TECHNOLOGY

A vast majority of online banking customers use their login credentials to access other websites, sharply increasing risk of attack to their bank account, Internet security firm Trusteer said on Tuesday.

Google has taken the unusual step of using real-world advertising to promote its Chrome web browser in Europe ahead of a regulatory change that will make it easier for consumers to switch Web browsers.

Government officials warned that the rise of Apple's iPad tablet computer could prove a threat to national infrastructure.

(Corrects 7th paragraph to show Google did not initiate the EU case against Microsoft but entered as an interested third party)

As more people connect to social networks to share pictures and connect with friends and family, a new report is showing that spam and malware attacks targeting social users is hitting new heights.

Toyota Motor's unprecedented recall of millions of vehicles with faulty accelerators is already taking a toll on its sales and may force it to cut 2010 sales forecasts.

Toyota Motor Corp shares jumped more than 5 percent on Tuesday after it detailed plans to fix nearly 4.5 million vehicles equipped with faulty accelerators in North America and Europe.

Toyota Motor Corp on Monday began shipping parts to fix faulty accelerators in nearly 4.5 million vehicles in North America and Europe, and said it would restart North American production on February 8 after an unprecedented shutdown prompted by the problem.

A pricing battle lost by Amazon.com Inc to a top publisher may herald pressure from other publishers, compromising low e-book prices which could potentially hit sales volume growth for its Kindle e-reader.

Microsoft reminded customers on Monday that users of the free preview version of Windows 7 need to pay for a system update, otherwise the operating system will begin to automatically shut down PCs in one month.

NASA will get nearly $6 billion to encourage private companies to launch their own spacecraft according to the US President's new budget proposed today

President Barack Obama has called NASA to cancel the $100 billion program that was to return humans to the Moon by 2020, and focus instead on new space technologies.

President Barack Obama estimated on Monday that the Federal Communications Commission could get a $6.4 billion boost in the next 10 years from the use of airwaves.

WikiLeaks, a whistleblower website that allows people to publish information anonymously, has suspended operations owing to financial problems.

Microsoft will begin selling in Japan next month an add-on 250GB hard-disk drive for the Xbox 360 console, it said Monday.

Toyota Motor Corp said production of eight models involved in a safety recall would resume on February 8, as it detailed plans to fix 2.4 million vehicles and sought to salvage its reputation with a PR blitz.

The world's largest electrics company is pushing the envelope on memory technology, introducing changes that promise to give users more memory that uses less power.

Nokia cut phone prices across its portfolio in late January, putting its cheapest smartphones on a collision course with mid-range phones from rivals Samsung and Sony Ericsson.

Bankrupt Japan Airlines's new president said he would start from scratch in choosing an overseas partner, as American Airlines tries to fend off strong rival suitor Delta Air Lines

Publishing group Pearson and phone maker Nokia have formed a joint venture to deliver English-language learning materials to mobile phone users in China, the two companies said on Monday.

Toyota Motor Corp will announce on Monday details of its plan to fix accelerator pedals that have led to the recall of 2.4 million cars in the United States as it scrambles to put its worst public relations crisis behind it.

Booming demand for new, cheaper smartphones helped fuel a recovery in the overall handset market late last year, but rivalry for a piece of this lucrative business will turn fierce in 2010 as many new vendors enter the market.

The new president of Japan Airlines Corp said the bankrupt carrier has not yet decided whether to stick with partner American Airlines or defect to Delta Air Lines and its SkyTeam group.

Amazon.com Inc all but waved the white flag in a dispute with publisher Macmillan that could lead to the online retailer raising prices on some of its e-books.

Suppliers that fail to manage their greenhouse gas emissions could lose clients, said a report published on Monday.

Amazon.com Inc has removed all e-books published by Macmillan from its website after a dispute over pricing, according to media reports.

Lenders for Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer agreed to extend a debt forbearance to March 31, which gives the studio more time to find a buyer.

Cisco Systems Inc is expected to post its first quarterly revenue growth in more than a year when it reports results, as customers more confident about the economy upgrade their networks.