Review: 'Amalur' a cliched tale in a vibrant world

Groupon stock plunges on growth worries

Groupon had a lot to prove with its first earnings report as a public company. The nearly 14 percent slide in its stock Thursday suggests investors were not impressed.

Oracle to pay $1.9B for Taleo, extends SAP rivalry

Oracle Corp. is escalating its rivalry with German business-software maker SAP AG with a $1.9 billion purchase of Taleo Corp., a company that helps businesses hire and manage their employees.

Lenovo 3Q profit up by half, warns of disk supply

Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's second biggest personal computer maker, said Thursday that quarterly profit grew by more than half but warned hard drive costs would remain high amid a global shortage.

Facebook discloses details on bonuses

Facebook's top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are eligible for twice-a-year bonuses of up to 45 percent of their base salaries and other earnings, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing.

Lawsuit seeks to block Google's privacy changes

A consumer watchdog group is suing the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to prevent Google from making sweeping changes to its privacy policies next month.

Romanian accused of hacking NASA-JPL computers

A federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen on charges he hacked into 25 climate-research computers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

Cisco beats estimates with 2Q earnings, sales

Cisco, the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, on Wednesday said that its net income jumped 44 percent in the latest quarter as it continues to put last year's slump behind it.

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CEO apologizes after Path uploads contact lists

Social-sharing app Path has come under fire for accessing and uploading users' phone address books without their permission. The information has now been deleted, and Path has apologized.

Review: Soulo converts iPad into karaoke machine

Karaoke lovers typically fall into two categories: Those who enjoy it, and those whose arms have to be twisted to get up and sing in public.

Rambus, Nvidia sign patent licensing deal

Technology licensing company Rambus Inc. said Wednesday it has signed a licensing agreement with chip maker Nvidia Corp. to settle a long-running patent dispute.

Hackers post W.Va. police officers' personal info

Hackers affiliated with the group Anonymous obtained personal information for more than 150 police officers from an old website of the West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association and posted the data online.

Time Warner sees growth after Harry Potter movies

Time Warner Inc. got a boost from its movie studio and cable TV networks in the last three months of the year, and the company expects growth to continue in 2012 even with the end of its lucrative Harry Potter franchise.

Obama's inner geek: robots to flying marshmallows

For a president who promotes technology at every opportunity, Barack Obama often strikes an awed, self-effacing pose in the presence of technicians, scientists and high tech machinery.

Disney 1Q revenue misses estimates but profits up

The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that its net income rose 12 percent in the final quarter of 2011, as a slimmer movie slate and upbeat theme park results helped the company top earnings forecasts even while revenue gains were less than expected.

Chairman, 3 others out in Yahoo board shake-up

Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders who blame them for contributing to the follies that have dragged down the Internet company's revenue and stock price.

Personal concerts streamed to hospitalized kids

In collaboration with the Wall Street Journal and the Guardian, Privacy International today published a database of all attendees at six ISS World surveillance trade shows, held in Washington DC, Dubai and Prague between 2006 and 2009.

What's the message displayed by Gmail when there's no message in your inbox? If you answered "No new mail! Want to read updates from your favorite sites? Try Google Reader", you are right. It was Google's subtle way to promote Google Reader.

Are there any lessons to be learned from the past?

In the case of Megaupload, the debacle is two-fold.  First, there are serious constitutional and sub-constitutional issues with the government's behavior.

Are e-readers the next big ad platform? Why? Because ads aren’t going to stop at the platform level. I’m convinced that Amazon’s final goal is to make all books free with ads inserted in them.

Ever Thought How to Fix Computer Issues at Home

The module of online computer technical support has swayed the confidence of business and home both. It simplifies technologies and makes it more accessible and useful for all.

Though I love my Mac, I'm really troubled by Apple using sweat shop-type employment for production of their parts as well as them making record profits by off-shoring the production instead of employing Americans.

Well isn't this great?  Apple is allowing app developers full access to your address book for their own personal reasons, without asking for your permission.  I call that a severe breach of privacy!

Do you ever get the feeling you are being watched? Closed circuit cameras recording your movements, strange noises on the phone line, phone calls that suddenly stop, emails being monitored, and private computer files and Facebook being hacked into.

This useful site Computer Systems Analyst Jobs, provides to the systems analyst who is seeking employment, a large listing of available jobs in the USA, listed by state.

GitHire is one of a few tech-job sites that home in on talent by analyzing a programmer’s code available on the Internet and online presence and then assigning a rank relative to his or her peers.

This useful site provides to the computer programmer who is seeking employment in the United States, a large listing of available programmer jobs. Jobs are listed by state, and are updated daily.

For many people, the new year sparks fresh interest in finding a new job. Some are just looking to switch workplaces, but others are hoping to start or change careers. So where are the jobs?

Computer Software Engineer Jobs is a site which is designed for the unemployed software engineer who is seeking employment in the United States. Here you will find a large listing of available jobs listed by state, current relevant news, statistics, and more.

According to the latest IT jobs report from online recruiting and job posting service Dice, one aspect of marketing that tech consultants appear to value is certifications.

ech giants continued to add workers in January after sharply ramping up hiring in 2011, with companies such as Amazon(AMZN_) and Facebook helping to accelerate a U.S. recovery from the recession.