Multiple options available for tax-preparation services
It's that dreaded season -- tax time. But preparing your forms this year may not be as difficult and time-consuming as in past years. Makers of the most popular tax preparation software and online...
View ArticleWhat factors contribute to the success or failure of software firms?
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, news about 20-somethings becoming billionaires from the sale of their software companies flooded the media, giving the impression that a good idea was all it took to...
View ArticleDutch parliament voting on mobile 'net neutrality'
(AP) -- The Dutch parliament appears set to approve a bill Tuesday that would force mobile Internet providers to let their customers use Skype and other third-party services on their networks without...
View ArticleHurd, Ellison pay valued at more than $77M each
(AP) -- Mark Hurd may get his $100 million payday after all.
View ArticleFacebook 'App Economy' creates 182,000 US jobs: study
The ecosystem of applications built for Facebook has created at least 182,000 jobs and contributes billions of dollars in wages and benefits to the US economy, according to a study published Monday.
View ArticleApp controls drone flying 3,000 miles away
Military mobile apps may one day help soldiers on the battlefield.
View ArticleLED startup Switch Lighting hopes to light the way in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is known for computer chips, software companies and social networks - but not light bulbs.
View ArticleSharing patents with competitors may encourage innovation as probability for...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Firms that make a previously patented innovation accessible to competitors increase overall likelihood of improving upon that breakthrough while also raising profits for the original...
View ArticleResearchers hope to transform software engineering training
Ten percent of software projects are abandoned, one-third are not successful and more than half end up late or over budget. But technology isn't to blame. People are. Now, researchers led by a San...
View ArticleUS probes mobile apps for data collection on kids (Update)
US regulators have launched a series of probes on whether mobile apps targeted at children violate privacy laws by collecting and sharing data which can be used for detailed profiles, officials said...
View ArticleTech giants rush to embrace software
Hewlett-Packard's purchase of Autonomy may have turned into a multibillion-dollar disaster, but it hasn't stopped HP - and other Silicon Valley tech giants - from making more big bets to bolster their...
View ArticleVenture investments, number of deals up in 4Q
Funding for U.S. startups increased 20 percent in the final three months of 2013 as venture capitalists poured more money into more deals, according to a report released Friday.
View ArticleBox's IPO delay a sign of Silicon Valley cool-down
The wild ride of hundred-million-dollar investments and soaring initial public offerings that opened the year for the technology industry has stalled thanks to the recent gyrations on Wall Street,...
View ArticleTibco to be sold to private equity firm for $3.98B
Tibco Software Inc. said Monday that it is selling itself to private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for about $3.98 billion.
View ArticleReview: New Surface tablets make typing easy
Is Microsoft's Surface a tablet or a laptop? I'm not quite sure, but it is a lot easier to type on than an iPad.
View ArticleOracle CEO skips speech to watch America's Cup
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is so immersed in his boating team's stirring comeback in the America's Cup that he backed out of giving the keynote speech at his software company's biggest customer...
View ArticleFord buys software startup Livio
Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that it acquired the startup company Livio in a bid to accelerate its efforts to help drivers safely access content on their smartphone while on the road.
View ArticleVeeva Systems stock soars on debut
Shares of Veeva Systems Inc. are soaring in their trading debut Wednesday after the cloud-based software company raised about $261 million in its initial public offering.
View ArticleSAP co-CEO: Cloud computing growing strongly (Update)
Business software maker SAP's strong growth in cloud computing remains on track despite headwinds from a stronger euro, the co-CEO said Monday.
View ArticleLimo firm hacked; politician, celeb data breached
An Internet security firm says a limousine software company has been hacked, exposing credit card numbers and potentially embarrassing details about close to 1 million customers, including politicians,...
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