TECHNOLOGY

Stocks rose 1 percent in a third day of gains on Wednesday after European leaders displayed new urgency in efforts to contain the euro zone debt crisis.

The popular microblogging service has finally decided to take Tweet and traffic analysis into its own hands. The company will roll out its free analytics platform in the coming weeks.

In the past day, two of the biggest traditional technology giants, Microsoft and Intel, both made commitments to the “post-PC” era where smartphones and tablets rule.

Google Inc raised its offer for Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc by 33 percent to $12.5 billion over two weeks of negotiations between the two companies, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

Facebook will delay its initial public offering until the end of next year so employees can focus on developing products for the No. 1 social networking website, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

Verizon Communications faces a bill of up to $250 million due to its labor strike and recent storms, which will also slow down customer additions for the next few months.

Facebook won't friend Wall Street late next year by launching its anticipated blockbuster IPO, according to a report. Expected to be one of the largest IPO's in U.S. history, if not the largest, considering recent share share sales of Facebook's private stock have valued the company at more than $60 billion. The world's largest social network, which made friend a household word in terms of Web connectivity, has a reported 750 million global users or more.

Legal filings show that Google initially offered to pay as little as $8.4 billion for Motorola Mobility before finally settling for $12.5 billion demanded by financial advisers.

A new addition to England's landscape is in the making as scientists are preparing to build a giant balloon in an experiment that seeks to re-create the cooling effect of erupting volcanos.

Samsung, HTC and Motorola are pushing software limits and trying to conquer the smartphone world by boosting their devices with enviable speeds.

In an attempt to beat Google+ Circles and stay on top of everything in the social network market, Facebook on Tuesday debuted Smart Lists - an improved friend lists with which users can customize their lists of friends, define privacy settings and filter the news feed.

Samsung Galaxy S2, the smartphone touted by some as an iPhone Killer, is finally coming to the United States this week after becoming the best-selling Samsung phone ever.

Google's new airline search engine, which aggregates flight information from desired destinations, showed the World Trade Center as an airport option for New York City.

With the LG Marquee Sprint said it is trying to pair fashion with technology, stating that it's an ideal mobile device for anyone who wants superior performance without sacrificing personal style.

Yahoo's board of directors is scheduled to meet Wednesday, and besides hearing presentations from investment adviser Allen & Co., it's also under a new threat from Daniel Loeb's Third Point fund.

On Wednesday, Facebook unveiled smart lists, an new, optional feature where lists are customizable, the same day the company's representatives met with D.C. lawmakers to address a privacy issue alarming a number of members of the U.S. Congress - children's online safety.

Intel and Google announced a partnership strategically planned to bolster their respective business while challenging Apple’s iPhone in the burgeoning smartphone market.

The real value is in the data/information, versus hardware, as Symantec Corp. expects to leverage virtualization, cloud and mobile to drive growth.

Intel has woken up to demonstrate a Medfield-based smartphone running on Android Honeycomb, to be a part of the fast growing mobile sector, after a long era of dominance in the computer and server market.

It doesn't do email, the internet, have a camera, games or GPS navigation, but a new mobile phone from Denmark is literally solid gold.

iPhone 5 Release Date: Orange CEO Spills Out Date as Mid-October

With the upcoming Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft hopes to edge Apple iOS by offering a single operating system for tablets, laptops, and PCs. Here are the top 10 features of the new OS that Microsoft announced in the conference.

Google introduces new flight search engine, based on the ITA Software, a flight data provider to let users search for airline flights and fares.

The hysteria over Apple’s most anticipated iPhone 5 seems to have reached a crescendo as more rumors have leaked, suggesting the phone will hit shelves next month.

New York-based Turntable.fm has launched its free iOS application as digital music competition is gaining momentum each day.

After Microsoft's preview of its upcoming operating system, Windows 8, on a prototype Samsung tablet at a conference in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday, tech savvy people have reportedly come up with prophecies of the downfall of Apple's iPad.

Intel Corp. is putting significant weight behind ultra-slim Ultrabook in the Intel Developer Forum, which would be a threat to Apple Inc.'s iPad and MacBook Air.

Programs that keep young drivers from taking the wheel at night, or with a car full of teens, may reduce the risk of fatal crashes in some drivers -- but increase that risk in others, according to a U.S. study.

Yahoo's board will meet on Wednesday to discuss a wide range of options facing the troubled Internet firm, including the search for a new chief executive, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.