Digital Entertainment
Sirius XM: The Good and Bad Earnings News
The top satellite-radio provider narrowed losses in the third quarter, but it's girding for growth at a slower pace than in the past
GigaOm
Clean Water Flows onto Tech Startup Radar
NanOasis leads a group of young nanotech companies aiming to reinvent desalination and shake up the water industry
Computers
Intel-Dell Dealings Under Fire
Pressure on Dell, as outlined in Cuomo's lawsuit, provides fresh insight into the marketing payments that regulators say left PC makers beholden to Intel
Technology
Cisco's EMC Venture: Better Than a Buyout?
Despite speculation it would try to acquire EMC or VMware, Cisco's partnerships with the two companies is still cause for concern for rivals
Legal Issues
AMD Exec's Loose Lips Help Sink Galleon
A top official said to be former CEO Hector Ruiz divulged potentially market-moving info to a person at the heart of the Galleon insider-trading scandal
Computers
Apple: How Long a Rally?
Most analysts see further gains in Apple's stock price, but the bigger the company gets, the harder it will be to achieve game-changing growth
Computers
Preemptive Strike? Apple Upgrades Mac Computers
The Mac laptop and desktop lineups receive a significant upgrade from Apple as Microsoft prepares to introduce Windows 7
Internet
Psst! Private-Sale Shopping Sites Are Hot
Saddled with unsold merchandise amid the recession, makers of luxury goods are selling their wares through members-only shopping sites
Technology
Microsoft Gives MSN an Overdue Face-lift
Heartened by the reception for new search engine Bing, Microsoft has simplified MSN's home page to play up search with the detail of a local paper
Telecom
How Google Voice Is Growing
BusinessWeek's review of information handed over to regulators shows the call-management service has more than 1 million users. It may be expanded abroad
Internet
Targets for Google's Merger Machine
With $22 billion in cash behind him, CEO Schmidt wants to make an acquisition per month. Find out what companies may be in Google's sights
Internet
Amazon's Early Holiday Cheer
Thanks to the Kindle e-book reader, Amazon's third-quarter net income surged 68% while revenue jumped 28%, beating Wall Street estimates
Social Media
Google and Bing Race to Search Social Media
Microsoft's Bing and Google's search service are preparing real-time searches of Twitter and Facebook posts. Targeted ads could follow
Software
Can Windows 7 'Reset' Microsoft Shares Higher?
Applause for Windows 7, cost-cutting, and an earnings surprise have stirred hope that Microsoft's stock will revive. Will businesses buy the upgrade?
Computers
Microsoft: An Upbeat Launch for Windows 7
The glee surrounding the latest version of Windows is a marked contrast to the grumbling that greeted its predecessor, Vista
Wireless
Do-It-Yourself iPhone Apps
Services that do the coding for you make it easy for nontechies to create iPhone apps. Applications to the Apple App Store are exploding
Technology
Motorola's Promising Comeback
Some analysts believe its impressive new Droid and Cliq smartphones could finally put the company back on track
Wireless
Verizon's Motorola Phone Boosts Android
The launch of the Motorola Droid puts the powerful Verizon marketing machine and its 3G network behind Google's fledgling mobile operating system
Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality Goes Mobile
The technology for meshing digital data with actual images, or augmented reality, makes a jump to smartphones, and the market is taking off
Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality Helps Sell the Product
From Cheez Doodles to cars, marketers are increasingly trying out the new technology in an effort to make deeper connections with consumers
ELECTRONICS
Barnes & Noble: Raising the E-Reader Bar
The "nook" addresses some of the Kindle's shortcomings and offers a "lend-me" feature, but it may not be the game-changer the e-book market needs
Internet
Ancestry.com Hopes to Stand Test of Time
Does buying into the latest dot-com IPO make sense for investors?
Technology
Satellites: The Pentagon's Big Blind Spot
Military officials increasingly worry that U.S. satellites are vulnerable to airborne assault, or even mere accident, in the Southern Hemisphere
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