Almost one year ago Facebook announced the Facebook Platform, unleashing an assault of applications on unsuspecting users. At first those applications were silly, even bothersome. But now they are...

I'm a confirmed Ubuntu fan, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the release of Fedora 9 this morning. Fedora is the community-maintained Linux distribution that's the foundation for Red Hat...

Like many of you, when I cross over into the meat world I find less commonality with my fellow bipeds than I do in this domain of pixels, bits, and broadband. For instance, I'm introduced to parents...

"Because we need our software to work the same on all platforms, our GUI is entirely written in OpenGL. So Windows is already in trouble here, with [its] less-than-perfect commitment to the...

If you've got a Mac with multiple CD/DVD burners--a Mac Pro with two installed drives, or any other Mac with a combination of internal and external drives--you can burn two (or more, perhaps) CDs at...

We all pack appropriate clothing when we leave for a business trip, but most mobile users will still feel naked if they don't have easy, fast access to the Internet. Sure, you can stop at a Wi-Fi...

Almost one year ago Facebook announced the Facebook Platform, unleashing an assault of applications on unsuspecting users. At first those applications were silly, even bothersome. But now they are...

So my phone rang one day last week and, naturally, there was a computer on the other end. But this wasn't a political robo-call trying to confuse me into voting for the wrong candidate. This was a...

Like many people, I "own" a few personal domains for my blogs and a few old business ideas that never got off the ground. And, like many people, they have been parked at Yahoo Small...

One of the joys of being a Web programmer is heading to a dinner party, a haircut, or a reunion and fielding the pitches for everyone's dream for a brilliant Web application. Everyone is always...

Overall, IT business leaders are an optimistic bunch. Although the industry is maturing and changing dramatically, most feel they will emerge from this transition successfully. It is difficult,...

If you've ever asked a friend or coworker to call you at a particular time to help you escape an interminable meeting or end a bad date, you're in luck.  Enter your own phone number at a simple...

James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, has experienced "The Great Firewall of China" firsthand, an experience people from around the world will share this summer when the...

Last week a brand-new video game, Grand Theft Auto IV, racked up US$500 million dollars in sales -- in one week. Last year online gaming attracted 28 percent of the total worldwide online population...

Going, going -- Google. The hejira from Google continues, as head Google spin doctor Elliot Schrage has taken a position with -- who else? -- Facebook. Schrage is the sixth top-shelf G-exec to fly...

News from and about Microsoft dominated this week from start to finish. But the dire situation caused by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, where the ruling junta cares more about oppression and domination...

Ian Murdock is vice president of developer and community marketing at Sun Microsystems. Prior to that, he was the founder of the Debian Linux distribution and CTO at the Linux Foundation. InfoWorld...

Does all this talk of WiMAX, 3G and 4G make your head spin? Here's a quick primer about what each technology really delivers: --  3G networks are based on the International Telecommunication Union...

Last week a brand-new video game, Grand Theft Auto IV, racked up $500 million dollars in sales -- in one week. Last year online gaming attracted 28 percent of the total worldwide online population...

Ultra-wideband, the fast short-range wireless link which was supposed to be in handsets and PCs by now, is on the brink of failure after Texas Instruments pulled out of the technology. Chip giant...

I'm not embarrassed to admit it: I'm a big fan of Office 2007. I think Microsoft got a lot right with its latest release, starting with the ribbon interface and including any number of tweaks and...

Every day people put virtual truckloads of information into the public domain. Books are published. Newspapers printed. A lot of that ends up on the Internet as well, along with the words of bloggers...

Back in the day, wireless data was a neatly self-contained niche technology used by folks such as field force workers and logistics companies, but virtually ignored by everyone else.In case it isn't...

Poor Steve Ballmer. Having yanked his offer to buy Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp.'s CEO is left to run a US$57 billion company that is on track for its annual orgy of profits and continues to dominate...

Aras Corp. was a small, struggling software maker that stirred up a hornet's nest early last year, when it made a pair of seemingly contradictory decisions.First, the Andover, Mass.-based company...