This Year, Virtualization Comes Home
According to two major surveys released this week, 2010 is going to be all about using a computer from somewhere else.
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Why Amazon Needs a Digital Book Exchange
Apple's mythical tablet is said to drop this week, and it'll arrive to a variegated market full of e-ink readers, tablet hybrid computers and smartbooks. What used to be called a "format war" is now more like a "form-factor war." The question of the year (at least, mine) is quickly becoming: what do...
Google Is Worried About Privacy, Not Politics, in China Dispute [Updated]
Google's announcement last week that it was going to stop censoring search results in China was brilliant piece of misdirection. By framing the move in the context of politics and principles, Google (GOOG) earned itself high praise and avoided the real issue at hand, security.
Apple Gets Ready for Carrier Limits on Wireless Data [UPDATE]
A newly published patent application from Apple makes it sound as though the company is readying data usage monitoring for the iPhone as carriers make increasing noises about limiting consumer bandwidth.
HP, Dell, IBM, Others in Trouble when Corporate Customers Go Direct
Direct component purchasing of enterprise customers is putting virtually all of the high tech equipment business in danger.
Google Earnings Up, Revenues Stuck in Advertising
Google makes money, but only in advertising.
Playstation 3 Missing Break-Even After Almost 4 Years. How Long Can It Go On? [UPDATE]
Sony's multi-year need to subsidize PlayStation 3 sales and continued big losses raises the question of whether it can afford to be in the gaming business.
Oracle to Get Sun, EU Clears the Way [UPDATE]
Oracle gets Sun, at least one founder will be disappointed.
Amazon Trumps Competitors, Opens Kindle to App Developers
Amazon opens the Kindle to app developers, upsetting its competitors and pushing back at Apple's attempts to round up publishing content for its upcoming tablet.
Google's Good/Bad Cop China PR Tactic May Yield Self-Injury
Google is in the middle of a PR campaign over China. But a dual-audience, good cop/bad cop approach may cause the company more harm than good.
Modern Media Succeeds, and Fails, on the Newspaper Model
Success in Internet-based media actually uses the underlying business model of newpapers - paid access to information distribution.
Sirius Still in the Woods with Announced Subscriber Additions
Sirius XM added audience, but the future is still flat at best.
Apple Shows Sony, Nintendo How To Sell Grand Theft Auto
Out today on the iPhone, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars proves that Nintendo and Sony will have a hard time holding on to their properties. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is already getting high reviews and running up the Apple best-seller list. It was also released twice on other portable cons...
Zune Phone: Microsoft's Only Mobile Hope
A Zune phone might let Microsoft break out of old business habits that aren't serving it well.
Tech Stays Away in Droves from Silicon Valley
Office vacancies in Silicon Valley could be a sign of a shift in where technology happens in the U.S.
Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
Isaias lashes Southeast after making landfall in the U.S.
Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks intense backlash
Blanche, other DOJ appointees can take part in political campaigns, memo says
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