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PC Gaming Alliance debuts

February 20, 2008 4:56 PM PST

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

Dell launches EqualLogic array

February 7, 2008 12:27 AM PST

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

Waiting for the OpenSocial hammer to drop

January 28, 2008 5:47 PM PST

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

The business end of Cisco

January 28, 2008 11:35 AM PST

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.

In-flight Internet: Grounded for life?

January 25, 2008 10:12 PM PST

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

Skype's mobile dreams

January 10, 2008 6:55 PM PST

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.

Get ready for a rocking '08 in networking tech

December 31, 2007 12:00 PM PST

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

Year in review: Social networking gets its geek on

December 27, 2007 12:00 PM PST

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.

Divining the shape of tech things to come

December 12, 2007 5:21 PM PST

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.

Cisco CEO sees U.S. economy making soft landing

November 15, 2007 9:08 PM PST

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

Cisco boosts bandwidth with 'virtualized' switches

November 12, 2007 1:11 PM PST

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

Can WiMax make it in the U.S.?

November 13, 2007 1:37 PM PST

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

Cisco keen to be seen as green in China

November 2, 2007 5:52 PM PDT

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

Microsoft: Xbox 360 IPTV still coming--eventually

January 3, 2008 9:58 PM PST

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

Analyst: Social networking faces uncertain future

October 19, 2007 5:21 PM PDT

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.

Good for business, good for society?

October 8, 2007 11:00 AM PDT

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

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

October 4, 2007 7:43 PM PDT

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

eBay: What to do with Skype?

October 9, 2007 12:38 PM PDT

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.

Nortel seeks revival through 'hyperconnectivity'

September 20, 2007 10:41 PM PDT

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

U.K. government may back fiber rollout to homes

September 19, 2007 6:12 PM PDT

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