- Mon Nov 9 9:15 AM PST 2009 VMware elevates its desktop virtualization view
VMware View 4 is most focused on improving user experience, one of the things that has limited the appeal of desktop virtualization in the past.
- Tue Nov 3 8:24 AM PST 2009 Dragon Age: Origins released, RPG fans rejoice
This year's entry in the epic RPG/adventure game category is Dragon Age: Origins, releasing Tuesday, November 3. Having now played a preview build of the game for the past six weeks, we can safely say it's one of the year's best.
- Tue Nov 3 5:01 AM PST 2009 Personal services get business flavor: Xobni and SugarSync
Useful start-up tools now with IT oversight and controls--and business models to match.
- Tue Oct 20 6:02 AM PDT 2009 Google Android: More than just a cheap date
The mobile OS is gaining momentum, and the reason goes far beyond the cost advantages its CFO cites for the open-source mobile platform.
- Fri Oct 16 6:22 AM PDT 2009 Archos 5 highs and lows
CNET's Donald Bell reflects on seven days spent with the Archos 5 Android Internet tablet, outlining his favorite features, as well as some disappointments.
- Fri Oct 16 4:00 AM PDT 2009 Researchers tout 'wimpy nodes' for Net computing
Carnegie Mellon researchers believe flash memory and feeble processors can do what conventional servers can't: power Internet sites at low power and low cost.
- Wed Oct 14 4:00 PM PDT 2009 Is Quicken at the end of the road?
Intuit's acquisition of the personal finance Web service Mint means great things for Quicken users, but not for a while.
- Wed Oct 14 1:46 PM PDT 2009 Preferences, not mandates, for open source
Government policies that express preferences for open source can help fuel adoption, but government mandates arguably achieve the opposite.
- Mon Oct 5 12:01 AM PDT 2009 Transcript of CNET Conversation with Steve Ballmer
On October 1, CNET's Ina Fried and Molly Wood interviewed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer as part of our ongoing CNET Conversations series. This is a transcript of their interview.
- Thu Oct 1 4:00 AM PDT 2009 How Yahoo is betting its cloud will pay off
With Yahoo counting on cloud computing to accelerate development, a behind-the-scenes IT guy like Shelton Shugar moves into the spotlight.




