Topic: Gartner Inc.

Facebook to debut at $104 billion

The IPO will be one of the largest in history.

Instagram: Zero sales. $1 billion price tag. Worth it?

Facebook plans to spend $1 billion for the photo-sharing company that is wildly popular but has no way of making revenue off of them. Here's why Facebook thinks Instagram is worth it.

Five myths about video games

Why they aren’t as scary or one-dimensional as many parents think.

Chevy Volt: Why is production being halted?

Even though expectations were high for the Chevy Volt this year, things aren’t looking all that electrifying for the vehicle right now. High gas prices might change that.

E-readers: Amazon selling 1 million Kindles per week

E-readers for the holidays? Amazon says it has sold 1 million of its various Kindle e-readers during each of the past three weeks.

iPad 3 is entering production, primed for early 2012 release: report

The Apple iPad 3 is on the way, according to one analyst.

Blackberry outages reach US and Canada Wednesday (video)

Service outages affecting Blackberry users have reached the US and Canada on Wednesday. Blackberry users in Europe, Latin America, and other parts of the world are experiencing a third day of problems.

PC is dead. Cloud computing, mobile devices taking over.

PC sales have dropped 1 percent compared with last year, while tablets are forecast to grow 213 percent. iCloud announcement and mobile devices have hastened demise of PC.

Sony data breach could be most expensive ever

Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment suffered data breaches that could cost up to $2 billion.

Nook Color update includes app store, Flash capability, Froyo

Nook Color users finally have an app store of their own. Which raises the question: Is the Nook Color a tablet or an e-reader?

Semiconductors: Intel Corp. makes best-in-decade profit

Semiconductors business is booming and the world's No. 1 producer has reported its biggest quarterly net income in a decade.

A newer, cheaper Kindle DX – will it matter?

The latest entrant to the crowded e-reader market is an improved and less expensive Kindle DX.

Can Apple's iPad spur economic recovery?

Sales of Apple's iPad are strong. If they skyrocket, they may herald a faster-than-expected recovery.

Attack of the 3D TVs!

Sony, Samsung, and Panasonic are among the companies expected to release 3D TVs in 2010. But how many consumers will welcome the 3D revolution into their own living room?

With search, size matters, says Microsoft

Microsoft sees size as search answer in Yahoo deal.

Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel

Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.’s golden goose - its long-dominant Windows franchise.

For laid-off IBM workers, a job in India?

An IBM program offers some incentive to relocate. Americans who have migrated overseas find less pay – but a good lifestyle.

New peeks at a post-Windows future

Horizon highlights – July 18 weekend