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Dell earnings down 17 percent
The PC maker's net income and earnings per share are below expectation. Dell blames conservative IT spending and the costs of acquiring more market share in Europe.

Google CEO: Internet spurred Obama's nomination
Eric Schmidt fields questions at the Democratic convention about politics, online journalism, and privacy.

Apple applies for touch-screen Mac patent
A recent patent application filed on behalf of Apple describes technology for controlling a touch-screen Mac tablet with iPhone-like gestures and controls.

Best Western details hack of German hotel
Hotel chain admits systems in a Berlin hotel were compromised but claims only 10 customers have been affected, not the 8 million cited in a newspaper report.

Sex ads on Denver Craigslist spike with Democrats' arrival
Correlation or causation? You decide: as Democrats gathered in Denver, sex-wanted ads increased roughly 70 to 80 percent on Craigslist.

Veoh decision setback for Viacom, but Google not off hook
In the Veoh video copyright case and in Viacom's lawsuit against YouTube, there's a key difference: whether the plaintiff sent take-down notices.

McCain grabs top Google ad spot for searches on Joe Biden
Barack Obama usually outshines John McCain on the Web, but McCain campaign outbid Obama campaign for the top ad spot on Google linked to searches for Joe Biden.

Google announces Android Market for phone apps
The search giant is fleshing out its mobile-phone effort with the Android Market to let users find, buy, and download applications.

Target settles with blind patrons over site accessibility
Retail giant will pay $6 million to plaintiffs and promises to embed Target.com with code that makes it fully usable by blind visitors, ending a class action suit.

Mozilla's Google subsidy to last three more years
Open-source developer extends until 2011 the Google search partnership that's provided the vast majority of the revenue for the backer of the Firefox Web browser.

Piracy as a core business strategy
Could piracy be a key differentiator in driving a band's success?

Power-control software blamed for iPhone 3G reception issues
A flaky power-control algorithm within the iPhone 3G seems to be a likely cause of the persistent reception problems that have plagued early adopters.

Be safer than NASA and disable autorun

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Be safer than NASA and disable autorun--A computer worm infected machines on the International Space Station.

Is anybody using the LimeWire Store?--Lime Wire announces a deal with The Orchard that will double the number of songs available through its online store. But if you're using LimeWire P2P software, are you going to buy music?

Console gaming, digital distribution and the "video game defense"--Video game distribution is changing. Experts say that the industry needs to stay flexible and aware.

The problem with open-source revenue models--Open source still needs to figure out the best ways to get paid without sacrificing the ideals that make it so powerful.

Computing from the bottom up
The IT industry is in a qualitatively different place than it once was. The enterprise architects still have a job to do.

Linux jumps to 13.4 percent of the stalling server market
The Linux server market is on a growth spurt, one that may well accelerate as CIOs seek to shave budgets in a recessionary economy.