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The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, MIND C.T.I., Oclaro, HSN, and DIRECTV. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Subaye, Garmin, Conexant Systems, Netflix, and OmniVision Technologies.

Microsoft hopes that the move will show that it is embracing, not shunning homebrew developers.

Software giant Microsoft said it plans to release a non-commercial Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK) this spring.

Dell is bringing cloud-based services to the health care sector.

Google is said to be overhauling its Chrome browser that could see the axing of its URL bar and support for multiple user profiles.

Apple Inc. is expected to release a new cheaper version of the iPhone during 2011 to deal with growing smartphone competition.

General Motors Co (GM.N) will launch a new system to stream online radio from Pandora in upcoming Chevrolets starting with the Volt and Equinox. The new partnership comes as the top U.S. automaker looks to make up for lost ground against Ford Motor Co (F.N) in the increasingly competitive market for digital entertainment systems in vehicles.

Brokerage Jefferies & Co. said losers at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) are HTC, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Nokia, Sierra Wireless, Novatel Wireless, PC original equipment manufacturers (OEM), and Sony Ericsson.

With upgrades to their respective search functionalities, Microsoft and Google are placing Facebook at the center of the search engine competition.

Abandoned by Nokia, Intel says its on the hunt for future partner for its Meego operating system.

Dell's new tablet include Gallo, Sterling, Opus One, Silver Oak, Peju and Rosemount. Meanwhile the smartphone line up is filled with Wrigley, Hancock and Millennium.

Microsoft said its release candidate (RC) of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) have hit 2 million downloads, just few days after its launch.

U.S. President Barack Obama's proposed 2012 Federal budget included proposals to improve the inefficiencies in government data centers. The budget outlines the adoption of cloud-computing and virtualization technologies to lower IT spending costs and increase agility.

Citing concerns over Window Phone 7's closed nature, Motorola VP Christy Wyatt said that the company had no plans to use Windows Phone 7

If the talk at this week's Mobile World Congress fair has been dominated by Nokia and Microsoft's new venture, Google's Android has been the center of the action.

A video shown at the retirement part for the Israeli Chief of Staff may have revealed that Israel was behind the Stuxnet worm.

After a few missteps, Rovio's popular game is finally coming to Windows Phone 7.

Telecom operators may be discouraged from offering phones from the new Nokia-Microsoft pact if the two groups adopt a closed system akin to Apple Inc's iPhone, an Orange executive told Reuters.

Internet telephone service Skype said Nokia's alliance with Microsoft presented an opportunity for the company to tap into Finnish engineering talent looking for new jobs.

Internet telephone service Skype said Nokia's alliance with Microsoft presented an opportunity for the company to tap into Finnish engineering talent looking for new jobs.

Google tried to get Nokia to use Android, the CEO said.