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Microsoft Corp is taking its biggest step away from a long-standing, lucrative alliance with Intel Corp, teaming up with Britain's ARM Holdings to take on Apple Inc in the red-hot tablet and smartphone arena.

Microsoft Corp will introduce a version of its Windows software aimed squarely at catching up with rivals like Apple in the red-hot tablet market, taking a step away from a long-standing alliance with chipmaker Intel.

Intel takes the wrapping off its much anticipated Sandy Bridge processor.

Facebook shares are hot, but they're starting to behave like publicly-traded shares, which has attracted the scrutiny of the SEC.

Microsoft Corp will introduce a version of its Windows operating system compatible with chips designed by Britain's ARM Holdings, as the software company tries to grab a slice of an exploding market for tablet computers.

Reports had stated that Microsoft will showcase a slew of tablets running on Windows 7 and Windows 8 manufactured by Dell and Samsung at CES 2011, and part of the forecast has come true, as a UK-based AHX Global launched a Windows-based iTablet.

Giving tough competition to Ford's Sync is Toyota's latest in-car entertainment platform coined as the Toyota Entune multimedia system.

Firefox has dethroned Internet Explorer (IE) in December 2010 to become the number one browser in Europe, as Google’s Chrome stole share from the Microsoft browser, a report said.

An appeals court sided with Uniloc in its patent-infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corp but ordered a new trial on damages.

Some versions of Microsoft Corp's Windows operating system are vulnerable to attack from hackers exploiting a flaw in the software that could allow them to remotely take control of a personal computer.

AMD has unveiled a new class of accelerated processor that brings in supercomputer-like performance to every day computing tasks, including superior Internet, video and gaming experiences. AMD's launch comes a day after Intel showcased its Sandy Bridge second generation of Core processors.

Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to a higher opening on Tuesday with futures on the S&P 500 up 0.26 percent, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.33 percent and Nasdaq100 futures up 0.16 percent.

PCs join the motion bandwagon and get their own interface device, the Wavi Xtion.

New Year has started well for the iPhone maker Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), whose market capitalization has hit the $300-billion mark. Shares of Apple reached an all-time high of $330.26 during 2011's first regular trading session.

Wii, Kinect and Moves may be getting people to flay their arms around but it is still the console games which are exciting the gamers

Microsoft Corp's Hotmail service, the world's most-used online email system, is back to normal operations on Monday after some users over the weekend lost access to emails or found them transferred to a deleted mail folder.

With a pop in its share price on the first trading day of 2011, Apple Inc. (AAPL) has now surpassed the $300-billion level in terms of market cap.

As the upcoming Consumer Electronic Show at Las Vegas gains traction, reports confirm that a slew of laptops will inundate the conference. Most of the launches were due at the end of 2010 but the delay can be attributed to the delay in the launch of Android version Honeycomb, which is touted to be more suited for tablets. While reports suggest that the iPad 2 will arrive in April, most of the companies will take the plunge at the CES to test the market before iPad comes withe serious competition...

Microsoft is set to face a tough road in operating system market in 2011.

Social networking site Facebook is now valued at $50 billion taking it ahead of companies eBay, Yahoo and Time Warner as it raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and a Russian investor.

Wall Street appears to be almost universally bullish about U.S. stocks for 2011.