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Some of the early reviews are coming out on the iPhone 4S and the coolest feature, the Siri personal assistant. Of course, people are trying to show either how "cool" the feature is, or they're just trying to come up with the weirdest or dumbest questions to ask

Network product and services company becoming a haven for former Microsoft executives.

This week I found out that my company is developing software in-house. Until now I hadn't known that we were a software development shop, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Most companies that I've been with have developed their own software for one purpose or another. I only learned about this software development project when one of the programmers approached me to ask about the best way to store usernames and passwords in the application's database. Yes, that's right -- they built the authentication right inside the application, instead of calling out to an external authentication source.

He doesn't come right out and say it, but Leo Apotheker thinks former Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd left him a fine mess to clean up.

SQS and Ovum have highlighted the worst software failures and wireless products

Salesforce.com on Tuesday announced Chatter Free, a version of its social collaboration software that includes a Facebook-like "invite" feature that enables paying users to invite anyone, even non-Salesforce.com customers, to use Chatter.

Windows has come a long way since 1985. Where will it go next?

Shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) jumped nearly 3.5 percent to 27.19 in after-hours trading Thursday following the software giant's fiscal first-quarter 2011 earnings, which showed a healthy 52 percent gain in net income.

Well, that celebration was short-lived. Adobe Systems Inc., maker of desktop, server and multimedia software, announced after Tuesday's market close a 69 percent increase in third-quarter net income.

No Bilski decision handed down today, again. Does it reflect on the outcome in any way?

Microsoft's profits are seriously down, and you don't have to be Warren Buffet to figure out why.