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A Charlottetown boy was given 18 months probation Monday for making a threat against his school on Facebook, according to published reports.

Not wanting to be left behind by the social networking storm, Google is set to roll out as early as this week, a Twitter-like feature for Gmail, according to reports.

CVS Caremark Corp said recent problems at its pharmacy benefits management unit have been corrected and it posted a slightly better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit as its drugstore bested its rivals, driving the company's shares up as much as 8.8 percent.

Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest mobile phone operator by revenue, has secured a four-year deal to provide Oracle Corp with voice, data and management services to employees in the EMEA region.

China's third-largest online game operator NetEase.com said it has suspended new user registration for World of Warcraft in China and will reapply for a license to operate the expansion pack of Activision Blizzard's hit game.

Facebook has celebrated its sixth anniversary by rolling out several new features and a redesign of its home page.

Amazon has reportedly purchased Touchco, a small startup focusing on multitouch technology, that could be used in developing a new line of Kindle e-readers.

Microsoft said Wednesday that a new flaw in its Internet Explorer browser allows attackers to access files stored on a computer.

According to a recent study by comScore, the number of people in the U.S. using multipurpose smartphones such as iPhones, Blackberries, and Droids more than doubled last year.

Research In Motion is showing signs of progress in developing new Blackberry devices and features, and that could pay off for the company in the coming months, a TD Newcrest analyst said on Wednesday.

A computer security expert has uncovered what he says are flaws in widely used software from Oracle Corp that could let hackers remotely access sensitive information in corporate and government databases.

Verizon Wireless said on Wednesday that in March it would start selling its second Motorola Inc phone based on Google Inc's Android software.

Motorola and Verizon Wireless announced on Wednesday the availability of a new Android-based phone, the Motorola Devour which will be made available in March.

Google's Nexus One is launching a multi-touch update that will allow Google's smart phone some of the same capabilities that are similar to the Apple iPhone.

Microsoft Corp's 10-month-old search engine Bing, which has struggled to make headway against Google, can be a viable runner-up and make money online eventually, according to one of its top executives.

A Democratic senator said on Tuesday he has asked 30 U.S. companies, including Apple, Facebook and Skype, for information on their human rights practices in China in the aftermath of Google's decision to no longer cooperate with Chinese Internet censorship efforts.

Google has taken the unusual step of using real-world advertising to promote its Chrome web browser in Europe ahead of a regulatory change that will make it easier for consumers to switch Web browsers.

(Corrects 7th paragraph to show Google did not initiate the EU case against Microsoft but entered as an interested third party)

A top Democratic senator said on Tuesday he has asked 30 U.S. companies, including Apple, Facebook and Skype, for information on their human rights practices in China in the aftermath of Google's decision to no longer cooperate with Chinese Internet censorship efforts.

Microsoft reminded customers on Monday that users of the free preview version of Windows 7 need to pay for a system update, otherwise the operating system will begin to automatically shut down PCs in one month.

Technology stocks fell and commodities shares recovered in after hours trading on Friday after the sectors showed the biggest market drops during the regular session.