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When John Chambers takes to the stage on Tuesday, many will be wondering if it is the last time the chief executive leads Cisco Systems Inc's annual financial analyst conference.

Amazon is about to launch a consumer tech battle with its highly-anticipated new tablet, expected to be launched in October, and the company is likely to try to win customers for its new product through a low product price-point and an annual content subscription model that will let readers have free access to older books and streaming movies and TV shows.

One thing is clear: While shareholders of both Apple and Amazon may not be happy, consumers will be once Amazon starts shipping its much-anticipated Kindle tablet for about $300.

Amazon showed the world after the dot com bubble that an Internet retailer could be huge, profitable and powerful. Then, the company effectively created the booming ebook industry. Now, Amazon is trying to change to change our world again, talking with traditional book publishers about creating an ebook rental service.

Being one of the most highly anticipated devices from Apple, rumors about the possible features of the third generation iPad are rife. Based on the most rumored spaces, here is a head to head comparison between the Acer Iconia Tab A501 and the iPad 3.

No sector appears immune, including technology, which is supposed to be the source of future prosperity

The worthy tech battle, also known as Amazon vs. iPad, is about to begin. Some industry observers will try to argue that Amazon's forthcoming new Kindle tablet will not be a direct, legitimate threat to Apple's industry-leading iPad because the company's first unit will be a 7-inch touchscreen instead of a 10-inch touchscreen.But even industry observers can be wrong, and such is the case with Amazon's new tablet, which will be a direct competitor to Apple's iPad regardless of ...

Yahoo’s summary firing of CEO Carol Bartz knocked out one of the most visible women CEOs but also showed a phenomenon called the “glass cliff,” a technology professional women’s association said.

Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb has acquired a 5.1 percent stake in Yahoo and demanded the resignation of Chairman Roy Bostock and a complete shakeup.

Google, moving into the smartphone battles, has allied with Taiwan’s HTC in battling Apple over alleged patent infringement.

Carol Bartz's ouster as Yahoo CEO leaves the ranks of women in the tech sector much smaller. Why?

So many tech journalists writing lately that Amazon's new Kindle tablet won't really be a direct, serious threat to Apple's tablet industry-leading iPad because the company's first unit will be a 7-inch touchscreen instead of a 10-inch touchscreen miss one very valuable point.

Amazon will price its tablet at $249 according to a report.

Amazon is nearing release of its first tablet, and the Amazon Kindle is creating a storm on the Internet as news and speculation about the forthcoming product rivals what Apple has experienced with its popular iPad and iPhone. Also, Amazon's new Kindle tablet is expected to be the first serious contender to Apple's global tablet-industry leading iPad. In preparation of Amazon's tablet release, here are 5 things to know.

Talk of a new, forthcoming tablet from Amazon that run's on Google's Android operating system, is heating up the Internet these days -- as the product as seen by many industry observers and consumers as the first bona fide competitor to Apple's tablet-leading iPad.In preparation of Amazon's Kindle tablet release, here are five things to know.

Amazon is redesigning its Web site, in an attempt to make it easier to use and become a better fit for the company's forthcoming tablet, expected to be released in October. The changes, currently in testing phase, are expected to make Amazon's site easier to navigate on a tablet computer.

While the Touchpad may never beat the iPad, it has possibly set up a formula for other tablets to do so.

TechAmerica reports technology employment is falling. Who will make products consumers crave?

Kofax Plc confirmed its board's decision to prepare the business for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, Jefferies said in a note to clients.

A spin-off of Hewlett-Packard Co's PC unit would be the best value for shareholders, according to the head of its PC division, who added that tablet computing was relevant to the future market for any spinoff.

Here is the list of the top 5 alternative choices.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ), which recently decided to discontinue webOS devices including TouchPad, is splitting its webOS division into two, according to a Wall Street analyst.

Amazon will launch a new tablet as early as October and the product could be priced at $300 or lower in the attempt to come out strong in competing with Apple's iPad.Apple's iPad is the global tablet leader, though the fire sale $99 TouchPad made a brief appearance on the sales radar, but the biggest threat to the industry leader is on its way. Amazon has a new tablet -- its first -- expected to start shipping in October, according to a report in Taiwan's DigiTimes.

Now that has resigned at Apple's CEO, it's time to recognizing the world's new reigning tech freak geek leader. There was only one clear heir apparent to the post, and really no discussion at all is required in naming Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos to the honor.Jobs is credited as arguably the world's all-time great innovating CEO. He helped launch the Mac computer. He created iTunes, the iPhone smartphone and the iPad tablet. But Bezos has hire share of tech obsessions and ac...

Apple's iPad is the global tablet leader, though the fire sale $99 TouchPad made a brief appearance on the sales radar, but the biggest threat to the industry leader is on its way. Amazon has a new tablet -- its first -- expected to start shipping in October, according to a report in Taiwan's DigiTimes.

The Jetstream will run on Android 3.1 or Honeycomb juice and will feature a 10.1-inch display.

At Apple, all senior executives are male. Why? And why so few female CEOs?

Robert Kelly, the chief executive of Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) was recently fired reportedly because of his “abrasive” personality and management style.

Why overpay for a $500 iPad or wait until the HP TouchPad sale part two begins, and most likely instantly ends before your browser even loads? Here are 12 other cheap tablets to consider.