Salesforce.com Breaks the CEO Mold Entrepreneurs: Keep Initial Costs Low HP's Slate Tablet Temporarily Returns Game Laptops Need Quality Graphics Intel Reports Best Profit in a Decade Smartphones Make Mobile Radio Sing Whether he's swimming with dolphins in the Pacific Ocean or drawing inspiration from rappers, Marc Benioff has broken the CEO mold while running Salesforce.com for the past decade. Starting a business can be expensive, as people find when they become entrepreneurs after losing their jobs. But many of these new company owners have also found ways to keep those costs down. Hewlett-Packard's Slate tablet computer made what some may consider a surprise -- but temporary -- appearance on HP's web site powered by Microsoft's Windows 7, and then mysteriously disappeared. The dominant role of the workplace PC is giving way to the ever-present laptop, as people begin to favor mobile computing over fixed-place work. Now, there are more options for on-the-go gamers. As the tech industry recovers from the financial meltdown, Intel has reported its biggest quarterly net income in a decade on signs of vibrancy in the most troubled corner of the computer market. Traction in mobile ads signals a watershed among radio companies: Delivery of content to smartphones is emerging as a major audience-and-revenue driver, with mobile becoming a "strategic necessity." FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY