Dell’s mixed results selling consumer products has not stopped it from trying yet again. Dell hopes its new XPS 15z will compete with the Apple Air laptops. The latest effort came Tuesday with the introduction of the XPS 15z, the first in a series of laptops that are billed as thinner ... Read More

NEW YORK — Microsoft previewed new features in its upcoming software update for Windows Phone 7 here Tuesday. Codenamed “Mango,” the update focuses on streamlining different forms of wireless communication. Microsoft highlighted the “People” hub in Mango, an all-in-one contacts list with tight Facebook integration that allows users ... Read More

What's rumbling in the consumer tech world as James Cameron gets ready to release Titanic in 3D, Apple assesses the impact of the explosion in China on iPad 2 supplies and Amazon reveals it sells more Kindle books than printed books. What will China explosion mean for iPad ... Read More

Tapulous -- the hot mobile game developer and publisher acquired by Disney Mobile last July -- might be best-known for its Tap Tap Revenge rhythm games, but now they're helping you unleash your inner nightclub tycoon. Tapulous' latest game, ClubWorld (free) has you design and run your own dance club, spin ... Read More

Near Field Communication or NFC technology is the latest technology that allows you to exchange data within the radius of 10 cm. The range can be increased up to 20 cm with the use of compact antenna. The technology will soon change the way we access information, ... Read More

Crookston —Big changes could be in store at Crookston's Valley Technology Park, located on the northern edge of the U of M, Crookston campus, now that a major tenant, Peragon, has left the facility. Peragon leased 6,000 square feet of the building. The city Administrative Committee tonight will ... Read More

‘L.A. Noire’ writer Brendan McNamara has revealed that Team Bondi has plans to expand the MotionScan facial capture tech to full body performance. Though Team Bondi, the developer behind L.A. Noire, could have easily remained complacent with the MotionScan technology they utilized for their recently release detective crime ... Read More

SEATTLE: International Business Machines edged past old rival Microsoft Corp ... Read More

The technology sales and distribution company Tech Data Corp. continues to break its own quarterly sales and profit numbers. Sales of equipment for healthcare, networking and "cloud" computing systems all helped the Clearwater-based company post $6.33 billion in sales, up from $5.62 billion in the same quarter last ... Read More

There are more technology job openings in a single day on Dice's career site than there are computer science grads ready to join American businesses, according to a report from Dice Holdings, which runs a career site for technology and engineering professionals. In California, that ratio is 3-to-1, the company ... Read More