The chip maker got out of the consumer device business long ago. It's now realizing that it can no longer afford to take a back seat, even if it doesn't sell directly to mobile users. More
Lenovo's Think brand earns a premium because road warriors with expense accounts demand it. Making it appeal to a broad audience could destroy it. More
Local press in Nebraska and Iowa has been abuzz over the fate of a server farm, a $1.5 billion project that would almost certainly rank as one of the nation's largest. More
Shares of Verisign tanked after its contract renewal with the U.S. Commerce Department included language that barred the company from increasing prices on .com registrations by 7% in four of the next six years. More
Hewlett-Packard said accounting fraud at Autonomy, which it purchased last year, has led to a $8.8 billion writedown and a quarterly loss. Shares plunged on the news. More
Microsoft has thrown hundreds of millions of dollars at Windows Phone to little effect. Consumers who use it love it, but so few are willing to give it a try that its market share has actually fallen since Microsoft abandoned Windows Mobile. Microsoft is hoping for another Xbox moment -- spending billions on a losing product, eventually proving naysayers right several years later. Windows 8 could make that happen sooner than later: With hundreds of millions expected to migrate to Windows 8 over the next several years, the new Microsoft ecosystem could make the very similar Windows Phone 8 a more attractive item. If not, sucks to be Microsoft. More
European antitrust authorities move closer to issuing a hefty fine against Microsoft for failing to offer Windows users a choice of Internet browsers. More
In April, the Department of Justice sued Apple and five major publishers, alleging they colluded to raise the price of e-books. Three of the publishers agreed to a settlement earlier this year, which would provide credits to customers. More
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the company will become more gadget-focused, trying to marry software, service and hardware much the way that Apple has done. More
Will Microsoft's attempt to catch up to Apple and Google succeed? Not likely. If it wants to have any hope of being a strong third, here is what it must do. More
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