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Microsoft to unveil major Windows overhaul this week
Bob Moon Oct 22, 2012
The new Windows 8 operating system promises some big changes, including a radically different look. It could also mean having to relearn Windows.
Weak ad revenue pulls Google down
Jeff Horwich Oct 19, 2012
Yesterday Google accidentally fired off its earnings announcement three hours ahead of schedule and profits fell quite short of expectations.
Microsoft bets its future on tablets
Amy Scott Oct 19, 2012
Ahead of its much anticipated Windows 8 release, Microsoft is reporting a 22 percent decline in profit for the third-quarter.
Reddit, Gawker, trolling, and the dangers of online anonymity
David Brancaccio Oct 16, 2012
Gawker journalist Adrian Chen outed a man known for online "trolling" on the website Reddit and started a discussion about free speech online.
Why we still can't vote online, and why that may be a good thing
David Brancaccio Oct 15, 2012
We can support candidates with a text, participate in polls, even register to vote online, but we still can't vote that way -- which might be good news.
Microsoft announces Xbox Music service
Jeff Horwich Oct 15, 2012
With the release of Windows 8 just 11 days away, today Microsoft announced a new music service called Xbox Music.
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo on Jack Dorsey, ad revenue, going public
Jeremy Hobson Oct 13, 2012
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo discusses the role of the social media site in today's world, whether it will go public, and how it deals with privacy issues.
The online game of borrowing money
David Brancaccio Oct 11, 2012
Payday lending -- an area of finance with one of the worst reputations -- may get a facelift with new start up LendUp, which takes its inspiration from microlending. Today, MIT is starting an outfit dedicated to delivering us from our wireless frustrations.
South Korea mall says 'Hello shopper, nice to see you'
David Brancaccio Oct 10, 2012
A mall in Seoul, South Korea is installing facial recognition cameras to read shoppers' gender and age in order to generate customized ads.
3-D printing handguns in Texas
David Brancaccio Oct 9, 2012
A University of Texas law student in Austin has a plan to make firearms available to absolutely everyone, but is it legal?
