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• Code writers volunteer their skills

  January 14, 2011 11:31 AM

  Software code writers will gather at DeVry University in Colorado Springs and other locations across the country this weekend to write software for charities. It's called the National GiveCamp and will benefit about 120 charities that need specialized software and don't have the means to pay for its development.... more »

• Job of the Day: Software Engineer

  September 14, 2010 10:34 AM

  Intelligent Software Solutions announced Sunday that it has been awarded a $25 million task order by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Information Directorate, for software development. The new contract is an additional task to an existing $500 million program which was awarded to ISS last year. ISS... more »

• Patent holder sues smart phone makers

  July 9, 2010 8:51 AM

  A patent-holding company that won a settlement of more than $600 million from the maker of the BlackBerry is suing six other makers of phones and phone software. Apple Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., HTC Corp., LG Electronics Inc. and Motorola Inc. are targets of the lawsuits. The... more »

• Facebook warning: vicious malware circulating

  April 9, 2010 10:18 AM

  Annette Stewart spends at least three hours a day on Facebook. "Before it was a way to communicate with friends. Although I still do that, the main reason I go on now is for the games," she says. Now, she and other Facebook users are on the lookout for... more »

• Pueblo jail - no visiting Tuesday

  February 15, 2010 2:39 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office is updating software at the jail. As a result, the Video Visitation Center will be closed all day Tuesday. Visitation is scheduled to resume normal hours on Wednesday. more »

• Colorado tax hikes would undo tax breaks

  February 12, 2010 9:08 AM

  The tax hikes lawmakers are rushing to pass to balance the budget would undo about 6 percent of the $2.2 billion in tax credits and exemptions on Colorado's books. They would affect a range of industries, from manufacturing to information technology to agriculture, as well as consumers. Buyers of... more »

• Senate debates taxing software, candy and soda

  February 9, 2010 9:30 AM

  The full Senate has narrowly backed taxing things including candy and soda, software downloads and energy used in manufacturing to balance the state budget. The measures passed initial votes late Monday night after about 12 hours of debate. The final round of voting may not come until Wednesday. Bills to... more »

• Ford to fix brake problem on Milan, Fusion hybrids

  February 4, 2010 4:32 PM

  Ford Motor Co. says it will fix 17,600 Mercury Milan and Ford Fusion gas-electric hybrids that can give drivers the impression the brakes have failed. The automaker says the problem occurs in transition between two braking systems and at no time are drivers without brakes. Ford decided to fix... more »

• US government investigating Prius brakes

  February 4, 2010 9:41 AM

  The Transportation Department has opened an investigation into brake problems in the 2010 model year Toyota Prius after the Japanese automaker acknowledged design problems with the brakes in its prized gas-electric hybrid. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has received 124 reports from consumers, including four reports... more »

• Colorado lawmakers vote to eliminate tax breaks

  February 2, 2010 9:03 AM

  The Colorado House approved and sent to the Senate a package of bills that would eliminate or suspend tax breaks on junk mail, candy and soft drinks. They also approved a tax on software downloaded from the Internet and fast food takeout boxes. Gov. Bill Ritter proposed going after the... more »

• Colorado lawmakers approve nixing tax breaks

  January 30, 2010 9:11 AM

  After nearly 10 hours of debate, the Colorado House has given initial approval to bills eliminating or suspending tax breaks on junk mail, candy and soft drinks. They also approved a tax on software downloaded from the Internet and fast food takeout boxes. The bills face a third reading before... more »

• McAfee estate eyed for transition center for war veterans

  November 23, 2009 1:49 PM

  A nonprofit group hopes to buy a Teller County estate once owned by antivirus software developer John McAfee and use it as a reintegration center for soldiers returning from war. Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group says the 290-acre estate and 10,000-square-foot mansion could be used for programs that help veterans... more »

• Is your phone spying on you?

  September 17, 2009 12:04 PM

  Most of us carry one. Now the hand-held technology we all rely on is under attack by a flood of covert, internet software designed to use your cell phone against you. The cell phone hi-jacking websites, thousands of them, are easy to find and promise the user easy access... more »