TECHNOLOGY

Sony Corp suffered a huge breach in its video game online network that allowed the theft of names, addresses and possibly credit card data belonging to 77 million user accounts, in one of the largest Internet security break-ins ever.

Nokia <NOK1V.HE>, the world's largest phone maker by volume, will lay off 4,000 people and outsource another 3,000 to Accenture <ACN.N> as part of a plan to slash annual spending by 1 billion euros ($1.46 billion).

Telecoms gear maker Ericsson blasted past first-quarter core profit expectations thanks to surging mobile broadband sales and hopes to resolve Japan quake supply problems later this year.

Telecoms gear maker Ericsson blasted past first-quarter core profit expectations thanks to surging mobile broadband equipment sales, and said it hoped to have post-Japan quake supply problems ironed out by the end of the third quarter.

News Corp is expected to receive bids for Myspace by the end of this week, according to a person familiar with the matter.

An authorized person broke into Sony's PlayStation video game online network and stole names, addresses and possibly credit card data belonging to 77 million user accounts in what could be one of the largest-ever Internet security breaches.

First quarter results from Ericsson look set to benefit from a recovery in the global network gear market that could help soften any impact on its supply chain from the earthquake in Japan.

Amazon.com gave a confident revenue forecast that suggested its aggressive expansion into new businesses is paying off, soothing concerns about its slimmed-down profit margin.

Amazon.com gave a confident revenue forecast that suggested its aggressive expansion into new businesses is paying off, soothing concerns about its slimmed-down profit margin.

Amazon.com reported a drop in profit for the first quarter as its investment in new businesses ate into earnings, but the online retailer's revenue forecast beat Wall Street forecasts.

Amazon.com on Tuesday posted quarterly revenue growth that let investors mostly shrug off razor-thin margins and disappointing earnings, and it forecast revenue that would beat Wall Street estimates for the current quarter.

For those who seek a white iPhone 4 and can't wait for it to arrive in the U.S., it's now possible to get one -- if you are willing to fly to Europe.

The popular consumer reviews site makes definitive plans to go public.

Netflix has grown at a remarkable pace over the past year and a half; now analysts are concerned growing competition could mean that run is about to end.

Amazon.com, reported a drop in profit for the first quarter as its investment in new businesses ate into earnings, but the online retailer's revenue forecast beat Wall Street expectations.

HTC Droid Incredible 2 is a HTC Thunderbolt without 4G?

Built by HTC, the Incredible 2 improves on all the things that made its predecessor popular.

Lawmakers extended their probe into location tracking on mobile devices this week, asking Apple Inc and other developers to divulge how they use location data and scheduling a separate hearing on mobile privacy.

In a message to PlayStation Network and Qriocity subscribers, Sony confirms its suspicions that a bevy of data was stolen in the intrusion.

The ILOVEYOU virus of early 2000s fame is getting its own movie.

In the battle of April 29th, its the final launch of Endeavour vs. the Royal Wedding. Both events will be historic and emotional, and hope to capture a wide audience.

In the wake of Apple's iPhone tracking scandal, some government organizations have begun investigating allegations that Apple has intentionally tracked its customers.

Oracle Corporation announced that its president, Safra Catz will be taking over as chief financial officer in the wake of CFO Jeff Epstein's departure.

The American computer scientist John McCarthy -- who coined the phrase artificial intelligence -- predicted in 1961 that computing power may someday become a public utility, much like electricity or water.

Analysts remained confident of Netflix Inc's web streaming services growth model, despite a disappointing profit outlook that triggered a sharp fall in the company's stock price on Monday.

With Sony's PlayStation Network's outage now its sixth day, new theories have attempted to answer the questions that Sony has so far avoided.

YouTube is preparing a video rental service according to one report.

The Iranian government has not issued any details about kind of damage the Stars virus did. While Jalali did not accuse the U.S. or Israel directly, he did refer to attacks from the U.S. and Israel on Iranian web sites and Internet infrastructure.

Dubbed the S1 and S2, the Sony tablets offer drastically different form factors from each other.