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Shoppers for HP's TouchPad tablet were treated to a special bargain over the weekend -- after coupons and promotions, the 16 GB tablet was available for $299, a $200 drop from its original price. The price cut came relatively early in the device's life on the market.The TouchPad debuted in June to a...

Verizon is struggling through yet another strike. Actually, all the workers, customers and anyone who touches Verizon are also struggling. I have commented on these strikes many times over the last couple of decades. What is happening is unfortunate, but it's a necessary part of the process as the i...

The prudent CIO sees the need for a quantum level improvement in the way IT delivers services and resources. To survive, IT must rapidly regain competitive strength by emulating the key strengths of external cloud suppliers. The internal IT delivery model has to change from a bureaucratic process th...

A war of words continues between executives at tech giants Google and Microsoft as accusations regarding patent bullying fly between the companies. The public dispute began Wednesday, when David Drummond, the chief legal officer at Google, posted a company blog missive accusing Microsoft, Apple and ...

For some time now, I've felt almost like the proverbial lone voice in the wilderness questioning the value of Groupon as an investment. My primary issue with Groupon is that there is nothing inherently unique about its business model. Given that fact, I don't understand how a company that really has...

Google's chief legal officer went on the offensive Wednesday, posting a company blog entry that attacked Microsoft, Apple, Oracle and other tech companies for securing patents and undertaking legal activity that would block the development of the Android platform. The post, penned by David Drummond,...

Motorola Mobility is one of the industry's more interesting stories. It is a story of rags to riches to rags, again and again. It was the leader in the wireless handset market for decades. Then it lost its way in the 1990s and has not had a long-term recovery since. Through partnerships with Google ...

Some people are considering now buying a home because they realize that residential prices are quite low. They reason that if they don't get into the market now, they might miss the window of opportunity to purchase a home at a deep discount from previous prices. Others are looking to get into the m...

Push Pop Press, a start-up digital publisher, announced recently it's been acquired by Facebook. Push Pop, founded by former Apple engineers Mike Matas and Kimon Tsinteris, originally aimed to approach e-books by incorporating new designs, better imaging technology and interactive elements. It's fir...

Visual product configuration software is increasingly allowing consumers to design their own products, from shoes to tattoos, before purchasing them. The ability to design-before-you-buy gives consumers a sense of power and independence -- and it's also just a lot of fun. "People enjoy the build pro...

Google is goosing its still-nascent Google Offers with the acquisition of The Dealmap. The startup, which aggregates discounts from a number of daily deal sites, launched a little more than a year ago, and has already gained a following of two million strong. Google Offers debuted about two months a...

Hulu is launching its first long-form original program this summer, a documentary series called "A Day in the Life." Six half-hour episodes, directed by filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, will feature such people as jet-setting entrepreneur Richard Branson, rapper and songwriter will.i.am, comedian Russell ...

Blizzard's "Diablo III" still doesn't have a confirmed release date, but more details about the action role-playing PC game are starting to emerge, including the announcement Monday that the game will feature an in-game auction house using real cash for transactions between players. There will be tw...

Technology analyst Scott Steinberg answers the question, "What do Netflix's price changes mean for subscirbers, and how stupid is splitting the costs on unlimited DVD and streaming plans?" To sum up, they mean customers are going to have to pay more -- as much as 63 percent more -- to keep the same ...

A consortium of six major tech players calling themselves "Rockstar Bidco" won a $4.5 billion bid for 6,000 Nortel patents in June. The deal closed last week, but all may not be said and done. The Department of Justice reportedly intends to ask the consortium members just what they plan to do with t...