SOFTWARE

Research In Motion will use Microsoft's Bing search engine and maps as default options on its new BlackBerry devices, a victory for the software giant as it eyes the booming mobile phone market.

Using a mixture of humor and bravado, Twitter users flouted a ban on reporting early Canadian election results on Monday, running the risk of a C$25,000 fine ($26,300) and mocking an outdated law.

Twitter has made an offer to acquire TweetDeck, a popular third-party software application for using Internet social networking services, for up to $50 million, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Sony Online Entertainment has temporarily shut down its online games service and its Facebook games after discovering the April break-in that led to the theft of 77 million user accounts also affected its system.

The blog run by the man who first tweeted the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound was infected by an exploit kit, according to researchers at Websense.

Research In Motion unveiled two new Blackberry phones, which come with 4G, NFC and augmented reality.

In the early hours of Monday, Sohaib Athar reported on Twitter that a loud bang had rattled his windows in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, adding that he hoped it wasn't the start of something nasty.

The full text of the location tracking lawsuit file against Google last week.

In the early hours of Monday, Sohaib Athar reported on Twitter that a loud bang had rattled his windows in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, adding that he hoped it wasn't the start of something nasty.

In the early hours of Monday, Sohaib Athar reported on his Twitter account that a loud bang had rattled his windows in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, saying he hoped its not the start of something nasty.

Google recently wrote off concerns about its mobile devices sending precise user location data back to its servers, but recently uncovered emails illustrate that user location is instrumental in its strategy.

Apple has banned incentivized app installs in a bid to curtail the excessive influence this practice exerts in the listing order or ranking on the App Store.

Barclays Capital expects Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) to announce both new product -- OS6 and possibly QNX -- and software / application at RIM’s Capital Markets Day on May 2 in Orlando. In addition, the PlayBook sales should be the highlight of the analyst day.

Apple has rejected an iPhone game that involves driving a truck gull of immigrants through a desert while trying to keep them in the vehicle.

Microsoft Corp is expected to report an 18 percent jump in quarterly profit, as its reliable Windows and Office franchises keep growing.

Visa Inc has thrown its weight behind a mobile payments venture created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.

Apple spoke out on Wednesday, following up a full 7 days after researchers unveiled that the company's popular iPhone device was storing location data of its users easily accessible on the device.

Here's Apple's official response to concerns over iPhone tracking.

Oracle Corporation announced that its president, Safra Catz will be taking over as chief financial officer in the wake of CFO Jeff Epstein's departure.

Traders and investors in Netflix are bracing for a sizable move in the stock's price after earnings on Monday afternoon -- just not as big as usual.

Cameron Reilly posted offensive items on his Facebook page, some of which were directed at Kate Middleton.