Intel, might do well to be alarmed by the computer chips being designed by Qualcomm, a maker of chips for cellphones.[...]

Handset makers took a beating last week amid weak earnings from Palm (PALM), and after Research In Motion's (RIMM) FQ2 earnings outlook came in below expectations. Nokia (NOK) and Apple (AAPL) fell in sympathy - 1.1% and 3% respectively. Nokia has been hit by multiple analyst downgrades in recent weeks [...]

One of the toughest parts about hosting a conference is all the work that still needs to be done after the lights are turned off. We're currently busy trying to finalize the video clips - and consolidate them for your viewing pleasure - while at the same time keep the [...]

Load balancers are a cornerstone of any big computing application. By spraying traffic across lots of servers, they let companies turn many unreliable machines into one reliable service. But that service has a lot of moving parts, and sometimes they break. If it keeps happening, it may signal that a [...]

Filed under: Sony Ericsson, Accessories Like a dagger through Motorola's heart, we're sure, Sony Ericsson's collaboration with tennis superstar Maria Sharapova is starting to pay dividends with the Maria Sharapova Design Collection of custom phone accessories. Launching in the third quarter, wares include the "Courtside Case," Excercise Case, Travel Wallet, [...]

As noted author Nick Carr said in a video recorded for our Structure 08 conference, the retirement of Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates marks the end of an era for a certain style of computing and the start of a new era of cloud-delivered services. To that I would add that [...]