Microsoft CEO says that he expected 500 million people to have Windows 8 by the end of 2013. But a look at Windows’ sales history and PC growth shows that number is way off base. Ballmer says that Windows 8 means the “rebirth” of Windows, according to Agence France-Presss. The agency also reports Based…

As Facebook shares continued their slide, regulators launched inquiries into whether privileged Wall Street insiders were alerted to the company’s weakening financial projections, leading them to shun the stock or dump shares just as buying was opened to the public. Morgan Stanley, which led the Wall Street effort to bring…

Ever tried to learn how to play the guitar only to give up after strumming a few strings, realizing it’s harder than you thought? Well, a new iPhone-powered guitar called gTar might just help you play a tune in no time. The all-digital gTar promises to make it easy for…

PHILADELPHIA Five of the nation’s largest cable companies Comcast Corp., Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable are creating a seamless national WiFi network to enable cable broadband subscribers to stream data or access the Internet through smart phones, tablets or laptop computers, the companies said Monday….

The sixth-generation iPhone is expected to have a larger screen, and several iOS developers say they would receive that change with a warm welcome. Rumors began earler this month saying the next iPhone, expected to arrive in October, could come with a 4-inch screen. Since its launch in 2007, Apple But…

A mock-up of what the Sidecar interface looks likeThere are a lot of apps out there that allow you to do just about anything with today’s smartphone, but most of them avoid trying to better the good old voice call. That’s not to say anyone has not tried: Apple made…

You might not necessarily want some of those upcoming Ivy Bridge mobile processors. Netbooks are still fine for light browsing and whatnot, right? Acer has just the thing for you in that case. The company has added a new netbook to its line, the Aspire One 725, which makes use The…

Apple’s next iPhone is expected to come out this fall and rumor has it that it will be dramatically different from its last two predecessors. A recent report from 9 to 5 Mac re-airs a couple of rumors already out there. According to a recent report from 9 to 5 Mac, two Many are…

Microsoft is finally acknowledging that some of us sit in front of than one monitor and plans to put new tools into Windows 8 to help us get more out of our extra screen real estate. In a lengthy Building Windows 8 blog post, Mark Yalovsky, lead program manager on Microsoft’s There’s…

(CNNMoney) — Joe Rizzi first heard the underwater songs of humpback whales a decade ago while scuba diving near Hawaii. Enthralled, he decided to pipe their migration music into his beachfront home. Here’s the difference between Joe Rizzi and your average souvenir seeker: He’s a rich venture capitalist. Rizzi’s quest…