Some key dates in the history of Microsoft Corp.: 1975: Paul Allen and Bill Gates, friends who had co-written a programming language for the Altair hobby-kit personal computer, license it to the makers of the Altair. This programming language is the first Microsoft product. ...more

June 28, 2008

SEBRING — So, first of all, a hamfest is not a convention for Porky Pig imitators. It's for ham operators, the guys who use ultra-long radio waves to talk around to other ham-ers around the world. "I've talked to 75 countries," said Dave Onsted. That's Radio Dave, who broadcasts the morning show in Sebring at 105.7. On Saturday, amateur radio enthusiasts gathered at the Agri-Civic Center. Among the crowd were 30 vendors, folks like Don Rove of Spring Lake, who sat on the tailgates of their Ford pickups and Suburbans while selling new and used microphones, books, antennas and radios. ...more

February 17, 2008

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating possible violations of state and federal antitrust laws by Intel Corp., the world's largest manufacturer of computer microprocessors. ...more

January 11, 2008

MC Hammer hasn't topped the music charts since the early 1990s, but the former rap star says he has another hit in him - only this time around, he'll produce it as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. ...more

January 6, 2008