SOFTWARE

by Anthony Hughes and Robert SherwoodNEW YORK, Nov 30 - Zynga is expected to price its shares on December 15 in one of the most highly anticipated IPOs of the year.

Microsoft's fourth preview of Internet Explorer 10 reveals a slew of new features to help developers build Web-friendly apps. Here are the best new additions.

Groupon Inc. shares are on the move Wednesday, up almost six percent, after the company said its Thanksgiving holiday sales were up more than 500 percent compared to the year before. Chicago-based Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) emerged from its post-IPO quiet period and company CEO Andrew Mason shared the good news.

General Electric, the No. 1 U.S. conglomerate, unveiled a major upgrade of its Proficy Historian enterprise software to enable manufacturers to better access huge databases and improve quality.

New rumors circulating on the Internet indicate that Microsoft Corp. is developing a version of Microsoft Office for the iPad, according to The Daily.

Facebook will be required to get user consent for certain changes to privacy settings as part of a settlement of federal charges that it deceived consumers and forced them to share more personal information than they intended.

Researchers at Dartmouth have proposed a software that quantifies the extent of how much pictures have been digitally altered by programs such as Adobe Photoshop.

A Brazilian ad agency has teamed with a condom distributor to target young males on Facebook by creating unexpected babies profiles.

Google Maps has been helping people find the nearest train station or Starbucks for several years. Now, it can help you find the nearest restroom at an airport or the men's department at Macy's.

The Iron Lady, The Artist take top honors.

Zynga Inc embarks on a road show to promote its initial public offering next Monday, two sources familiar with the matter said, the latest dotcom name to try and whet investors' appetites.

Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived customers into believing personal information was private when in fact it was public, the commission announced Tuesday.

Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Melissa Kellerman's Twitter account has been reactivated, but is now locked, after reports said the team forced her to delete her account after the Cowboys 20-19 win over the Miami Dolphins on Thanksgiving.

Emma Sullivan will no longer have to apologize to Gov. Brownback. Instead, the governor has issued his own apology, saying his office over-reacted, and the school district is similarly backing down. As Sullivan returns to school, analysts say the Twitter battle shows a widening divide between government officials and social media as technology evolves.

U.S. computer software company SAS Institute cannot claim copyright protection for the functions performed by its programs, which have been replicated by a rival, an adviser to Europe's highest court said.

Facebook, the world's largest Internet social network, is preparing for an initial public stock offering next year, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Apple Inc. has released the beta of iOS 5.1, the upgraded version of its newest mobile operating system, to developers; iOS 5 was similarly released, a month ago. Questions are being asked if the forthcoming version of the operating system will be free from the bugs that plagued its predecessors. It is also interesting to note that Apple went straight to a 5.1 version, skipping iOS 5.0.2.

Cyber Monday was on course to set another record for retail sales on Monday, as the strong start to the holiday shopping season continued online.

Facebook, the world's largest Internet social network, is preparing for a initial public stock offering next year, according to a source familiar with the matter.

It can call people for you on the fly and remind you when your father's birthday is, but Siri is much more than that. Now, a developer cracked a code to make Siri start his car for him. And stop, lock and unlock the vehicle.

Facebook Inc is looking to go public between April and June 2012 with a valuation of over $100 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.