TECHNOLOGY

The newest social network from Google came out of the gates red hot after reporting a 238% increase in visitors for the week of July 16. Google+ racked up 20 million users during its trial run and even courted desperate users to bid for invitations on Ebay. But as traffic and usage time begins to decline, the search giant may need to look towards other options in retaining its users.

German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit and sales on strong demand from automotive and industrial customers.

Google's Page Speed Service will allow developers to create a faster web page...at a cost.

Sprint Nextel announced a $9 billion network contract but its shares fell 9 percent as investors were disappointed that the No. 3 U.S. mobile provider did not give a strategy for the future.

Nielsen's latest statistics for the U.S. smartphone market in June show that current trends are firmly in place.

If you want to know why tax from surging corporate profits isn't making much of a dent in the United States' crippling budget deficit, a glance at Microsoft Corp's recent results provides some clues.

Major Hollywood studios won a test case against Britain's largest internet provider in the High Court on Thursday in their fight against online piracy, the Press Association reported.

Google+ is poised to continue growing after a slowdown last week, but the inflection point highlights challenges it faces as it vies to enter the social space.

iOS 5, Apple's next version, due this fall, will include face detection says source.

Nintendo slashes the price of its 3DS console amid poor, underwhelming sales.

Amazon.com unveiled its latest video streaming deal on Thursday as the world's largest Internet retailer adds more digital content ahead of the expected launch of a new tablet computer later this year.

BlackBerry breathlessly announced the arrival of its new BBM 6 on its blog on Thursday, showcasing new features that allow users to BBM while playing Backgammon or other games it has to offer.

Having seen a 238 percent rise in U.S. visits in the week ended July 16, Google+ saw U.S. traffic fall around three percent the following week, Bloomberg reported. Meanwhile, sites offering "+1 for pay" rankings have already sprouted up, offering to help site owners game Google's rating and promotion system. Records also show that users now make fewer and shorter visits to the new social network.

A comparison between Android superphones Samsung Galaxy S 2 and Motorola Photon.

Two new surveys show what many have long known-Apple's iPhone is a force to be reckoned with.

Japan's top consumer electronic firms recovered faster than expected from March's earthquake, allowing most of them to maintain full-year profit forecasts despite a weakening TV market and concerns about the outlook for the global economy.

Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd posted its first-ever quarterly operating loss, cut the price of its 3DS handheld game player and slashed its full-year profit forecast far below market expectations, hit by sluggish sales and a strong yen.

Japan's top consumer electronic firms recovered faster than expected from the March earthquake, keeping their full-year profit forecasts despite a weakening TV market and worries about the outlook for the global economy.

MS-DOS, the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, turned 30-year-old on Wednesday.

Apple Inc. iPhone tends to hog the limelight when compared to its peers, but other devices like HTC Thunderbolt and Samsung Galaxy S 2 are now receiving a share of the show.

Conglomerate Tyco International Ltd's quarterly profit beat Wall Street forecasts on Thursday amid sharply higher earnings in its security business, which were boosted by the acquisition of Broadview.

The list also includes link to the new Google+ app for iPhone.

After making inroads into the enterprise domain as reported by Good Technology, Apple's iconic tablet iPad is fast replacing gaming consoles to become the preferred platform for game developers.

Japan's Nintendo Co posted its first ever quarterly operating loss, cut the price of its 3DS handheld game player and slashed its full-year profit forecast far below market expectations, hit by sluggish sales and a strong yen.

Nintendo announced plans to drop the retail price of its portable Nintendo 3DS system to $169.99 in the U. S. down from the suggested launch price of $249.99 effective Aug. 12.

Microsoft's latest Windows Phone OS (codenamed Mango) is set to launch this fall, which is around the same time Apple Inc.'s iOS 5 comes. But can Mango be sweeter than Apple iOS 5?

Research In Motion wants software developers to use its popular instant messaging tool within their applications to enable friends to play games, share and discuss news, and decide where they will eat dinner.

Facebook is opening its vistas wider for corporate marketers, leveraging its 700-million user base as the social networking giant is locked in a game of one-upmanship with Google following the launch of Google+.

Apple?s next flagship phone, the iPhone 5, is rumored to arrive in September -- and the Galaxy S2 for Samsung, Droid Bionic for Motorola and Sensation 4G for HTC are also expected to play major roles as the smartphone wars heat up this fall. That competition will serve to benefit the consumer, however, as smartphones are now getting increasingly better specifications.