TECHNOLOGY

Apple Inc has accepted distribution of Opera Software's Internet browser for its iPhone after a long review, opening a new and potentially lucrative market it has so far closely guarded.

Austrian Internet bookmaker bwin Interactive Entertainment plans to be present in up to four South American countries within the next two years, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Apple Inc has accepted distribution of Opera Software's Internet browser for its iPhone after a long review, opening a new and potentially lucrative market so far closely guarded by Apple.

Internet retailer Amazon.com won approval on Monday to build a distribution center in Canada, despite complaints from Canadian booksellers that it would damage the country's culture.

Barnes & Noble Inc will sell its Nook electronic-book reader at Best Buy Co Inc, expanding distribution as it faces growing competition with the entry of Apple Inc's iPad.

Microsoft Corp launched two new phones aimed at young people on Monday, marking a fresh assault on the low end of the growing smartphone market, where BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd and Apple Inc now dominate.

U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as anticipation of solid first-quarter corporate earnings buoyed sentiment along with an announcement of an emergency aid plan for Greece.

Viacom Inc unit Paramount is offering some of its movies preloaded on external computer hard drive devices from Seagate in the first arrangement of its kind.

Smartphone maker Palm Inc , which has not turned a profit in its battles with rivals Apple and RIM, has begun seeking offers for the firm, Bloomberg said, citing three people familiar with the situation.

(Corrects 2006/2007 profit figure to $56 million from $35 million in sixth paragraph)

Palm Inc , the loss-making smartphone maker, is looking to sell itself and is seeking bids for the company as early as this week, Bloomberg said, citing three people familiar with the situation.

Sales of cellphones using China's own 3G standard (TD-SCDMA) will grow 7-fold this year, boosted by China Mobile's push of new phones and services, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Monday.

Google Inc has not been surprised at the lack of public support in Silicon Valley as it faces off with China over hacking and censorship, the company's chief executive Eric Schmidt said on Sunday.

The U.S. could regain its authority to pursue both network neutrality and widespread access to broadband by formally reclassifying Internet access as telecommunications services, a former adviser to President Obama said in a published report on Sunday.

Investors are expecting strong quarterly results from major U.S. technology companies over the next few weeks, but a stronger dollar and elevated expectations could mute any effects on stocks.

Microsoft Corp will show off its latest mobile phones on Monday, but don't expect a direct rival to the iPhone.

Strong earnings from Intel Corp next week should provide further proof of a recovery in electronics and PC demand, but analysts warn the company will have to handily surpass expectations to drive its high share price higher.

U.S. corporate earnings should top forecasts again in the first quarter, but the extent of the stock market's rally means investors are expecting a lot from companies.

U.S. corporate earnings should top forecasts again in the first quarter, but the extent of the stock market's rally means investors are expecting a lot from companies.

British election officials will for the first time use Facebook to encourage more people to register to vote on May 6 after turnout fell to historic lows in the last two ballots, a watchdog said on Friday.

Airbus parent EADS is close to a decision on bidding for a deal worth up to $50 billion to supply air tankers to the United States backed by a U.S. supplier, sources close to the matter said on Friday.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs showed off a new smartphone operating system on Thursday that features an advertising platform to compete with Google's, and revealed stronger-than-expected sales of 450,000 units for the iPad.

U.S. private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and Bain Capital are preparing for initial public offerings of Toys R Us and NXP SemiConductors , the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the deals.

Corporate earnings should top forecasts again in the first quarter, but the extent of the stock market's rally means investors are expecting a lot from companies.

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs on Thursday revealed stronger-than-expected sales of 450,000 for the iPad since its much-hyped debut, and touted a phone operating system with a new advertising platform to compete with rival Google Inc's.

Wi-Lan Inc, the Canadian technology licensing company, has filed a lawsuit accusing 19 computer and phone companies of infringing a patent by selling laptops and cellular handsets enabled with Bluetooth technology.

Apple's iPad tablet computer hasn't been out a week yet but there are already over 830 video games that have been developed to suit the large format, high definition, multi-touch screen.

Apple Inc has sold 450,000 iPads since its debut on Saturday, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said, setting a fairly torrid pace for a device expected to power the electronics giant's future growth.

An unpopular plan to tax British fixed-line phone users to help roll-out a high-speed broadband network and other controversial proposals have been dropped in the final push to get the Digital Economy bill passed into law.