TECHNOLOGY

Apple Inc is likely to announce a fix for the iPhone 4's reception problems, rather than a recall, at a surprise press conference on the device on Friday, analysts said.

U.S. regulators proposed easing restrictions on satellite companies in a move aimed at freeing more airwaves to feed the growing demand for wireless broadband services.

Apple Inc has already sold more than three million of its iPad tablet computers in just over three months, but there is still more demand out there, a new survey showed on Thursday.

Investors have muted expectations for Google Inc's second-quarter results, as economic clouds and shifts in the company's strategy dampened hopes that it will beat Wall Street estimates.

(Corrects analyst's affiliation in last paragraph to ThinkEquity instead of Kaufman Brothers)

China's press watchdog has threatened to shut down more than 120 websites offering pornographic fiction, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.

Apple Inc finds itself on unfamiliar ground heading into its earnings report next week: on the defensive.

Apple Inc has called a surprise press conference for Friday to talk about the iPhone 4, as the company continues to deal with fallout from reported reception problems on its popular smartphone.

Investors have muted expectations for Google Inc's second-quarter results, as economic clouds and shifts in the company's strategy dampened hopes that it will beat Wall Street estimates.

Options activity on Google Inc suggests about a 4 percent move in the stock with a moderate upside bias following the Internet giant's earnings report due after the bell on Thursday.

Consumer Reports said on Wednesday its tests confirmed that putting Apple Inc's new iPhone into a case fixes the reception problems that some users have experienced.

The shares of chip and PC makers jumped on Wednesday on strong results from global technology bellwether Intel Corp , pointing to potential upside for the sectors in quarterly reports due in coming weeks.

Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, is planning use a controversial anti-pornography law to restrict porn websites in the next few months, a communications ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

The fate of a GlaxoSmithKline Plc diabetes drug may become clearer on Wednesday when U.S. advisers vote on whether the widely used pill carries too much heart risk to stay on the market.

Intel Corp delivered a better-than-expected sales forecast and results on strong corporate demand for personal computers and servers, despite concerns over a tech industry slowdown.

Many option traders appear to be taking a neutral to cautious stance on Intel Corp heading into the technology bellwether's second-quarter results after the closing bell on Tuesday.

A new domestic AIDS policy rolled out by the White House on Tuesday looks for new ways to educate Americans about the deadly and incurable virus, cut new infections by 25 percent and get more patients treated quickly.

Shares of Apple Inc slid more than 4 percent on Tuesday after a poor review for its iPhone 4 from an influential consumer guide underpinned mounting complaints about the hot-selling device's reception and spurred speculation about a product recall.

Microsoft cloud computing platform Azure has found support among software giants like Dell, Fujitsu and Hewlett-Packard who are planning to embrace Azure for their data center products.

Shares of Apple Inc slid more than 3 percent on Tuesday after a poor review for its iPhone 4 from an influential consumer guide underpinned mounting complaints about the hot-selling device's antenna and reception.

U.S. advisers began weighing the fate of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes pill Avandia on Tuesday at a two-day meeting that will consider if the medicine is too dangerous to stay on the market.

A heated three-year safety debate about a GlaxoSmithKline Plc diabetes pill reaches a climax this week as opponents and backers face off at a U.S. meeting that will help decide the drug's fate.

Consumer Reports said it cannot recommend Apple's iPhone 4 to buyers after tests confirmed the device's well-publicized reception glitches.

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer touted new tablet-style devices running the Windows 7 operating system from about 20 manufacturers at a conference on Monday, underlining the giant software company's eagerness to counter the explosion of interest in Apple Inc's iPad.

A monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple Inc and AT&T over the iPhone can continue as a class action against the two companies, a U.S. judge ruled.

Social networking website Facebook has agreed to adopt a panic button aimed at improving the online safety of its younger users, a child protection group said on Monday.

Social networking website Facebook has agreed to adopt an application aimed at improving the online safety of its younger users, a child protection group said on Monday.

Apple Inc boss Steve Jobs was a no-show at an annual pow-wow of media and technology moguls in Sun Valley. But he was far from forgotten.

Hundreds of Egyptians protested in Cairo and other cities on Friday over the death of an activist, whose case has raised concerns among Western governments and has spurred demonstrations at home calling for political change.