Web technology: 5 things to watch in 2013

Chrome on iOS has a chance to shake up the OS-browser alignment in the mobile market. The evolution of the Web is a messy process. We do so much with the Web today that it's easy to take it for granted. Banking, social networking, word processing, travel planning, education, shopping -- the Web is reaching to new domains and...

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Huawei linked to plan to sell restricted equipment to Iran

Already considered a potential threat to U.S. national security, Huawei is again finding itself under scrutiny, linked to an offer to sell embargoed computer equipment to Iran. A major partner of the Chinese telecommunications gear maker offered to provide 1.3 million euros ($1.7 million) of Hewlett-Packard computer equipment to Iran in 2010, according to documents reviewed by Reuters. However, Huawei says neither it...

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Type 'sell' into Google Finance and take a bite out of Apple

Update, 5:40 p.m. PT: Google says the situation isn't deliberate. See the note at the end of this story. Fiscal cliff or not, Google Finance seems to have developed a sense of humor. A Reddit reader noticed earlier today that if you type "sell" into the search field at Google Finance, the site serves up Apple's presently somewhat sullen stock chart. Ouch. Is this some sort of nasty Christmastime Easter egg/lump...

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Windows 8 wrestles with PC's legacy

I spend precious little time in Metro when using a traditional laptop. (Credit: Microsoft) I'm by no means the first one to say this but Windows 8 and older PCs make an odd couple. But let me back up for a second. Before the release of Windows 8 on October 26, I tested Windows 8 on tablets only, such as the Intel-based Samsung...

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