SOFTWARE

have been shipped with Windows XP. While most netbooks currently run on a stripped-down version of Windows XP, Windows 7 was designed to work fully on the inexpensive laptops, he said. Buyers of netbooks with the low-end version of Windows 7 will have the option of upgrading to the more powerful versions, Ballmer said. Analysts expect Windows 7, which will replace the unpopular Windows Vista, t...

have been shipped with Windows XP. While most netbooks currently run on a stripped-down version of Windows XP, Windows 7 was designed to work fully on the inexpensive laptops, he said. Buyers of netbooks with the low-end version of Windows 7 will have the option of upgrading to the more powerful versions, Ballmer said. Analysts expect Windows 7, which will replace the unpopular Windows Vista, t...

Yahoo introduced several tools on Tuesday that it says will help marketers target their ads more efficiently at a time when many of them are cutting advertising spending drastically. One of the new products lets marketers target people with tailored display ads based on the terms they used in Yahoo's search engine. Another tool customizes display ads based on the websites people have visited an...

Amazon.com Inc has established a clear lead in user preference for digital media download sites in Britain, despite a relatively late entry into the market, a survey published by Strategy Analytics said.

The head of Yahoo Inc's news and information division has jumped ship to Hearst Corp, as speculation mounts that the Internet company is on the brink of a major management reorganization. Hearst said on Monday that Neeraj Khemlani will join the newspaper and magazine publisher in March as vice president and special assistant to the chief executive for digital media. Khemlani will report directl...

Facebook's efforts to build a business model around its online social network have hit another roadblock, as a backlash by its users forced the company to reverse a new policy.

CVS Caremark Corp posted a higher fourth-quarter profit that matched Wall Street's expectations, helped by growth in its pharmacy services and retail drugstore units. CVS said on Thursday that it had earned $949.3 million, or 65 cents per share, compared with $811.2 million, or 55 cents per share, a year earlier. The results matched the analysts' average forecast, according to Re...

CVS Caremark Corp. posted a higher fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, driven by growth in its pharmacy services and retail drugstore units.

A U.S. federal court denied class action status to a lawsuit accusing Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) of misleading buyers about which computers could run expanded features that were part of the Windows Vista operating system.

Facebook's efforts to build a business model around its online social network have hit another roadblock, as a backlash by its users forced the company to reverse a new policy.

Japan's Trend Micro Inc, the No 3 maker of computer security programs, introduced a new line of software on Tuesday that runs on home networking gear, protecting groups of PCs from viruses.

BARCELONA - Top global mobile phone maker Nokia said on Tuesday it would work with Qualcomm Inc to develop mobile phones. Nokia said the phones would use Qualcomm chipsets and S60 software, the most widely-used smartphone software. The first Mobile devices based on this collaboration are expected to launch in mid-2010 and be compatible with the forthcoming Symbian foundation platform, Nokia...

Internet calling company Skype has secured a deal with Nokia under which the world's biggest phone maker will preload Skype software into some of its new smartphones starting from the third quarter of this year.

Telecom industry leaders including Nokia, China Mobile and Microsoft raced to announce online software stores on Monday in a drive to find new sources of revenue and please consumers.

has already shipped its pared-down Flash Lite video player in almost 1 billion mobile phones. Last year, almost 40 percent of all new mobile devices shipped contained Flash Lite, and Adobe said it expects to ship another 1.5 billion in the next two years. (Reporting by Georgina Prodhan; Editing by Hans Peters)

to grow 18 percent to $67 billion this year. Apple's App Store has proved to be popular with iPhone users, and helped spawn an entire industry of entrepreneurs who design the programs which can then be downloaded by consumers. Apple said last month a total of 15,000 applications are available and downloads have hit 500 million in six months. Microsoft Corp is also planning an online bazaar...

has already shipped its pared-down Flash Lite video player in almost 1 billion mobile phones. Last year, almost 40 percent of all new mobile devices shipped contained Flash Lite, and Adobe said it expects to ship another 1.5 billion in the next two years. (Reporting by Georgina Prodhan; Editing by Hans Peters)

Merrill Lynch is shifting a majority of its contracts from troubled Indian software firm Satyam Computer Services Ltd to rival Tata Consultancy Services, the Economic Times reported on Monday.

Microsoft is opening the doors of its Xbox LIVE to have a free access to Live Gold functionality for players of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV.

In collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox, Sega will publish a brand new Alien vs. Predator game in the early quarter of 2010.

Today the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, a thin and light smartphone with a relatively high-resolution screen and a full QWERTY keyboard was made available to everyone.