Tech Takeovers: Nine Good Bets for 2011 Stock Gains

Even after a round of acquisitions in 2010, some big tech companies are still rolling in cash — and 2011 looks like another promising year for tech mergers. Here’s columnist Peter Cohan’s list of top tech acquisition targets f…

‘Jeopardy’ to Air Man vs. Machine Challenge

Jeopardy will have an unusual contestant next year – an IBM (IBM) computing system named “Watson.”

Watson will take on the show’s two most successful contestants, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter (pictured left to right), in February, according to the sh…

IBM to Put U.S. Government on the Cloud

International Business Machines on Monday said its new Federal Community Cloud will provide cloud-computing services to the U.S. government. IBM is already working with 15 federal departments and is now aiming for state and loc…

HP Sues Ex-CEO Mark Hurd Over New Oracle Job

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is suing its former chief executive, Mark Hurd, after news that he will be taking the post of co-president at competitor Oracle (ORCL). HP alleges that Hurd could end up violating confidentiality agreement…