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Cries of anguish filled the airwaves, news columns and on-line forums earlier this fall when the stock market took a one-day, 550-point tumble. Woe is us, wailed the buyers and...

Japanese scientists say they have broken through a technical barrier to developing smaller, more powerful computer microprocessors, a move that could guarantee companies will be able to improve semiconductor performance...

Resumes are like suits. They need to be tailored to fit you and to appeal to someone you want to impress. Preparing your resume is like primping for a blind...

Consumers are about to enter a new era in low-cost telephone communication as Qwest Communications rolls out the first long-distance service that uses Internet techniques to transmit conventional phone calls....

Halftime on Monday night was no time to fix a sandwich. You stayed put to get one last look at No. 16. Never again will we see that number on...

These are heady days for the network computer--the year-old concept for a stripped-down, low-cost, easy-to-use device that could replace complicated personal computers at many tasks. Chip stalwart Intel Corp. finally...

Like his team before him, Joe Bugel didn't put up a fight. On Monday afternoon, he didn't mount a defense. Or an offense. He didn't publicly assert his control of...

Just in time for the holidays, here's a new toy to consider: Courthouse Barbie. It'll be a cool addition to that new home video, Star Trek: The Wrath of Viacom....

If you've got electronic mail, you've probably gotten a lot of jokes lately, thanks to the "cc" function that lets one person send a message to all his or her...

A couple of weeks ago, Sun Microsystems Inc. got caught doing a moderately slippery deed. Sun claimed some of its software was the fastest anywhere, and cited results it obtained...