Tech's Bottom Line
Microsoft is the company to watch in 2016
From innovative hardware to augmented reality and open source, the new Microsoft is bolder and stronger than it has been for years
2015: The year tech found its groove and its soul
Better tech pay, more philanthropy, a big win for Net neutrality -- here's a taste of what was worth toasting this past year in tech
Yahoo, HP Enterprise, Dell, Mozilla: The one reason they're all in trouble
Chances are strong that no one and no strategy can save these companies, so mired in the past
Advertisers vs. ad blockers: The race to Internet armageddon
Publishers need advertising dollars, but obnoxious ads have spawned a boom in revenue-killing ad blockers
Hacking is a business -- and business is good
Price lists, Black Friday discounts, and hacking as a service are all part of the increasingly sophisticated underground economy of cyber crime
Tech’s five biggest turkeys of 2015
This year’s flock of turkeys underpaid women and African-Americans, exposed users to fraud and embarrassment, and carelessly loaded their products with malware
The IT job party can't stop, won't stop for certain skills
Hiring and salaries will likely soar even higher in 2016, but less so for blacks and women -- and consultants may struggle
The fix is in: Proof that H-1B visa abuse is rampant
Outsourcers in particular have found a way to avoid the requirement to pay foreign workers the same wages as Americans
Get Windows 10? Microsoft's push comes to shove
We all learned in kindergarten that bullying and breaking promises is wrong -- so cut it out, Microsoft
Microsoft and SAP: Old dogs learning new tricks
The cloud is killing old-line tech, but some providers are successfully moving to the future
Microsoft leads the charge to protect user privacy
Silicon Valley, long an enabler of government digital spying, is changing its tune, and Microsoft is at the forefront
First 'Jeopardy,' next the world: IBM's plans for Watson
IBM is betting on its cloud analytics platform to give the company a new lease on life, with the help of developers
Robots, not routers, are the future of the new Cisco
Cisco’s new CEO is doubling down on the Internet of things and making software the star of the show
The FTC is wrong about antitrust fears over Android
Microsoft can't develop a successful mobile operating system, so it's making a crybaby case against Google
Only a moon shot can fix government IT
Instead of lurching from crisis to crisis, it’s time to euthanize our geriatric federal IT and start over
Microsoft Surface and Dell stick it to Apple in the enterprise
By teaming up with a quartet of heavyweights, Microsoft will push Surface into the enterprise and boost Windows 10 deployment
IT certifications lose their luster among employers
As vendors crank out more and more certs, their value is flattening, while premium pay for underlying skills continues to soar
Carriers want to take your Wi-Fi for their own use
An unlikely alliance of consumer advocates, cable providers, and tech companies push back on carriers' congestion-handling technology
Upgrading an old PC to Windows 10? You're on your own
Microsoft's free upgrade strategy places the burden of support on PC makers -- and for 'unsupported' systems, they're punting to you
Yes he can! Nadella turns around Microsoft -- for real
Microsoft’s CEO has put the twin disasters of Windows 8 and the Nokia acquisition to rest and is overcoming the failures of the Ballmer era
