Here’s a hint for high school graduates or college students still majoring in indecision: Put down that guitar or book of poetry and pick up a laptop. Study computer science or engineering, and plan to move to a big city. Technology is where it’s at!
AeA's Kazmierczak says this confirms what its members are saying about their ability to hire new employees. Unable to find enough U.S. citizens for tech jobs, U.S. companies scoop up as many foreign nationals as they can using the limited pool…
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And with the impending shipment of a new version that should put the iPhone in the mainstream of consumer and business markets worldwide, Apple is extending its sway over much larger players such as Nokia and Samsung.
When the iPhone launched a year ago, I was critical of Apple's decision not to let outsiders build applications for it. So were many others, and Apple fixed the problem by offering software creation tools that have won near-universal…
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Over the past four years, Firefox has steadily chomped away at Microsoft’s commanding share of the market. When Firefox was launched in late 2004, about 95% of the world’s Web surfers were using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE). As of May, Firefox’s worldwide market share was 18.4%, while Internet Explorer’s stood at 73.8%, plus some minors.
There was no predicting what Mozilla would become when it took flight as a tiny open-source project back in March, 1998. Netscape Communications, the early leader in Internet software, was under relentless assault by Microsoft, which feared it…
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Can the fledgling microblogging service become a social media powerhouse to rival giants like Facebook?or will it be gobbled up?
How could tiny Twitter ever become such a titan? It's not the core technology, which is simple, but instead the community. Twitterers find and follow the people they care about on the service. Late in April, following one of Twitter's…
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This is a short article about the makeover plans for facebook. Quite an interesting read.
"People are starting to feel that Facebook is quickly becoming like MySpace," says Adam Ostrow, editor-in-chief of Mashable.com, an online social networking news site. He's referring to the fact that News Corp.'s…
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Inside Tanya Andersen's private war with the recording industry. Hint: She's winning
The RIAA says Andersen's allegations are categorically false. It says it isn't violating any laws. In fact, the courts have sided with the industry a number of times when it has faced claims similar to Andersen's. The RIAA emphasizes…
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A recent upgrade to the Mac operating system moves Apple closer to challenging Microsoft for overall computing dominance, even in the corporate market
Such an idea rarely finds expression in public. Apple today is a "consumer-products company." Each new Apple product unveiled—from iPod to iPhone—comes with the excitement and glamour of Steve Jobs'…
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Shareholders certainly have shared in Apple’s success over the years. The stock topped out at $199.83 on Dec. 28, an almost 19-fold increase over five years. Yet the growth in the company’s cash hoard is starting to make people wonder, What exactly will Apple do with all that money?
First, it will send an unambiguous signal that management believes Apple's best days are ahead. Sure, iPod sales growth may be slowing for now, and there are concerns that iPhone revenue may be crimped as more people take advantage of…
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The automaker has sold more than 100,000 vehicles with the Sync system since it was introduced in November, says Martin Thall, general manager of Microsoft’s automotive business, with 70% of those sales coming in 2008. Ford expects to sell a million Sync-enabled cars by early 2009, when the system will be available in 85% of its cars….
Adding to the cost are the licensing fees for Microsoft's software, and the voice-recognition technology from software maker Nuance Communications (NUAN). Between hardware and software-licensing costs, and assuming the markup…
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