TECHNOLOGY

Sony Corp launched a new handheld gaming device, the first to feature 3G wireless connectivity, as it battles with Nintendo's best-selling DS and tries to fend off rising competition from smartphones and tablets.

Sony Corp showcased a new handheld gaming device, the first to feature 3G wireless connectivity, as it battles with Nintendo's best-selling DS and tries to fend off rising competition from smartphones and tablets.

Microsoft Corp is set to report a dip in earnings on Thursday, a year after the launch of its Windows 7 operating system blew away Wall Street estimates, as sales of personal computers lag expectations and Apple Inc's iPad eats away at the fringes of its core market.

PlayStation Meet 2011 kick starts in Tokyo, Japan even as the anticipation on the Sony PlayStation Portable 2 or PSP2 runs high.

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc is already feeling pressure from the next Apple Inc iPhone and forecast a steeper than usual drop in sales this quarter as a result, sending its shares down 6.8 percent.

Qualcomm Inc raised its forecasts for second-quarter and 2011 revenue as sales of its chips for wireless devices accelerate in China and India, and its shares rose 6 percent.

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc posted a profit for the fourth quarter, but its shares fell almost 4 percent after it warned it would revert to a loss again in the current quarter, as it faces new competition from the Apple Inc iPhone.

Facebook is aware of reports of disruption to its service in Egypt but said it had not seen any major changes in traffic from the Middle Eastern country, while Twitter said its service was being blocked for the second consecutive day.

Some Verizon Wireless customers using BlackBerrys have been limited to making voice calls on Research In Motion's smartphone for as long as a week, but Verizon said on Wednesday the issue was fully resolved.

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc sold slightly fewer smartphones than expected in the fourth quarter and said it was already feeling pressure from new competition from the Apple Inc iPhone, sending its shares down 6 percent.

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc sold slightly fewer smartphones than expected in the fourth quarter and forecast a net loss in the current quarter, as it faces new competition from the Apple Inc iPhone, sending its shares down 6 percent.

Engadget has gotten a hold of the Xperia Play, a smartphone not expected to make its debut until next month's Mobile World Conference

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc posted a profit for the fourth quarter, but its shares fell almost 4 percent after it warned it would revert to a loss again in the current quarter, as it faces new competition from the Apple Inc iPhone.

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc warned it would post a quarterly loss again in the current quarter, as it faces new competition from the Apple Inc iPhone, sending its shares down almost 6 percent.

Netflix reports it has 20.01 million subscribers, a 63 percent increase from a year ago.

Eastman Kodak Co reported a far larger-than-expected quarterly loss and a 25 percent drop in revenue on weakness in digital and licensing sales, sending shares down more than 7 percent.

Apple removed a notorious anthem of the Nazi Party from the German version of its iTunes online music store on Wednesday, a German spokesman for the U.S. firm told Reuters.

Microsoft Corp sold more than 2 million units of its new Windows Phone 7 software to handset makers last quarter, a strong start for the new software launched in October, but still far behind Apple Inc's iPhone and Google Inc's Android system.

Eastman Kodak Co reported a larger-than-expected quarterly loss and a 25 percent drop in revenue on poor digital and licensing sales, sending shares down as much as 19 percent.

The unveiling is expected at this year's Mobile World Congress, scheduled for February 14-17 in Barcelona, Spain.

High expectations and the somewhat difficult task to maintain rapid growth have analysts concerned about Netflix's lofty stock price.

Consumers picking up tablet computers, or pads, during the holiday season boosted the personal computer market 19.2 percent in the fourth quarter, research firm Canalys said on Wednesday.

British femtocell company Ubiquisys rolled out a new smartphone accessory – the attocell, a personal cell phone signal that allows international travellers to make and receive calls without paying roaming charges.

Even though more people are adopting the Android OS, Google says it isn't seeing enough returns in the app store.

Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei won a partial victory in its fight to block Motorola's $1.2 billion sale of assets to Nokia Siemens Networks, as the court granted an order to stop the transfer of Huawei's intellectual property.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for expanding high-speed wireless services to meet the voracious appetite of consumers and businesses, a task that could be tough because airwaves are a finite resource and demand is almost limitless.

Those discussing the Shared Norms for the New Reality in Davos this week need only look around them to see one such 'reality': low-cost smart devices are sweeping away clunky old computers throughout the political and business world.

A technology startup backed by Google unveiled on Wednesday the world's first personal base station for international travelers, enabling them to cut roaming fees and make mobile calls like in a home country.

What if you log in to a site and the site owner knows whether you are simultaneously logged into Gmail, Facebook, Twitter or Digg?