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Obama to host town hall via Facebook

Apr 20, 2011
President Barack Obama will travel to Silicon Valley today to hold a "town hall" meeting at the Facebook headquarters. With campaigns for the 2012 election just kicking off, social networking will be a key component in fundraising.

Tech comes back big

Apr 20, 2011
Intel and IBM surprised Wall Street with big earnings. And what's good for tech is good for the recovery.

Does 200 million accounts mean that Twitter has 200 million active users?

Apr 19, 2011
Nope. Definitely not. Lots of folks have multiple, multiple Twitter accounts and millions of others have opened Twitter accounts that are sitting...

Research in Motion struggles to keep up with competitors

Apr 19, 2011
RIM's new Blackberry Playbook tablet goes on sale today, but most don't expect it will help the tech company come out from behind the pack.

Twitter's all grown up

Apr 19, 2011
There are reports that Twitter is looking to buy Tweetdeck for $50 million. That app feeds off of Twitter and makes it better.

Zipcar gears up for an IPO

Apr 14, 2011
The short-term car rental company has been around for more than a decade, but still hasn't quite turned a profit.

Poker bots invade the virtual casino

Apr 13, 2011
There's a new guy at the online poker table -- a computer.

Dish Network to buy Blockbuster

Apr 6, 2011
The fading retail chain's movie rights could help Dish Network compete with Netflix in the streaming-video business.

Are smartphones the credit cards of the future?

Apr 6, 2011
A new coalition formed by Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile called Isis hopes to make mobile payments a reality. But many critics wonder just how practical, and secure a cell phone payment really is?

Government transparency websites targeted in budget cuts

Apr 4, 2011
Many websites that offer platforms for transparency in government could facing the chopping block as politicians debate budget cuts.