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Fifteen years ago, a growing sense of isolation due to old age prompted Kayoko Okawa, then 66, to knock on the door of a local volunteer center and timidly ask if it was possible for someone her age to start an online community for seniors.

AT&T's roadmap leak has put up a list of upcoming Android Gingerbread and Windows smartphones.

Taiwan's Acer Inc reported a worse-than-expected quarterly loss, the first in company history, hurt by charges for an inventory write-off and reorganization, and said it would be impossible to break even for the full year.

Chinese social-networking site Renren said Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Microsoft's joint venture instant messaging firm, MSN, to cooperate in areas of instant messaging and social networking.

Chinese social-networking site Renren said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Microsoft's joint venture instant messaging firm, MSN, to cooperate in areas of instant messaging and social networking.

Apple Inc will release a cheaper iPhone 4 within weeks, jeopardizing profit margins to win lower-end customers from rivals such as Nokia in China and other emerging markets.

Internet phone and messaging service provider Skype said, Sunday, it will buy mobile group messaging service provider GroupMe. But why GroupMe?

Lost in the smoke of the Google-Motorola Mobility deal was Microsoft's plan to buy Skype. What are the implications?

While the HP TouchPad is basking in excess demands for it with its new price drop to $99, the developers who made apps for HP tablet and WebOS are being eyed as well.

Microsoft Corp will develop and market cloud-computing products in China with a Chinese partner, a pattern that the software giant could use as a model in other emerging markets, an executive said on Tuesday.

Here is the list of the top features and apps.

Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion aiming at acquiring the hardware company’s trove of patents has put the later in an identity crisis.

The bubble in mobile phone technology patent values may just have popped.

Skype has purchased Groupme. What does it see in the

Could HP sell webOS to another maker? Or license it to a rival?

Hewlett-Packard is dumping its TouchPad tablet just shy of 50 days after its anticipated introduction, and while the fire sale price of $99 might be tempting, there are a few things to consider before snatching one up.

Skype buys GroupMe, Verizon's 45,000 striking workers head back to work, rebel action in Libya affects oil prices, and more in today's Companies Roundup

The International Data Corporation (IDC) has issued a fresh report suggesting previous forecasts predicting the demise of the console market were premature, suggesting the market will rebound early 2012 as the next generation of consoles begin to be rolled-out.

Video calling firm Skype, which is being acquired by software giant Microsoft, has bought GroupMe, a provider of mobile group messaging services, for less than $100 million.

It is no sequel to the Hugh Grant movie. Rather it's about some interesting news tidbits that popped up in the last few days.

Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion is all about owning a slew of patents to defend itself against its rivals -- Microsoft and Apple -- in the legal arena where patent licensing fees can be negotiated through lawsuits and countersuits.