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Why Apple should release a game console

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:11:00 PDT

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Why Apple should release a game console-- As more people trust and enjoy Apple products in the home, the company could easily capitalize on its success elsewhere and create a gaming console that could do the same.

Nvidia CEO discusses his beef with Intel--Jen-Hsun Huang describes his company as laser focused on just one thing: visual computing. This is leading to clashes with Intel, which is shifting its focus to this area. p>

Verizon Wireless and I are no longer friends--There are few things in life more infuriating than dealing with cell carriers.

DRM: it's like those zombie movies--No matter how many times the content owners wish it worked, DRM has a fundamental technical flaw: you have to give the key to the person you're trying to lock out! Microsoft gets this, even if the RIAA doesn't.

Why HP is different from IBM

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:10:00 PDT

Ann Livermore weighs in on what separates her company from Big Blue, along with the shift to virtualization and what it means to be green.

Turning over a new leaf at Quark

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:09:00 PDT

After having dropped off the radar, Quark is set to revolutionize publishing--again. CEO Ray Schiavone explains how.

Benioff takes stock of software shifts

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:00:00 PDT

The Salesforce.com CEO weighs in on cloud computing, an uneasy economy, and why Microsoft is still a dinosaur.

Feeling the heat at Microsoft

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:50:00 PST

Antitrust woes, a protracted battle for Yahoo, and a shifting software market. Welcome to Steve Ballmer's world.

A Qwest for survival

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

Phone company's CEO says new partnerships are intended to help it fill holes in its business, develop its wireless service.
Qwest in talks with Verizon about wireless deal

Meet the king of coal

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:00:00 PST

You may not love coal, but you use a lot of it. Peabody Energy's Greg Boyce says the company will even participate in cleaning the stuff up.

Gates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:15:00 PST

A main driver of the takeover bid is the desire for "great engineers," says Microsoft's chairman. Plus: Windows 7 and other future tech.

Elon Musk on rockets, sports cars, and solar power

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

Yes, the entrepreneur and technologist admits, he does have a lot of balls in the air--and rockets too.

LiMo chief talks rivals, Nokia, and mobile Linux

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:40:00 PST

Morgan Gillis discusses the LiMo Foundation's first mobile Linux platform release and why it matters that Nokia bought Trolltech.

From ecowarrior to nuclear champion

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:00:00 PST

Nuclear is better for us than coal, says Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore. What's holding it back are environmentalists.