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LOS ANGELES - An expected surge in smart-phone sales could bode well for the iTunes music store's belated entry into Latin America.

Advanced Micro Devices free OpenCL development tool for x86 CPU is now open for download as part of its ATI Stream SDK 2.0 beta version, according to the second largest chip maker.

PC Antispyware 2010 is a fake antispyware claiming to be a valid antispyware system. It is a “scareware” which tries to fool PC users and send out information prompting user with false information.

Will Wright, the creator behind top-selling videogame The Sims, is eyeing life outside the virtual world.

Microsoft will begin its public roll-out of Windows 7's final code Thursday when it posts the official release to manufacturing (RTM) build of the OS on its for-pay developer and IT professional sites.

Sony Corp will begin selling this month the cheapest digital book reader for the United States, heating up the competition with Amazon.com Inc in the small but fast-growing market for electronic readers

Google on Wednesday took another step in its Web video strategy by announcing it will acquire On2 Technologies, a creator of high-quality video compression technology in order to boost its YouTube site.

Media software company DivX Inc said on Tuesday it signed deals to digitally distribute films for Lions Gate Entertainment Corp and Paramount Pictures, bringing the total number of Hollywood studios to embrace its technology to four.

Yahoo Inc will get slightly more revenue from Microsoft Corp during the second half of the companies' recently announced 10-year Internet search partnership.

CVS Caremark Corp has the ability to make more acquisitions, but Chief Financial Officer Dave Rickard would not say whether his company wants to buy Aetna Inc's pharmacy benefit management business.

World of Warcraft patch 3.2 has been released and is now available for download. It updates several user interactions including an array of game changes.

Apple Inc on Tuesday has finally landed its iTunes store in Mexico with a wide selection of Mexican, indie labels and international music.

Electronic Arts Inc reported better-than-expected results on strong sales of The Sims 3 video game and cost-cutting, sending its shares up as high as 4 percent on Tuesday.

Microsoft has unveiled its Windows 7 XP Mode release candidate (RC) version and is available for download at the company's website.

In an effort to abide with European Competition Law, Microsoft has proposed an alternative to Widows 7 'E' version of operating system which is dubbed as Consumer ballot screen but the move is hard to swallow, Microsoft said.

Microsoft has changed its plans to shift its new European operating system Windows 7 E as it addresses EU's concerns. I'm pleased to report that we will ship the same version of Windows 7 in Europe in October that we will ship in the rest of the world, Dave Heiner, vice president and deputy general counsel at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post.

Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt has quit Apple Inc's board of directors, a move that may help defuse some scrutiny of their relationship as they compete in key markets.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple's board of directors due to conflicts of interest between the two companies.

Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt is resigning from Apple Inc's board of directors, the companies said, citing increased competition between the two leading technology companies.

Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt is resigning from Apple Inc's board of directors, Apple said, citing increased competition between the two leading technology companies.

Yahoo Inc , which last week announced a Web search deal with Microsoft Corp , will invest money from reduced marketing and infrastructure costs into its display ad, content and mobile services technology, its chief executive Carol Bartz told the New York Times in an interview.