IBM Defends Its Big Iron

Mainframe computer sales are sliding, but Big Blue has appointed a new manager to keep the powerful machines relevant with new software, more 

Marines Ban Social Networking Sites

For fear of "malicious actors," content, and information exposure, leathernecks can no longer visit Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, more 

RadioShack Plans Reinvention

A new marketing campaign aims to make "The Shack" the place to buy mobile phones, more 

European Regulators to Review Oracle-Sun Deal

A European Commission opinion on Oracle's takeover bid is due Sept. 3, IDG News Service reports, more 

Twitter Now Blocking Bad URLs

The social networking site now keeps users fromm linking to malware sites, but the fix is imperfect, IDG News Service reports, more 

Palm's Pre Is Trying to Live Up to the Hype

Wall Street is reducing forecasts for Sprint's sales of the smartphone. That doesn't bode well for Palm as it works to sign up new carriers for Pre, more 

Amazon.com's 1984 Problems Are Just Beginning

The uproar, including a lawsuit, over the removal of copies of 1984 and Animal Farm from Kindle devices comes as Amazon faces renewed e-book competition, more