Year in review: Lows for the high-tech economy
What seemed like a decent if uninspiring year for the industry, despite bad news from the real estate markets and creeping trouble in the financial sector, went south in September.
Green Tech Could Get Economy High, With a Little Help From the Feds
Funding continues to pour into green-technology research and development despite low oil prices and a stubborn recession, but whether that will continue long enough to help the economy recover may be up to the government.
Economy Could Slow Business Adoption of Windows 7
The turbulent economy could hinder enterprise adoption of Windows 7, even though many companies opted to skip Windows Vista and are still running the outdated Windows XP OS, analysts said. Although the beta of Windows 7 released in January is getting good reviews, that may not be enough to inspire businesses to upgrade, given their tight IT budgets and the fact that many are cutting costs in any way they can.
Pay TV Providers Worry About Penny-Pinching Viewers
Porter McConnell gave up on pay TV last summer after noticing that monthly rates kept creeping up. Now with no satellite or cable TV, she watches her trusty old TV set with an antenna or she goes online to catch her favorite programs...which is exactly what I am doing these days.
First Look video: TurboTax vs. TaxCut
Finding your way to the right tax-prep program is almost as complicated as doing the taxes themselves.
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