SOFTWARE

Software giant Microsoft launched the release candidate of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) with enhanced privacy features.

The deal with Nokia is significant for Microsoft, which is trying hard to capture smartphone market share from the likes of iOS and Android.

Nokia is dropping its home-grown platforms and putting Windows Phone 7 on its devices, dropping the Symbian and MeeGo platforms.

HP has arrived late to the tablet party and though its flagship tablet TouchPad has the design to counter Apple's iPad, it does look rather challenged in terms of specifications, especially when compared with a host of recent Android tablets like Motorola Xoom.

It is official. Nokia will be adopting Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 as its new smartphone operating system (OS), a move that could be the beginning of a new era for the Finnish mobile giant.

Norway-based Opera Software ASA said a new version of its Opera Mini browser for Apple's iPad will appear at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week.

Canadian patent licensing company Wi-LAN Inc plans to venture into software and internet patent licensing, even as it focuses on its strong wireless portfolio, Chief Executive Jim Skippen told Reuters.

Both Mozilla with Firefox and Microsoft with Internet Explorer make 'Do Not Track' official on the most recent versions of their browser.

YouTube is in talks to buy video producer Next New Networks, according to a person familiar with the discussions.

INQ mobile has created two Android-based phones, both focused on bringing an enriched Facebook experience to mobile.

Adobe launched its Flash Player 10.2 for Windows, Mac, and Linux and features a new technology called stage video.

The largest mobile Internet browser firm Opera Software ASA confirmed its entrance to the fast-growing tablet computer space and said it has reached a landmark 100 million cellphone users.

Boston could soon deploy a new mobile app to make its roads smoother and safer for traffic. The app, called Street Bump, will spot potholes on the road and transmit their location to the Department of Public Works through an accelerometer and the Global Positioning System receiver embedded in it.

Social network giant, Facebook, has confirmed its plans on Tuesday to move its headquarters to Sun Microsystems' former campus in Menlo Park, California.

Is our iPhone data safe? This is the ultimate question to be answered when an iPhone or iPad or for that matter any smartphones or tablets are lost, especially when it contains our critical data like passwords.

Influential venture capital outfit Andreessen Horowitz has invested $80 million in microblogging phenomenon Twitter, adding to its growing portfolio of social Web names.

Hewlett-Packard is expected to launch two Palm Web OS-based Tablets today at a company event in San Francisco.

Jefferies & Co. downgraded its rating on shares of Novatel Wireless Inc. (NVTL) to hold from buy and lowered its price target to $8.50 from $13.50.

Just days after DICE formally confirmed the 2011 fall release of Battlefield 3, the media is abuzz with reports on new leaked details and speculations.

Social networking site Facebook on Tuesday opened shop in Hong Kong to expand its presence in Asia notwithstanding its ban in mainland China.

The Vatican has given its approval for a new Confession application for Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.