Here's the news tech investors were craving: big time beats from Cisco Systems on the top and bottom lines, gross margins, and some very optimistic commentary from CEO John Chambers.    Read More

When is a layoff really a layoff? A job cut versus a position elimination? Such was the craziness around Microsoft's "layoff" news today and why there was so much confusion swirling around about whether the company was expanding or even contracting its job-cut plans announced earlier this year.   Read More

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed some salacious charges this morning, accusing Intel of using "illegal threats and collusion" to control the microprocessor market.    Read More

Apple's not-so-secret weapon in its war for mobile dominance reached a stunning plateau this morning: 100,000 apps are now available on the Apple App Store, even as rivals try desperately to play catch-up.   Read More

Big problems for World of Warcraft fans in China, and there are lots of them, as first reported by GameSpot yesterday. But this could be as big, if not a bigger problem for Activision investors and that's why it's certainly worth mentioning here.    Read More

Monday ushered in some intriguing news for smart phone makers, with blaring headlines about Research in Motion and Palm, and more subtle pronouncements about Apple and Google.    Read More

Four teens have gotten themselves a bad rap in a Utah city by imitating a popular video on YouTube at a McDonald's. The situation is an ironic twist since McDonald's may have actually invented the food rap.   Read More

A very interesting report from RBC's wireless analyst this morning Mike Abramsky, and the power of potential at Apple and Palm.    Read More

Sunday will be a huge sports day: NFL games, Game 4 of the World Series. And now it will be a big movie and tech day as well.   Read More

Before we go jumping to conclusions, the proverbial rush to judgment about former AMD Chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz and his role in the bizarre Galleon insider trading case, consider some of the facts as we know them.    Read More