TECHNOLOGY

From Mattel's Puppy Tweets linking pets to a Twitter feed to biodegradable nursery toys, toy makers are focusing on fun technology and green materials to win sales in 2010.

SGI is rolling is rolling out a hosted super-computing service in what it hopes will open up a 'new era of discovery' for scientists and businesses.

Sweden took the number one spot from the United States to top the annual rankings on the usage of telecommunications technologies such as networks, cellphones and computers, a report released on Thursday shows.

Drugmakers are starting to get into bed with information technology companies as they struggle to prove the value of their medicines to governments and insurers.

NASA launched its Solar Dynamics Observatory on Thursday morning after a one day delay due to high winds.

Facebook has agreed to remove 30 pages from its social networking site after prisoners used them to taunt their victims, British Justice Minister Jack Straw said on Thursday.

Apple Inc's forthcoming iPad tablet computer will cost as little as $229.35 for the company to produce, according to an estimate on Wednesday from research house iSuppli.

Satellite imagery company DigitalGlobe Inc said it amended its service level agreement with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , its largest customer, to modify the government agency's option to extend the term of the agreement.

Israeli technology group Emblaze accused Microsoft of infringing its U.S. patent for media streaming technology, after accusing Apple of the same thing, and offered to license the technology to both.

The Iranian government said it will permanently suspend Google Inc's email service in the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Wednesday.

Google Inc plans to build a super-fast Internet network for up to half a million people, a project that could pressure telecommunications companies to loosen their control of Web access in the United States.

A number of mistakes and eroding public confidence has some scientists calling for drastic changes in how future United Nations climate reports are handled.

Norwegian browser company Opera Software said it would reveal a version of its Mini browser for Apple Inc's iPhone next week, offering faster download speeds.

Apple Inc. is set to make substantial margins on the iPad tablet, as the product only costs between $219 and $335 depending on the model, according to research firm iSuppli Corp.

Google believes that internet speed is not fast enough and said it is building a new-and-improved network that will work 100 times faster than the cable and DSL services that the majority of Americans use today.

Texas Instruments announced a new chip that promises to give more functionality to mobile devices while also shrinking their footprint.

Sprint Nextel Corp's fourth-quarter revenue fell 7 percent and missed Wall Street expectations as the No. 3 U.S. mobile service charged consumers less for phone calls to help curb subscriber losses.

The iPad may still be weeks away from launch, but the companies that feed off the popularity of Apple Inc's products are already hard at work prepping for the new tablet.

Google Inc said on Wednesday it would build a super high-speed broadband network for up to half a million people around the United States in order to experiment with the possibilities of a network running at 100 times current speeds.

Google Inc said on Wednesday it would build a super high-speed broadband network for up to half a million people in order to experiment with the possibilities of a network running at 100 times current speeds.

Sprint Nextel Corp's fourth-quarter revenue fell 7 percent and missed Wall Street expectations as the No. 3 U.S. mobile service offered more price discounts to curb subscriber losses.

Mobile operators worldwide are seen investing up to $72 billion in wireless broadband technologies this year to accommodate surging demand, according to telecoms industry body GSMA.

Browser firm Opera Software will introduce next week a version of its Mini browser for Apple's iPhone, the Norwegian firm said on Wednesday.

Computer hackers disabled several Australian government websites Wednesday in coordinated attacks protesting against a planned internet filter aimed at pornography.

Google unveiled on Tuesday its most ambitious attempt on the fast-growing social networking world, Google Buzz which is built into Gmail.

Those who show high-levels of boredom are more likely to die, according to new research.

Google said on Tuesday it's rolling out Google Buzz social tools that it hopes will be more useful than competitor options.

Apple and Google's mobile platforms are gaining market-share on rivals, while Microsoft and Palm are continuing to slip.

Apple released on Tuesday the next generation of its professional photography workflow software, Aperture 3, along with a series of tutorial videos.