...stock that he controls and $750 million in cash to help finance the buyout, which relies primarily on loans from PC software maker Microsoft Corp. and an assortment of banks.Dell's special committee has said it already considered a special dividend...

...advantage of one of the few criticisms of Apple's iPad - that it is better for consuming content than creating it.The software maker said Monday that its device will attach to a removable rubberized keyboard that also acts like a book cover. CEO...

...included venture capital firms Accel Partners and Greylock Partners; investment banker Goldman Sachs Group Inc; software maker Microsoft Corp.; Zynga Inc. CEO Marc Pincus; LinkedIn Corp. Chairman Reid Hoffman; and former PayPal CEO Peter...

...income tax returns if you haven't already done so. This year, tax preparation companies such as H&R Block and software maker TurboTax are making it even easier for you by releasing apps that allow you to file your taxes from anywhere you have...

Oracle's quarter troubles industrySAN FRANCISCO - Oracle stumbled in its latest quarter as the business software maker struggled to close deals, a signal of possible trouble ahead for the technology sector.The performance announced...

...into the next decade. That case alleged that Microsoft used its dominant Windows operating system to kill competing software makers.Although Microsoft thwarted an attempt to break up the company, it was distracted for years, and the company has...

...Digital music service Spotify, which recently arrived in the U.S., has been sued by music and video streaming software maker PacketVideo for allegedly violating a patent it holds for digital music distribution.In court documents filed last...

...sellers, while HP devices have languished.HP also announced that it is in talks to buy Autonomy Corp., a business software maker. Earlier, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News had reported that HP planned to buy Autonomy for $10 billion...

...April 26, and investors are jittery.Among companies announcing earnings this week: drugstore chain Walgreen Co., software maker Adobe Systems Inc., Nike Inc., homebuilder Lennar Corp. and ConAgra Foods Inc.

...Corp. is making the biggest acquisition in its history with the $7.68 billion takeover of computer-security software maker McAfee Inc., an expensive example of Intel's commitment to serve an increasing array of Internet-connected devices...