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PC Gaming Alliance debuts

Activision, AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, and Nvidia co-found nonprofit dedicated to "advancing the PC as a worldwide gaming platform."

February 20, 2008 4:56 PM PST

Dell launches EqualLogic array

Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series sports the new owner's badge and includes three Internet Protocol-based arrays.

February 7, 2008 12:27 AM PST

Waiting for the OpenSocial hammer to drop

Veteran developer Marc Canter warns industry politics could stymie push to give social-network users more control over data.

January 28, 2008 5:47 PM PST

The business end of Cisco

It might be trying to win the hearts and minds of consumers, but the company hasn't forgotten that its biggest customers still pay the bills.

January 28, 2008 11:35 AM PST

In-flight Internet: Grounded for life?

It's been years since Boeing tried for lift-off with its Connexion service. Yet here we are still today, with barely a hint of airborne Wi-Fi.
Photos: Putting Wi-Fi in the sky

January 25, 2008 10:12 PM PST

Skype's mobile dreams

While it makes sense for Skype to be on mobile phones, it may be years before the free peer-to-peer software makes its way into the mobile market in a big way.

January 10, 2008 6:55 PM PST

Get ready for a rocking '08 in networking tech

Networking technology turned out to be one of the more interesting stories in 2007. Jon Oltsik offers a look ahead to the new year.

December 31, 2007 12:00 PM PST

Year in review: Social networking gets its geek on

The Web phenomenon began a new phase with the debut of developer platforms like Facebook's that gave sites both tech cred and popular appeal.

December 27, 2007 12:00 PM PST

Divining the shape of tech things to come

If the mindset during a recent gathering of tech hot shots is a harbinger, the gloom and doom crowd is dead wrong, says Internet attorney Eric Sinrod.

December 12, 2007 5:21 PM PST

Cisco CEO sees U.S. economy making soft landing

Also, global economy is healthy, Chambers tells shareholders, adding that company would pay a dividend "at the right point in time."

November 15, 2007 9:08 PM PST

Cisco boosts bandwidth with 'virtualized' switches

The company rolls out two products aimed at helping businesses increase network capacity without overhauling existing infrastructure.

November 12, 2007 1:11 PM PST

Can WiMax make it in the U.S.?

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have called off their partnership to build a nationwide WiMax network, and the break could spell trouble for the technology.

November 13, 2007 1:37 PM PST

Cisco keen to be seen as green in China

Networking giant to invest billions of dollars into Chinese investments ranging from Networking Academies to "green" tech center.

November 2, 2007 5:52 PM PDT

Microsoft: Xbox 360 IPTV still coming--eventually

Software giant says Mediaroom functionality won't be in fall update, but service providers will receive software by year's end.

January 3, 2008 9:58 PM PST

Analyst: Social networking faces uncertain future

Report by U.K.-based Datamonitor compares popularity of social-networking sites to the dot-com boom, and warns that long-term growth is by no means assured.

October 19, 2007 5:21 PM PDT

Good for business, good for society?

Cisco CEO John Chambers talks about working with start-ups and charities, plus using Cisco gear to teach tech skills.

October 8, 2007 11:00 AM PDT

U.K. operator 3 working on low-cost 'Skype' phone

Carrier teams up with as-yet-unnamed company, thought to be Skype, on dual-mode handheld that will make free Net calls.

October 4, 2007 7:43 PM PDT

eBay: What to do with Skype?

The auction king is forced to reassess the value of the company it acquired for $2.6 billion--and its larger strategy for making money with VoIP.

October 9, 2007 12:38 PM PDT

Nortel seeks revival through 'hyperconnectivity'

CEO Mike Zafirovski is confident that the "megatrend" can propel the networking giant back to the forefront of the industry.

September 20, 2007 10:41 PM PDT

U.K. government may back fiber rollout to homes

Government official warns of the danger of falling behind other countries in broadband speeds.

September 19, 2007 6:12 PM PDT