content to help push sales and use of high tech devices. Getting the rights straight so you can actually do so gets tougher.
Symantec share prices see an up tick because of a rumored acquisition by Microsoft. But the operating system company has no reason for the buy.
General Motor's OnStar is expected to add some new features next year -- including Facebook connectivity. It is becoming clear that the auto industry may not know the line between helpful online services and dangerous distractions. Oprah "No Texting While Driving" Winfrey will have a field day.
Google plans to move into music and television by Christmas. But these new business opportunities will create big anti-trust problems.
HP sues former CEO mark Hurd, but this is about more than a CEO fired from one company landing at a competitor. Tech businesses find it necessary to turn on long-established partners.
RIM pushes to become indispensable to corporate users as a (large) niche strategy and a way of surviving the smartphone wars between Google and Apple.
Governments are looking at many companies in high tech because they see a safe way to battle "evil" and promote themselves for office, and a way to bring in revenue.
Contrary to popular perception, Ping wasn't meant to be a social network. Instead, Apple wanted to direct customers to the most popular music choices. It's a bad strategy.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has rescued his old friend Mark Hurd, dumped by HP, by making him a co-president of his own company. But the move is a mistake.
HP may have snatched storage vendor 3PAR from Dell, but only at the cost of spending way too much for far too little.
Apple failed to nail down a deal with Facebook to integrated its new Ping service with the world's largest social network. Don't expect things to change unless Apple backs down on what it wants.
