Microsoft tries to reclaim Windows' image
After years of letting Apple's attack ads go unanswered, the software maker is embarked on a difficult and costly journey of trying to wrest back control of what Windows stands for.
Week in review: Google's Chrome shines
Web giant makes long-awaited foray into browser market, while the mobile market warms up. Also: Tech goes to Republican National Convention.
Duke Energy to invest in mini solar power plants
Can hundreds of rooftop solar panels collectively operate like a central power plant? Duke Energy launches $100 million distributed solar program to find out.
About time: Joost to launch browser-based player
Company's desktop client failed to catch on with the public, so the Web video service is retooling, but is it too late to catch up to Hulu and Google's YouTube?
Analysts as a lagging indicator of success
Gartner, Forrester, and other analyst firms tend to be great predictors of the past, probably because that's where they get their money.
Memo: Windows chief on new ads
Windows business unit head Bill Veghte send a memo to troops late Thursday promising that the debut Seinfeld/Bill Gates ad was just an "icebreaker."
Reality Check: The Seinfeld ad was superb
Although most think the new Microsoft ad with Jerry Seinfeld failed on most counts, Don Reisinger thinks it was superb. Who's right?
How will Google Chrome change user experience on the Web?--With Google Chrome, the Web application era is getting real. Gianluca Brugnoli, Principal Design Analyst in frog design's Milan studio, outlines some possible models and consequences Chrome might have for the field of user experience.
Nokia market share to take a hit
The No.1 mobile handset maker in the world says a weakening global economy and price cuts from competitors will affect its market share standing for the third quarter.
Video: Republican convention, day 4 recap
John McCain offers his vision of what the country can expect if he and running mate Sarah Palin are sworn into office in January.
Green news harvest: Stolen solar panels, hydrogen at home
Tata to bring small, all-electric car to Norway next year; a banner years for wind power; a home hydrogen-filling station; comparing the presidential candidates on plug-in cars; a microbial fuel cell for developing world; tips on greening your PC.
Samsung contemplating SanDisk acquisition
South Korean consumer electronics giant is considering a buyout of the chipmaker to reduce its NAND flash memory costs, according to PaidContent.
iPhone to ingest EA's 'Spore Origins'
The game that lets players design creatures and see them through a digital evolution is coming to Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch.
