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Investors are betting that Finland’s Nokia (NYSE: NOK) can survive the smartphone wars, now that it’s gambled on Windows from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company.

The Grum botnet, which experts believe is responsible for about 18 percent of the world's spam email traffic, has been shut down, according to security company FireEye, based in Milpitas, Calif. According to M86Security, Grum was responsible for roughly 17.4 percent of the worldwide spam email traffic, which made it officially the third largest active botnet in the world, after Cutwail and Lethic, respectively. In January 2012, however, Grum became the No. 1 spam botnet in the world, accounti...

Nowadays, Facebook is likely your go-to resource for just about everything; From linking up with your friends, to obtaining news, to ordering new clothes. But now, you can serve your patriotic duty as an American via the social media giant's newest add-on: voter registration. An application on Facebook allows users to register to vote through an app called My Vote. However the voter registration app, said to be safe for personal information and privacy, is limited to Facebook users in...

It’s the tale of two technology cities: Thursday should see two of the sectors giants, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine report record quarterly results.

Microsoft Windows 8, deemed as the Redmond company's most critical software upgrade in a decade, will be available, whether in upgrade fashion or on a new PC, starting on Oct. 26.

The Internet has become a birthplace for rising stars and continues to foster a growing community of entertainers, artists and anyone who wishes to share an idea. The term “YouTube star” was coined when do-it-yourself artists began to make a name for themselves by self-publishing videos, from online comedian Jenna Marbles to mega pop star sensation Justin Bieber.

Windows 8 will be released Oct. 26, Microsoft announced at its annual sales meeting Wednesday. Customers will be able to buy an upgrade for their current OS or simply purchase a new machine with the Windows 8 operating system installed.

Despite warning that third-quarter revenue will be below expectations, shares of Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, rose more than 3 percent in Wednesday trading.

Skype is rolling out a fix to deter a bug that send out instant messages to random contacts in user's address books.

Now that you are starting as the third CEO of Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) in a year, have a seat on the board of directors and are about to run your first company, here are a few things to keep in mind.

When Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, reports second-quarter results after the market closes on Tuesday, the real numbers investors may await are those in the company's forecast rather than the actual results.

Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 3 search engine, said it had elected Marissa Mayer, the first woman engineer at rival Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) as its third CEO in 10 months.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, announced a revamp of its Office application, which is designed to operate with the company’s Windows 8 OS.

The world's largest software maker announced late Sunday that it is pulling out of its partnership with MSNBC.com, a move that will allow the company to build its own online news service at a time when more and more consumers are finding their news online.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, said CEO Steve Ballmer will make a corporate announcement later on Monday.

Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the Finnish mobile giant, chopped the list price of its Lumia 900 phone 50 percent, to only $50, which could indicate it’s not sold well.

NBC News announced Sunday night that it had officially severed its online relationship with the Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) with respect to their joint news site MSNBC.com. NBC has acquired the MSNBC domain, paying Microsoft about $300 million for its stake in the site.

While plenty of lesser-known tech blogs have been reporting on the recent developments in the Apple world, major publications have been less enthusiastic about the news. On Sunday, however, the New York Times threw its weight behind rumors of a coming iPad with a 7.85-inch screen.

This July 16, you will be treated to a new version of Microsoft's productivity suite, Microsoft Office 15. The suite which is being unveiled in San Francisco has been available to select group of users since January.

Asian markets breathed a sigh of relief Friday as the Chinese GDP figures improved, contrary to what some had feared, and eased concerns of a sharper slowdown in the world's second largest economy. The second quarter economic data showed a sequential acceleration and pointed to a pick-up in growth in the second half of the year.

Last FM, LinkedIn and now Yahoo. Crafty hackers had the last laugh on Thursday after releasing 450,000 hacked passwords of Yahoo users online. Here's 15 ways to protect your account if your Yahoo was hacked.