TECHNOLOGY

World No. 2 computer vendor Acer believes the recent top management change at rival Hewlett-Packard is a huge opportunity for the former to win over some customers, Acer Europe head Walter Deppeler told a German daily.

Billionaire Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp named Chelsea Clinton to its board, the U.S. online media holding company said in a regulatory filing on Monday.

Facebook's iPad application has apparently been feature complete since May, but after one too many delays, its lead developer Jeff Verkoeyen quit and joined Google.

Rumors spread that Facebook would begin charging users up to $10 per month for membership on the social networking site.

T-Mobile USA plans next month to launch two smartphones that double the speed of its wireless data service in the hope of attracting new customers to the No. 4 U.S. mobile provider.

A computer programmer has created a few million virtual monkeys on a mission to rewrite the complete works of William Shakespeare by random thrashing on a keyboard, a project that is nearly completed.

Apple Inc shares pared some of its losses after it fell over 3 percent in early trading on Monday following an analyst report that said the company was cutting orders from suppliers of parts for its iPad tablet.

iPhone 5 will be a game changer from the inside-out, thanks to an updated voice-activation feature called Assistant. Users will be able to send texts, schedule appointments, and even answer math questions with this smart personal assistant.

Blogging platform Tumblr raised $85 million in a venture capital funding round led by Greylock Partners and Insight Venture Partners, plus the Chernin Group and Sir Richard Branson.

Netflix customers are still livid over the price hike and Qwikster announcement. CEO Reed Hastings hopes to regain favor with these customers by signing Dreamworks Animation, the company behind hits like Shrek and Madagascar.

Samsung Electronics Co and Apple Inc fought the latest battle of their patent wars on Monday when the Korean firm urged a Dutch court to ban Apple's iPads and iPhones in the Netherlands.

Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile provider, has taken a legal stand against Apple Inc's request to ban the sale of some Samsung Electronics Co devices in the United States.

New rumors have emerged that Amazon's new tablet will cost $171 ahead of an Amazon event rumored to unveil its new product on Wednesday.

Microblogging service Tumblr has raised a funding round of $85 million, led by firms and VCs including Greylock Partners and Richard Branson. The site reportedly gains more page views than Twitter and Wikipedia.

Shares of Eastman Kodak plunged as much as 24 percent Monday on fears the photography giant may be running out of cash -- yet intellectual property investment banks such as MDB Capital of San Diego, Calif., have estimated the Kodak patents could be valued around $2 billion.

When Engineer Adam Reiss was confronted with a login message on his Spotify account asking him if he wanted to connect with Facebook music, he thought why not? After all he thought that would only entail having access to friend's playlists who had consented to share.

Facebook is dramatically changing its designs and features, but one thing will remain unchanging on the fast-changing social media giant: you will never pay to use Facebook services.

Amazon has unveiled its Kindle Fire tablet, so how will Apple keep its iPad customers loyal?

U.S. planemaker Boeing said local defense contractors might build F/A 18 Super Hornets under license if Japan chose to buy the next-generation fighter jet.

Apple may be reacting to Amazon’s imminent introduction of a tablet by lowering orders for iPads as much as 25 percent, a JPMorganChase analyst told investors.

Apple Inc shares dipped 1 percent in early trading after an analyst said the iPhone maker is cutting orders from suppliers of parts for its iPad tablet.

Communicating with local people in a foreign country can pose difficulties, whether it is asking for direction or making a special request at a restaurant.

Yahoo, afloat after the abrupt sacking of CEO Carol Bartz, has received “inquiries from multiple parties” interested “in a number of potential options,” remaining top managers told employees.

ST-Ericsson has revealed that HTC and China Mobile have announced the first smartphone on the planet to be based on NovaThor chipsets.

The Apple iPhone 5 release is apparently nearing, and a new report says the company will unveil the highly-anticipated smartphone on its Cupertino, Ca., campus on Oct. 4 instead of showing off the product in large exhibition halls in San Francisco.

Samsung Galaxy S2 continues its strong march in the smartphone race, giving stiff competition to Apple's iPhone 4 as well as the rumored upcoming iPhone 5.

The HTC Runnymede will launch as the HTC Sensation XL and not as HTC Bass as it was previously rumored.

LightSquared will be running an open letter from its CEO Sanjiv Ahuja in major US newspapers on Sept. 26, explaining its position over the controversy surrounding its LTE (long-term evolution) network, specifically concerns about its interference with GPS (global positioning system).

Amazon is expected to release its Kindle tablet in a market dominated by Apple's iPad, which has netted a sale of 29 million units since its launch in April 2010.