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Microsoft Corp made its biggest move into the mobile, Internet-accessible world of cloud computing on Tuesday, taking the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite.

French search engine said it had sued Google Inc for 295 million euros ($418 million), alleging the U.S. company used its dominance to thwart rivals.

Microsoft introduced its Office 365, a cloud-based service that offers Microsoft Office and Microsoft Server products. CEO Ballmer called it Microsoft Office meets the cloud.

A high acceleration in Android’s growth with 500,000 devices being activated everyday, Android could rule the smartphone market after a couple of quarters.

Microsoft is announcing its Office 365 this morning. It's a cloud-based enterprise service that offers Microsoft Office and Microsoft Server products.

BMO Capital Markets has downgraded Motorola Mobility Holdings (NYSE:MMI) to underperform from market perform, citing declining market share and margins.

Google on Monday disclosed that United State government requested user data from the company, more than 4,600 times last year.

Google’s first Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone dubbed ‘Nexus Prime’ will be manufactured by Samsung.

Consumer technology giant Apple could release two models of iPhone - namely iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S - this September, according to an analyst at Deutsche Bank.

Google clearly thinks Google Apps is a better enterprise service than Microsoft Office 365, which Microsoft plans to launch on Tuesday.

GSV Capital Corp (NASDAQ:GSVC), an investment fund, recently bought 225,000 shares of Facebook at an average price of $29.28 per share.

Internet giant Google's tussles with some governments over Internet censorship could get worse, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Monday, adding he feared his own colleagues faced mounting danger of occasional arrest and torture.

Leading developers are leaving RIM to focus on growth with Apple, Google products. The controversy follows an urging that the company's dual leadership positions be split up because of turbulence at RIM.

Google has announced that the company will be shutting down Google PowerMeter and Google Health.

Facebook overtook Microsoft websites in Britain for the first time last month, becoming the UK's second-most popular after Google as people aged over 50 flocked to social networks, online measurement body UKOM/Nielsen said.

Apple is under threat prior to iPhone 5's release.

Apple has been the big dog on the tablet block, practically defining the industry with the release of its iPad, and while Android is fast on its tale, a third player, HP is hoping to make a dent with a drastically different approach.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced a bonus 50GB of free cloud storage for its TouchPad buyers.

The future may be approaching sooner than expected with Nevada passing a bill that would allow the state's DOP, Department of Transportation, to setup rules and safety standards for automated self-driving cars. The government decision could be a proactive step towards increasing state income, reducing traffic, and trailblazing the introduction of self-driving vehicles in the U.S.

Google confirmed that the FTC is looking into its business. The WSJ reported that the probe had to do with antitrust concerns about Google search.

The FTC has launched an antitrust probe against Google's search practices. It will investigate if Google uses its search dominance to stifle competition in other markets.

The global search giant has said that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission will review its business practices and promises to co-operate with the probe.

Google said on Saturday, that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun a review of its business practices.

Larry Page should put in a call to Bill Gates.

Google says there was not enough adoption for both of those services.

The FTC has launched a probe into Google's practices. The Wall Street Journal reported that the probe had to do with the way Google ranked its own services on its search engine.

Google confirmed on Friday that the Federal Trade Commission is looking into its practices. Although the exact nature of the civil probe isn't clarified yet, the WSJ reported that the FTC is seeking to find out if Google search unfairly places its own services higher on search queries or charges them less for search advertising.

Google responds to the FTC probe and says it will oblige with the agency's requests.

U.S. antitrust regulators have started a formal investigation into whether Google Inc abuses its market power by favoring its own services over those of rivals in online searches and through other practices.