Intel Earnings a Hit, but No Time for High Tech To Relax
Intel's earnings made many cheer, but for those in high tech, a healthy dose of skepticism is advisable.
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Electronic Medical Records Are a Limited Tech Money Transfusion
Electronic healthcare record rules will give high tech a money transfusion, but not a ticket to easy street.
Patent Troll Targets eBay -- But Might Tar Whitman As Well
A law firm-owned company, XPRT, claims that eBay stole its idea for integrating online auctions and payments. The claims of patent infringement and trade secret theft won't look good on California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, who ran eBay at the time.
The Guardian Makes It Easy To Steal Its Stories... And Its Ads
The Guardians bold experiment to syndicate its content could anger its advertising partners.
E-Readers Drop Below $100 â€"- But That Won't Save Them
Deep discount prices on e-book reader prices have finally broken the $100 barrier. Unfortunately for manufacturers, it will take that and more on a sustained basis to get people to buy one.
Microsoft Has Windows 7 Tablet Dreams, XP Nightmares
Microsoft says that 20 manufacturers are working on Windows 7 tablets, but HP may not be one of them, and Microsoft's chance to dominate the tablet market is probably long gone.
Wine Vending Machines: A Technology Kludge for Bad Laws
Taking the term boxed wine to another level, Pennsylvania's new wine vending machines are an attempt to solve the age-old problem of underage drinking with new technology. Alcohol abuse and drinking minors are both serious problems, but Pennsylvania's new wine machines show the ugly side of technol...
How Apple Tried to Play Ministry of Truth on Its iPhone 4 Forum
Yesterday, Apple deleted from its discussion boards a number of threads that mentioned a critical Consumer Reports piece that suggested against the iPhone 4.
Video Blackberry Messenger on a Tablet May Be RIM's Answer to the iPad
With Flash support and video conferencing, a Blackberry tablet could pull RIM's customers even deeper into the fold.
As eBay Loses Its Fashion Mojo, High-End Labels Make Their Move
Ebay's identity crisis may cost it its fashion business.
The Rumored Google-Zynga Deal Is Really All About Facebook
The deal between Zynga and Google shows both looking for leverage against Facebook.
Consumer Reports Breaks Up with the Apple iPhone 4
After giving the iPhone 4 top marks, Consumer Reports has reversed an earlier position and now recommends against the phone until Apple presents a permanent and free fix for reception problems.
Google Unleashes Its Android App Zombie Army Strategy
Google's Android app generator will expand consumer interest in its smartphone and tablet operating system.
Apple and Other Tech Firms Must Fix Customer Security Glitches
Apple is a recent example of inadequate protection for customer data, but many high tech companies are similar, and to move forward, they must clean up their acts.
Amazon's Automated Gift-Suggestion Patent: A Firestorm Just Waiting to Catch
Amazon keeps filing patents for an automated gift registry that would combine people purchase and previous gift receipt data with highly personal data like religion, income, age, and gender to make automated gift suggestions.
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