Erin Joyce

Sir Tim Berners-Lee is on a mission to keep the Web open, free and serving the needs of society — such as calling out sites that spread false information and helping to support democracy. The conduit for this latest push to protect and improve the Web? The World Wide Web Foundation, which the founder of […]

Hewlett-Packard is getting into the browser wars with the launch of a virtual browser in conjunction with The Mozilla Foundation, HP executives told InternetNews.com.. But there’s a catch: You only get the browser as one of a bevy of new security and green tech features offered with HP’s Monday launch of its new Compaq dc7900 […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is set to introduce on Tuesday a new Web browser designed to more quickly handle video-rich or other complex Web programs, posing a challenge to browsers designed originally to handle text and graphics. Google officials confirmed news of long-rumored plans to offer its own Web browsing software, entitled Google […]

NEW YORK — A security flaw in Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mails even when the device is locked, but the company said a fix is on the way. Popular technology blog Gizmodo and an online forum run by the Mac Rumors site showed that […]

HELSINKI — A weakening global economy will blunt cellphone market sales growth this year, research firm Gartner said on Wednesday. Gartner said it expects market growth to slow to 11 percent from 16 percent last year, while in U.S. dollar terms growth would slow to 9 percent from 11 percent. The world’s top cellphone maker […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Emboldened by settlements with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and AT&T (NYSE: T), inventor Judah Klausner filed a new voicemail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google, Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) others. The inventor’s company, Klausner Technologies Inc, also named as defendants LG Electronics Inc Comverse Technology Inc, Citrix Systems Inc Embarq Corp in a […]

UPDATED: Virtualization heavyweight VMware (NYSE: VMW) offered up a mixed bag of results for its second quarter, with revenues up by 54 percent, profit up by 53 percent, and a lowered outlook for the year. Profit for the quarter was $52 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, up by 53 percent compared to $34 million, […]

UPDATED: IBM called its second quarter one if its best with a profit that rose by 22 percent, helped by strong performances in its global services divisions and continued strength in its software division. Growth in emerging markets made a huge difference, but the company also saw solid results in every major global region, too. […]

Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) has updated its software for Web services, LiveCycle Enterprise Suite (ES), with the integration of its Flex platform and AIR runtime environments. The additions are designed to juice up Web applications and improve end users’ experience with Web applications, such as filling out accident forms online. Speed is also a factor […]

NEW YORK — Data isn’t worth much until it’s free — freed from the silo it’s locked up in, and used in a mashup that creates valuable new resources for you and others. Freeing data is also behind a fast-growing movement around Linked Open Data – or what many call Web 3.0 for short, said […]

SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft offered Yahoo Inc $1 billion in cash to buy its search business in a deal that would have delivered $1 billion in additional annual operating income to Yahoo, a source familiar with Microsoft’s thinking said on Friday. In an alternative to a full acquisition, Microsoft would have taken control of Yahoo’s […]

So much for the pundits who said Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) should just sell off its PC lines. The systems vendor decided to go a different sales route and undertake a major refresh of its product lines today. The launch is earning kudos from analysts and industry observers alike who praised the products’ sleek design and […]