http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Instant_MessagingFind stories, videos, and photos about Instant Messaging from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:33:00 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TECH/09/30/digitalbiz.redwired/tztop.wangba.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Instant_Messaging14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Instant Messaging from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/30/digitalbiz.redwired/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/30/digitalbiz.redwired/index.html#cnnSTCText"China is not on the Internet, it's basically an intranet. Everything is banned by the Great Firewall," says Sherman So, co-author of "Red Wired: China's Internet Revolution."Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/31/online.internet.therapy.cbt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/31/online.internet.therapy.cbt/index.html#cnnSTCTextYour therapist's name is ELIZA, and she interacts with you through text on a computer screen. However embarrassing or difficult your problem may be, ELIZA will not hesitate to ask you a question about it, or respond graciously, "That is very interesting. Why do you say that?"Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/23/digitalbiz.mobilesns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/23/digitalbiz.mobilesns/index.html#cnnSTCTextFirst it was instant messaging during office hours that gave us the thrill of passing notes in class. Then it was ogling ourselves on Web cams, ranting our minds on blogs, uploading our baby photos on Flickr and poking each other on Facebook. These days, as corporate records show, we choose to spend our lunch breaks watching YouTube, if not chatting over Skype.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1729843,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1729843,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMicrosoft, AOL, News Corp. -- it seems everyone is maneuvering for a slice of Yahoo. Here's a look at five possible outcomesThu, 10 Apr 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/08/facebook.chat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/08/facebook.chat/index.html#cnnSTCTextFacebook fans are getting a new toy this week. With the launch of Facebook Chat, users will be able to communicate in real time with friends on the site. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/23/technology/widgetshalfbillion.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/23/technology/widgetshalfbillion.fortune/index.htmA lot of eyebrows were raised on Wall Street in January when two giant investment firms, Fidelity and T. Rowe Price, paid $50 million for a 9.1% stake in Slide, a San Francisco- based company best known as the purveyor of entertainments like SuperPoke, which lets Facebook users "ninja kick" or "bodyslam" or "throw a pillow at" their friends.Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/14/news/companies/Siklos_aol_planBebo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/14/news/companies/Siklos_aol_planBebo.fortune/index.htmEver since Microsoft announced its surprise bid for Yahoo last month, the heat has been on Time Warner to figure out its next move for AOL, the former Web juggernaut that could be left out in the cold if its two main rivals merge.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/02/08/nokia.tablet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/02/08/nokia.tablet/index.html#cnnSTCTextNokia isn't foolish enough to think that its line of Internet Tablets is going to attract everyone. The company has readily admitted that it's for a certain audience--gadget lovers and early adopters--and we certainly agree with that statement. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/11/05/leopard/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/11/05/leopard/index.html#cnnSTCTextMac OS X 10.5 Leopard is Apple's first major operating system upgrade since Tiger more than two years ago. The changes include more than 300 new features, which, while not earth-shattering, further streamline the experience of using a Mac.Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/10/31/microsoft.lifecam/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/10/31/microsoft.lifecam/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000 is an inexpensive, basic Webcam for laptops that delivers acceptable video quality and little else. The bundled LifeCam software is third-rate -- we prefer the apps that Creative and Logitech bundle with their Webcams -- although the design mirrors the Creative Live Cam Notebook Ultra, which we like. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/03/technology/live_chat.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/03/technology/live_chat.biz2/index.htmA year or two ago, it looked like instant messaging and other forms of online chat had reached their full potential as a business tool. Millions of people were using IM to interact with corporate colleagues. Live chat had also become a fixture on websites, giving customers a way to inquire about products and receive answers in real time.Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/25/technology/aim_security.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/25/technology/aim_security.ap/index.htmA security hole in widely used versions of AOL's instant-messaging program could let a crook grab control of a victim's computer, according to a security firm that says AOL's steps to repair the problem don't go far enough.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/11/technology/microsoft_security.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/11/technology/microsoft_security.ap/index.htmMicrosoft Corp. released four software patches Tuesday to fix security flaws, including one flaw that could allow hackers to take over computers running the company's instant-messaging programs.Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/27/news/companies/yahoo.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/27/news/companies/yahoo.reut/index.htmYahoo is giving its e-mail users more ways to reach friends and online contacts by allowing them to trade messages with mobile phone users.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/22/technology/microsoft_nokia.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/22/technology/microsoft_nokia.reut/index.htmLeading mobile phone maker Nokia said Wednesday it would bring Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Live suite of Web services, like e-mail and instant messaging, to many of its cell phones.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/07/13/digital.world/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/07/13/digital.world/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe virtual worlds depicted in the movies "The Matrix" and "Minority Report" can often seem far too real in today's world of computers, e-mail, instant messaging, MP3 players, cell phones, laptops, Wi-Fi and RFID.Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/03/technology/sidekicksurvive.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/03/technology/sidekicksurvive.biz2/index.htmWhat phone has starred in rap videos, appeared on the David Letterman Show and been spotted in the hands of hotel heiress Paris Hilton? The T-Mobile Sidekick, of course.Thu, 03 May 2007 20:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/keck.otsc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/keck.otsc/index.htmlAs I was scrambling to get a story out Tuesday evening I received an instant message from a sophomore I had met met earlier in the day about Ross Alameddine who died in the shooting.Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/04/18/vatech.online/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/04/18/vatech.online/index.htmlFor one Virginia Tech sophomore, the terrible news didn't come through a conversation with a friend or from the authorities, or even over the phone.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/04/17/vatech.online/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/04/17/vatech.online/index.htmlAs police officers and reporters swarmed the Virginia Tech campus, many students turned to the Internet to share information and stories, ask questions, and comfort each other.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.mourns/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.mourns/index.htmlThe day after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, Virginia Tech students and townspeople were absorbing what happened and trying to show unity.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/12/01/8394991/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/12/01/8394991/index.htmAn instant message from a friend popped up on Lane McConnell's computer in September, telling him to check out a YouTube video of a cat chasing a remote-controlled toy helicopter.Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/22/justice.foley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/22/justice.foley/index.htmlAn internal Justice Department report concluded the FBI should have notified the House of Representatives or other officials after learning last summer of inappropriate e-mails former Rep. Mark Foley sent to a House page.Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/05/magazines/moneymag/cybersafety_kids.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/05/magazines/moneymag/cybersafety_kids.moneymag/index.htmChances are, your child will spend most of his Net time instant messaging with the same kids he sees all day in school, doing homework, playing video games or finding other fans of his favorite obscure band.Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/15/magazines/business2/corporate_email.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/15/magazines/business2/corporate_email.biz2/index.htmFor years, I had a colleague who adamantly refused to use our corporate e-mail. His coworkers didn't like the nuisance of having to remember to send messages to his personal account.Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/17/foley.fallout/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/17/foley.fallout/index.htmlFormer Florida Rep. Mark Foley will tell the Archdiocese of Miami the name of the priest he says abused him as a young man, his attorney said Tuesday.Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/09/foley.law/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/09/foley.law/index.htmlSexually charged, yes. Inappropriate, without a doubt. The instant messages reportedly sent to teenage former pages by a Florida congressman were tailor-made for a political scandal.Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/06/foley.page/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/06/foley.page/index.htmlA former congressional page who was reportedly told in an instant message from former Rep. Mark Foley to "strip down and get relaxed" likely will talk to federal agents investigating the scandal next week, his lawyer said Friday.Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/06/hastert.foley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/06/hastert.foley/index.htmlPresident Bush called House Speaker Dennis Hastert, under fire for his handling of the Mark Foley scandal, and "expressed his support," White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino said.Fri, 06 Oct 2006 06:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/05/page.statement/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/05/page.statement/index.htmlThe family of a Louisiana teenager who reported "sick" e-mails from former Rep. Mark Foley called their son a hero Thursday and said they want reporters to go away.Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/05/hastert.foley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/05/hastert.foley/index.htmlHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert on Thursday said that he has "done nothing wrong" and that he will not step down over the controversy surrounding former Rep. Mark Foley.Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/04/foley.internet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/04/foley.internet/index.htmlCapitol Hill controversies are nothing new, but as details emerge about former Rep. Mark Foley's e-mails and instant messages with underage congressional pages it's clear that the Internet is reinventing the Washington scandal.Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/04/foley.scandal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/04/foley.scandal/index.htmlFederal investigators have asked the House of Representatives to keep computer records and papers from former Rep. Mark Foley's office, a senior Justice Department official said Wednesday.Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/03/hastert.foley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/03/hastert.foley/index.htmlFour days after Rep. Mark Foley resigned amid allegations that he had inappropriate correspondences with teenage congressional pages, a conservative newspaper called for the House speaker to follow suit Tuesday.Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/03/foley.scandal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/03/foley.scandal/index.htmlFormer Rep. Mark Foley was molested by a clergyman when he was between the ages of 13 and 15, his attorney said Tuesday amid allegations that the congressman exchanged inappropriate e-mails and instant messages with teen congressional pages.Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/02/foley.quits/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/02/foley.quits/index.htmlHouse Republican leaders struggled Monday to contain the political fallout as more sexually charged electronic banter between Rep. Mark Foley and teenage pages emerged.Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/29/congressman.e.mails/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/29/congressman.e.mails/index.htmlRepublican Rep. Mark Foley resigned Friday from the House after sexually explicit instant message conversations with teenage congressional pages attributed to him surfaced.Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/26/technology/pluggedin_boyle.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/26/technology/pluggedin_boyle.fortune/index.htmThe typical business today is awash in e-mail, from the critical to the mundane to the absolutely worthless.Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/01/technology/fastforward_meebo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/01/technology/fastforward_meebo.fortune/index.htmA tiny software company called meebo Wednesday opened a new channel of communication on the Web. Now, if you have a Web page your visitors can talk to you using instant messaging, even if you're away from your home computer. (That includes all you MySpace users.)Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/26/technology/thirdscreen0726.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/26/technology/thirdscreen0726.biz2/index.htmE-mail is so, like, 2005. Just ask the kids: A recent ComScore Media Metrix report shows teen usage of Web-based e-mail dropped 8 percent last year.Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/16/technology/business2_thirdscreen/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/16/technology/business2_thirdscreen/index.htmNokia's first crack at the handheld gaming market -the 2003 release of the N-Gage, a videogame console that doubled as a cell phone - was a major flop. Unsurprisingly, consumers weren't keen on irritating features like having to hold the phone sideways against their face to take calls or remove the battery to insert a new game card.Tue, 16 May 2006 19:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/technology/business2_launchpad0515/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/technology/business2_launchpad0515/index.htmSAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) - Doppelganger, a San Francisco-based startup is launching a virtual world today that's part nightclub, part billboard.Mon, 15 May 2006 15:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/11/technology/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/11/technology/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmAOL is struggling to break out of a prolonged slump. But will rolling out new-and-improved versions of other companies' innovative ideas be enough?Thu, 11 May 2006 14:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/19/time.cover.story/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/19/time.cover.story/index.htmlIt wasn't long ago when kids used to rave about their radios and CD players.Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:04:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/07/technology/business2_browser0307/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/07/technology/business2_browser0307/index.htmAs word leaked out about Google's plans for an online hard drive that can store users' files on Google servers, many observers wondered what would happen to the host of startups that already offer such services. Box.net's Aaron Levie points out that his company already offers the service that Google is only thinking about today, though he concedes that Google's entry into the business could mean a bumpy road ahead. And the competition isn't just small fry: a Google online-drive service would also compete with offerings from Time Warner's AOL, which acquired Xdrive last fall.Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/20/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/20/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmMost of us will be lounging about in our PJs this morning on account of the holiday. And that makes it a perfect time to give ourselves a corporate makeover.Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:17:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/20/news/companies/aol_newservices/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/20/news/companies/aol_newservices/index.htmAmerica Online is set to roll out major new services in the coming months that include a new video search offering and a "voice platform" for its popular instant-messaging service, AIM, according to a published report Monday.Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/06/technology/voip_biz20/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/06/technology/voip_biz20/index.htmIf you are a consumer shopping for VOIP, welcome to the land of confusion.Fri, 06 Jan 2006 15:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/08/technology/ebay_skype/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/08/technology/ebay_skype/index.htmEBay hopes the merchants who peddle their wares on its Web site will embrace Skype, the online calling service it bought recently, but some of the auction site's top merchants say they have no plans to use it as a sales tool.Thu, 08 Dec 2005 19:29:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/02/news/newsmakers/palihapitiya/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/02/news/newsmakers/palihapitiya/index.htmThe executive who is credited with leading a turnaround of America Online's Instant Messenger unit is reportedly leaving to join a venture capital firm.Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/20/technology/google_analysis/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/20/technology/google_analysis/index.htmIt looks like Google lived up to the lofty expectations that analysts and investors had for the online search leader.Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/18/technology/yahoo_analysis/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/18/technology/yahoo_analysis/index.htmInternet stocks can hardly be called boring and predictable. But when Yahoo! reported better-than-expected third-quarter sales and earnings on Tuesday afternoon, Wall Street just shrugged.Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/07/technology/techinvestor/tech_biz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/07/technology/techinvestor/tech_biz/index.htmCall it Skype envy or the inevitable search for the next killer app on the Internet.Thu, 07 Jul 2005 20:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/06/27/8263426/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/06/27/8263426/index.htmOn a shelf in Bill Gates' austere office at Microsoft in Redmond, Wash., sits a crystal ball. It was an apt accouterment for the conversation FORTUNE's David Kirkpatrick had there last month with G...Mon, 27 Jun 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/11/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/11/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmHow seriously are you taking your own PC security? If even the government and corporations can't keep themselves from being hacked, how can we PC-users protect ourselves?Wed, 11 May 2005 19:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/04/26/eye.ent.adams/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/04/26/eye.ent.adams/index.html42.Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Careers/12/03/im.work/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Careers/12/03/im.work/index.htmlAmong teens and young adults, a whole subculture language has developed around instant messaging, leaving many scratching their heads when they see things like "ttfn," and "ttyl" ("ta ta for now," and "talk to you later").Fri, 03 Dec 2004 12:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/19/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/19/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - In June 2001, Nintendo launched the Game Boy Advance - and gamers cheered. Twenty-one months later, the company rolled out the Game Boy Advance SP - and that cheering turned into an ovation.Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/30/security.gap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/30/security.gap/index.htmlAlthough charged with making the nation more secure, the Department of Homeland Security has not taken the steps needed to secure its own wireless communications, according to a report from the department's Inspector General.Thu, 01 Jul 2004 01:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/10/technology/techwrap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/10/technology/techwrap/index.htmTechnology stocks managed to advance Thursday, buoyed by good news in the semiconductor sector but restrained by very light volume ahead of a three-day weekend.Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/24/technology/digital_gadgets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/24/technology/digital_gadgets/index.htmWireless TVs that fit into your pocket, sleek entertainment systems beautiful enough to hang on the wall and more dirt-cheap printers are expected to be some of the hot trends in consumer electronics this year.Mon, 24 May 2004 15:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/26/technology/personaltech/komando_downloads/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/26/technology/personaltech/komando_downloads/index.htmComputer prices are so low, just about everyone can afford one. The expensive part is stocking the computer with software.Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/16/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/16/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Nintendo's latest handheld system seems to be moving even further away from a pure gaming machine.Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/11/01/351901/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/11/01/351901/index.htmInstant messaging has invaded the office, popping up on computer screens in more than 70 percent of U.S. businesses. As with most technologies, its advantages come with a few pitfalls. IM is as qui...Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/10/01/349454/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/10/01/349454/index.htmQ My company has put a priority on hiring minority managers. I'm assigned to recruit, but I'm white. (You can see the extent of our problem. We have no minority managers to assign this to.) How do ...Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/07/21/346127/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/07/21/346127/index.htmVideo teleconferencing over the Internet isn't new. Just minutes after scientists discovered how to transmit two-way voice, video, and text streams between computers, sex-starved nerds were offerin...Mon, 21 Jul 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/07/01/345244/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/07/01/345244/index.htmVIDEOCONFERENCING Tue, 01 Jul 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/26/343100/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/26/343100/index.htmAt a typically busy lunch hour at a Hardee's in Indianapolis, a cashier is ringing up an order. The eagle-eyed customer notices a mistake: He is being overcharged by a dollar for his roast-beef san...Mon, 26 May 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/02/17/337317/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/02/17/337317/index.htmIt was the sort of e-mail most people delete with nary a glance. The bland subject heading read: "E-mail content training to begin in October." But the message inside was anything but routine. Merr...Mon, 17 Feb 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/02/327879/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/02/327879/index.htmDanger Inc. is introducing a design for a really cool new device called the Hiptop, which seems as though it should succeed because it represents a fundamental contribution to the field of communic...Mon, 02 Sep 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/02/327930/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/02/327930/index.htmDespite the turmoil roiling the AOL division, everything appears to be A-OK for the October launch of AOL 8.0, the annual update to the world's most widely used (and widely reviled) Internet access...Mon, 02 Sep 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/07/01/325003/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/07/01/325003/index.htmWhile the rest of us were furiously scribbling away on our Palm PDAs--or, perhaps, just waking up to the handheld revolution for the first time--Wall Street types and techies were forming a cult ar...Mon, 01 Jul 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2002/06/17/pf/saving/handhelds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2002/06/17/pf/saving/handhelds/index.htmWhile the rest of us were furiously scribbling away on our Palm PDAs -- or, perhaps, just waking up to the handheld revolution for the first time -- Wall Street types and techies were forming a cult around a product called the BlackBerry.Mon, 17 Jun 2002 17:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/06/01/324578/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/06/01/324578/index.htmAndy Rubin's future is riding on a six-ounce piece of plastic. Sitting between us on a table in his Palo Alto office, it, like Rubin, seems too modest to be a "piece of the future," as one of his s...Sat, 01 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/29/321974/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/29/321974/index.htmI've been looking forward to using Windows XP. I know most of the reviews say that it isn't that big a deal, that there's not enough new here to make people want to buy a new PC. But it sounded to ...Mon, 29 Apr 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/02/18/318146/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/02/18/318146/index.htmItem No. 1: AOL sues Microsoft in January, seeking potentially billions of dollars in damages for harm caused to the Netscape Internet browser by Microsoft's anticompetitive practices. The real goa...Mon, 18 Feb 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/15/311558/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/15/311558/index.htmYou have to admire the indomitable spirit of the technology industry. Businesses are running IT budgets through a wood chipper, and the industry still won't give up on its "next big things." Silly ...Mon, 15 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/10/01/309906/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/10/01/309906/index.htmWindows shopping Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307401/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307401/index.htmMicrosoft, freshly recertified as a monopolist by the U.S. Court of Appeals, calls its next-generation Windows XP operating system software the company's most important product launch since Windows...Mon, 23 Jul 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307365/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307365/index.htmIt probably comes as no surprise to FORTUNE readers that I am worried about Microsoft, since I complain endlessly about the company's software. But after the recent court decision rejecting many of...Mon, 23 Jul 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/02/300132/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/02/300132/index.htmIn July, Tom Glocer will become the first American, first nonjournalist CEO in the history of Reuters, the 150-year-old British news giant. He will also be the first to have written a piece of soft...Mon, 02 Apr 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/04/01/300162/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/04/01/300162/index.htmQuickBooks for the Web/QuickBooks 2001 www.quickbooks.com Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/01/08/294457/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/01/08/294457/index.htmWhat's the old saying? Be careful what you wish for? If America Online and Time Warner think they've had an agonizing time getting their merger past Washington regulators--and yes, they have--just ...Mon, 08 Jan 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290622/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290622/index.htmOn a warm day in early October, Stephen Heins of Oshkosh, Wis., traveled to Washington to tell anyone who would listen that Time Warner is trying to run him out of business. A few months ago, no on...Mon, 30 Oct 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/04/286810/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/04/286810/index.htmIt's 9:30 a.m. on an overcast July day, and the Five Spot Cafe in Seattle's hip Queen Anne neighborhood is buzzing. Using the age-old lure of free food, Microsoft has invited ten of its 500-plus su...Mon, 04 Sep 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/01/278911/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/01/278911/index.htmWired editor-at-large Kevin Kelly still flinches at the memory of a painful "Future of Technology" talk he gave to GM/EDS executives a few years back. Everyone in the nouveau high-tech meeting room...Mon, 01 May 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272795/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272795/index.htmWhen Steve Case applied for a job at Time Inc.'s cable TV network, HBO, in 1980, he was fresh out of college and brimming with big ideas about the future. Brashly, he predicted that "innovations in...Mon, 07 Feb 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/11/08/268499/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/11/08/268499/index.htmSo you have an idea for an Internet startup. It's a big idea. Well, not earth-shatteringly big, but of sufficient mass to justify, say, a blowout billion-dollar IPO. You put up a Website to prove y...Mon, 08 Nov 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/15/254934/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/15/254934/index.htmAt first glance ICQ, a two-year-old Web startup founded by three Israeli twentysomethings, is not much to look at. Located in a drab industrial section of Tel Aviv, its headquarters seem a demoliti...Mon, 15 Feb 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/30/240098/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/30/240098/index.htmI remember the first time I saw America Online. I was 9 years old, and my dad (who wrote the cover story) told me that the twins who played Michelle on Full House, one of my favorite TV shows, were...Mon, 30 Mar 1998 05:01:00 EST