Ballmer says Microsoft at work to rival iPad

Though short on details, Microsoft's CEO said it is "job one" to make sure that Windows 7 is an attractive option for slates and tablets.

Graphics chip market seeing big changes

As Nvidia falters, AMD's ATI graphics unit is on the rise, spurred by "radical" shifts in a notoriously fickle market, says Mercury Research.

Ballmer talks up Microsoft's consumer business

Microsoft's CEO takes the stage at the company's financial analyst meeting. CNET's Ina Fried is in Redmond with coverage live from the event.

HTC revamps key management staff to spur growth

Taiwan mobile phone maker announces series of new jobs and promotions in management staff as part of ongoing effort to drive future growth.

VC confidence down after several up quarters

Concerns over the U.S. and global economies and regulatory uncertainties prompt a drop in confidence among venture capitalists.

IBM picks up data compression company Storwize

Big Blue acquires privately held company and its technology for compressing data in real-time and making it available to analytics apps.

Microsoft makes its case to Wall Street

The software maker is kicking off a daylong analyst meeting in Redmond, Wash. CNET's Ina Fried will have live coverage of the meeting throughout the day.

Sony returns to black, raises forecast

Helped by robust computer and TV sales, the electronics giant posts net profit of 25.7 billion yen versus a net loss a year ago, while sales inch up for the quarter.

Nintendo hit by loss on sluggish game sales

Weak sales of its DS console and a dearth of hot new games trigger a net loss and lower revenue for Nintendo's first quarter.

Microsoft touts cloud computing customers

Ahead of its financial analyst meeting in Redmond, the software maker announces that Hyatt Hotels, Dow Chemical and the University of Georgia will use its hosted e-mail and portal products.

AMD tops Nvidia in graphics chip shipments

AMD passed Nvidia in graphics chip shipments in the second quarter, according to a marketing research firm.

Nvidia warns of second-quarter revenue shortfall

Graphics chip supplier pares back revenue predictions, blaming increased memory costs and economic weakness in Europe and China.

Microsoft's 'Street Slide' takes aim at StreetView

A new mapping technology from Microsoft's Research team takes the idea of a panoramic street view and stitches it together into one long stream of map tiles.

Office for Mac to get conversation view

In video previews for next Mac Office, Microsoft confirms new Outlook will support conversation views, a longtime Gmail feature recently added to Windows Office.

Comcast sales rise but earnings slip

Second-quarter revenue climbs 6 percent for the cable provider, but earnings drop almost 9 percent as a result of costs related to its planned purchase of NBC Universal.

Open-source Lustre gets supercomputing nod

High-performance Lustre file system is getting its day in the sun as new start-up Whamcloud unwraps commercial offerings.

Adobe buys Day Software for $240 million

The acquisition of the Swiss maker of content management software is intended to bolster Adobe's enterprise lineup.

The new muscle inside the new iMac, Mac Pro

Apple's refresh of desktop lineup taps Intel chips in a way it never has before.

Tabs get tweaked in Firefox 4 beta 2

Firefox 4 beta 2 continues Mozilla's push to release new features and under-the-hood improvements to beta testers faster.

Apple partnership boosting Foxconn market share

Though it's had to wrestle with controversy over a rash of plant suicides this year, Foxconn is grabbing more revenue and higher market share.