Mon May 14, 2012 6:57 PM EDT
Yahoo's dysfunctional turnaround efforts have morphed into a Silicon Valley soap opera, one that has taken another strange twist with the Internet company's ousting of CEO Scott Thompson just four months after his arrival.
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Mon May 7, 2012 5:54 PM EDT
A federal jury failed to agree on a pivotal issue in Oracle's copyright-infringement case against Google, blunting the impact of its finding that Google relied on another company's technology to build its popular Android software for mobile devices.
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Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:03 AM EDT
Google is facing suspicion and confusion as it tries to persuade people to entrust personal documents, photos and other content to the company's new online storage service.
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 3:12 PM EDT
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is expected to elaborate on his turnaround plans when the beleaguered Internet company releases its first-quarter results.
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Mon Apr 9, 2012 4:04 PM EDT
Peruse Netflix's catalog of DVDs, and you'll find just about any movie or TV series you want. Look for many of the same titles in Netflix's Internet video library, and prepare to be exasperated.
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Mon Apr 9, 2012 11:42 AM EDT
Netflix executives John Ciancutti and Todd Yellin are trying to create a video-recommendation system that knows you better than an old friend. It's a critical mission as Netflix faces pressure from its Internet video rivals and subscribers still smarting from recent price hikes.
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Wed Apr 4, 2012 6:19 PM EDT
Yahoo's turnaround attempt is going to be messy.
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Wed Apr 4, 2012 9:20 AM EDT
Yahoo is laying off 2,000 employees as new CEO Scott Thompson eliminates jobs that don't fit into his plans for turning around the beleaguered Internet company.
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Tue Apr 3, 2012 6:12 PM EDT
Google co-founder Larry Page has a Facebook fixation.
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Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:44 PM EDT
What would Steve have done? It's a question that Apple CEO Tim Cook can't escape. From the naming of the new iPad to his choice of clothing at public events, company-watchers parse Cook's every move, looking for differences between him and the company's revered founder Steve Jobs.
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Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:02 AM EDT
In everything it does, from product design to business deals, Apple strives for as much control as possible.
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Wed Mar 7, 2012 9:04 PM EST
I have grown fond of my iPad 2 during the past nine months. So, I was curious if I would like my tablet computer any less once I saw Apple's new and improved iPad.
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Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:18 PM EST
If you're amazed — and maybe even a little alarmed — about how much Google seems to know about you, brace yourself. Beginning Thursday, Google will operate under a streamlined privacy policy that enables the Internet's most powerful company to dig even deeper into the lives of its more than 1 billion users.
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:06 PM EST
Microsoft is scrambling to preserve what's left of its kingdom.
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:29 PM EST
California is clamping down on nosy mobile applications, telling them they must give people advance warning if they want to keep pulling sensitive information from smartphones and computer tablets.
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Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:03 PM EST
Netflix's Internet video service is adding more marquee attractions as it braces for a new competitive threat from cable-TV provider Comcast Corp.
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Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:54 PM EST
As Yahoo tries to head in a new direction, the fate of the struggling Internet company's Asian holdings remains in limbo.
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Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:32 AM EST
Facebook is baring its business soul.
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Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:06 PM EST
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang is leaving the struggling Internet company, as it tries to revive its revenue growth and win over disgruntled shareholders under a new leader.
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Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:12 PM EST
Microsoft Corp. has finally reached a long-sought and expensive goal — its Bing search engine now ranks second behind Google in the Internet's most lucrative market.
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Fri Jan 6, 2012 3:52 PM EST
Prepare to have your patience tested if you prefer to rent DVDs rather than buy them.
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Wed Dec 7, 2011 5:49 PM EST
It may not be much longer before there's an easier way for Netflix's U.S. subscribers to share their tastes in movies on Facebook.
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Tue Dec 6, 2011 12:01 AM EST
StumbleUpon is adding more avenues to meander through its online content recommendation service.
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Wed Nov 23, 2011 1:17 PM EST
Groupon Inc.'s stock fell below its initial public offering price for the first time Wednesday as investors reassess the challenges facing the still-unprofitable online deals company in a shaky economy.
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Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:02 AM EST
Like Santa Claus on that one foggy Christmas Eve, Microsoft has summoned Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to guide some precious cargo — a holiday marketing campaign for its Bing search engine.
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