TECHNOLOGY

Google Inc. acquired the photo- editing site Picnik Inc., according to a company blog, adding to its Picasa picture-storing service.

The co-head of Intel's Corp microchip architecture group, regarded as a potential successor to CEO Paul Otellini, suffered a stroke at home and will take several months' medical leave.

Microsoft denies reports that no current-generation phones will be upgradeable to the forthcoming Windows Mobile 7 which is set to be released later this year.

Worldwide semiconductor were up slightly in January, representing a huge leap from the same period last year.

Simon Fuller, the creator of the multimillion dollar American Idol TV franchise, is betting on the Internet for his latest venture -- a multimedia interactive reality show that debuts on video-viewing site Hulu.com on Tuesday.

New research released on Monday conclusively links violent video game play aggression in kids.

Google claims Microsoft is taking over lawsuits and complaints brought by third parties to stir up antitrust complaints against them.

The release of Apple's anticipated iPad may have hit delays, according to one analyst on Monday.

Online news has become more popular than regular print newspapers in the US, according to a new study.

Freescale Semiconductor says its newest chip will help drive down prices in the next generation of electronic readers, which analysts say is key to the devices gaining mass adoption.

Hackers are more industrialized than ever before and the hacking community now resembles an organized drug cartel, according to a report released Monday.

The Pentagon announced on Friday it has authorized the use Twitter, Facebook and other so-called Web 2.0 sites across the U.S. military, saying the benefits of social media outweighed security concerns.

Europe's largest entertainment group Vivendi posted better-than-expected sales and operating profit for 2009, boosted by a buoyant performance at its games and telecoms divisions.

A colleague I just met at work has invited me to be their friend on Facebook. I don't want to offend them, but nor do I want to share my candid photos and lousy Scrabble scores with someone I hardly know.

Microsoft Corp made its most vehement and public attack on Google Inc on Friday, calling its internet rival's actions potentially anti-competitive, and urging victims to file complaints to regulators.

A new type of technology may bring Mars and distant planets even closer to home than previously imagined.

Google, the US search giant, unveiled a new way to filter search results based on a user's location.

Sprint Nextel Corp started offering a 50 percent discount on Palm Inc's Pixi phone on the same day the handset maker cut its revenue target, raising profitability concerns.

Popular social networking site Facebook has received a wide ranging patent for displaying news feeds from social networks.

European Union privacy regulators are urging Google to make changes in the way it executes goes about its controversial Street View program, adding to its legal worries in Europe.

Popular social networking site Facebook has received a wide ranging patent for displaying news feeds from social networks.

Vivendi is expected to post higher revenues and operating profit for 2009 than a year earlier, even as its music division struggles and its telecommunications units face more intense competition.

3-D films face new test with Burton's Tim Burton believes author Lewis Carroll's 19th century story, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, screamed out for a 3-D film because of its surreal elements, or what the director calls its trippyness.

Shares of Palm dropped dramatically after it pre-announced its revenue on Thursday, but the company's failure to become a viable mobile player can be traced to its carrier partners.

Palm Inc is already looking ahead to the marketing challenges it faces together with its carriers after revealing that consumers have not embraced its smartphones as much as anticipated.

The market crushed shares of Palm on Thursday after it said that sales of its new phones were missing expectations.

Shares of Palm were crushed on Thursday after the company admitted that sales of its phones were not meeting expectations.

EU data protection authorities have urged U.S. Internet search giant Google to shorten the period it stores images from its controversial Street View web service because of privacy concerns.

Steve Jobs defended Apple Inc's decision to maintain a $40 billion cash pile and said it was better to save the money for bold risks, like acquisitions, than to spend it on stock buybacks or cash dividends.