Stories by: Johan Bostrom

Computers that can read and respond to human emotions can be more effective and reliable than computers that don't, according to professor and founder of the Affective Computing Research Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Rosalind Picard.

The growth of the technology industry is largely driven by consumer spending, but too many choices can slow the adoption of new products and put entire markets on hold, according to an IDC analyst.

IBM Wednesday said it received final U.S. government approval to sell its PC division to Chinese PC vendor Lenovo Group, and expects to close the deal soon.

Microsoft does not plan to release any security bulletins or patches this month despite claims from IT security companies that flaws require fixing.

Worldwide server revenue increased 6.2 percent to US$49 billion in 2004 driven by the volume server segment, according to analyst firm IDC.

Taking into account the decline of the US dollar, the market for global IT services grew 2.2 per cent last year, but even that modest increase is a positive sign, according to analyst firm Gartner.

The worldwide market for handheld devices has experienced its third straight year of decline in 2004.