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Technology investors are about to endure the quarterly torrent of earnings reports, starting Thursday with Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and escalating next week with other top names.

German software giant SAP has been named the overall market share leader in the worldwide business intelligence (BI) market, which spans BI platforms, corporate performance management (CPM) suites, analytic applications and performance management.

Fans are eagerly awaiting Microsoft’s upcoming console, which is said to be called the Xbox 720. Rumors and speculations about the gaming system have been circulating the Internet, and a new batch of expected features could have gamers gearing up for the release.

There was a time when the mid-year launch for Apple's flagship smartphone was almost an ironclad rule. But with the release of its fifth generation iPhone, the iPhone 4S, on Oct. 4, 2011, the Cupertino-based tech giant broke that tradition, making way for recent rumors that suggested the company might launch its sixth-gen iPhone, presumably named iPhone 5, in the second half of 2012. Thereby abandoning the mid-year launches and considering a 12-month iPhone upgrade cycle, starting in the fall...

Hipmunk, the travel search site that aims to take the agony out of travel planning, launched a new integrated calendar application Thursday.

Nokia's highly anticipated Lumia 900 is all set to hit the shelves in next few days. And this phone has to do well since besides to Nokia, Microsoft too is depending a lot on the success of this phone.

If the new reports are to be believed, Microsoft’s highly anticipated console, the Xbox 720, will compel owners to stay connected to the internet all the time if they wish to take part in the next-gen gameplay which the console will provide.

Starting on April 8, Nokia and AT&T will begin selling the first 4G LTE Windows Phone ever released in the U.S., the Lumia 900, starting at an extremely competitive price of $99 with a contract, and $449 without a contract. Critics have begun releasing their reviews of the new Nokia smartphone, but does it stack up to the iPhone?

The new 2013 Viper will be available in the hit Microsoft video game, Forza 4, and the Forza team actually got to take the first test drive of the car when SRT was developing the new car.

Now that Canadian telecommunications powerhouse Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) has a new boss and a new outlook, the BlackBerry developer is in play. Here are some prospective buyers.

Sony has announced it will be adding Amazon streaming video to the PlayStation Network. The move indicates a strong shift toward video game console-makers creating all-encompassing media devices.

Taking both Nokia and Microsoft's hope forward, the all new Nokia Lumia 900 hit AT&T store shelves Sunday at a price tag of $99 with a two-year contract. The Windows smartphone has an eye-catching unibody design, coupled with key features like LTE support, vivid 4.3-inch screen and an 8 megapixel camera, but what does make a difference is its attractive price.

Can't stand the never ending wait for the new Xbox? Check out these awesome concept designs for the Xbox 720 from around the web. According to

Researchers from the University of Elecro-Communications in Japan are in the process of programming the Microsoft Kinect to detect tongue movements and build software around that function.

In recent years, Apple has been on a roll. The company introduced its most successful products over the last five years -- the iPhone in 2007 and the iPad in 2010 -- but Apple would need yet another revolutionary device to accomplish a $1 trillion market cap.

Both the Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 are rumored gaming consoles that are making rounds on the internet with several blogs and websites dedicated to them and their rumored specifications.

New York is going to be the destination for yet another Nokia event, as this Friday the Finnish phone maker will throw a sizzling party for the launch of Nokia Lumia 900.

Despite the collapse of Eastman Kodak (Pink: EKDKQ) because it couldn’t sell its valuable patents last year, the market for intellectual property remains red hot and growing, a leading IP banker said.

Microsoft is moving its European software distribution to the Netherlands from Germany after being caught up in patent disputes with mobile phone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility Inc .

“Minecraft,” the pioneer title for indie video game developers, has continued to expand since its inception in 2009. On March 26th the game hit 25 million registered users, in addition to selling 5.3 million copies. The popular sandbox games hinges on the idea of placing blocks to build anything imaginable, mining and crafting terrain in a 3-D world.

Ubisoft’s upcoming and one of the most anticipated games of the year, “Assassin’s Creed 3” will be arriving in October this year and will also be available on Nintendo’s Wii U, apart from Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows.