TECHNOLOGY

Sony Ericsson introduced a new phone on Thursday that allows consumers to connect to their PlayStation3 gaming consoles, part of its Christmas line-up and its strongest sign yet of integration with parent Sony Corp.

A key North American executive has resigned from Yahoo Inc, according to an internal memo on Thursday, becoming the latest senior executive to depart as new management shakes up the Internet giant.

Millions of Xbox 360 owners in Britain and Ireland will be able to watch live programing such as Premier League soccer and movies following a deal with pay-TV group BSkyB.

Dell Inc, the world's No. 2 PC maker, narrowly beat analysts' expectations for sharply reduced profit on Thursday, even as the global downturn hit technology spending, helping its shares rise after hours.

Hulu took another step forward to sealing its online presence by rolling out a downloadable desktop version of its own video Web site.

Google has unveiled a new-age communication and collaboration tool developed by the same team that brought us Google Maps.

Palm Inc's iPhone competitor Pre got an unexpected boost on Thursday as No. 1 U.S. mobile service Verizon Wireless said Pre would be part of its upcoming device line-up, sending Palm shares up 8.8 percent.

The European Union's executive body will study plans by Google to make millions of books available online after Germany said the Internet company's project flouts EU copyright law.

Verizon Wireless plans to offer the Palm Pre on its telecom network in about six months, Verizon executive Lowell McAdam said during an investor conference Webcast on Thursday.

Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a redesigned site of its Live search engine in the coming days called Bing which the company hopes it will lure Web surfers away from its competitors.

Microsoft Corp is revamping its search engine to counter the dominance of Google Inc in the Web search and related advertising business.

AT&T Inc's Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said on Wednesday that the No. 2 U.S. mobile service would be keen to sell Palm Inc's high-profile Pre phone at some point in the future.

AT&T Inc's Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said on Wednesday that the No. 2 U.S. mobile service would be keen to sell Palm Inc's high-profile Pre phone at some point in the future.

Verizon Wireless plans to start selling Palm Inc's Pre and a new version of the touchscreen BlackBerry Storm in about six months, the top executive for the venture of Verizon Communications Inc and Vodafone Group Plc said on Thursday.

A Japanese university is giving away Apple Inc's trendy iPhone to students for free, but with a catch: the device will be used to check their attendance.

Many South Koreans are mourning a former president who was popular among youth in cyberspace, with an online gaming company even halt playing for several hours for the funeral on Friday.

With the recession cutting out some family vacations, gym memberships, and personal trainers, a rash of new videogames designed to let people workout in their living room are hitting the shelves.

AT&T Inc's Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said on Wednesday that the No. 2 U.S. mobile service would be keen to sell Palm Inc's high-profile Pre phone at some point in the future.

As the numbers of online university students continue to rise and more resources become available for free online, the idea of opening up a tuition-free university appears to have come at an appropriate time.

TiVo Inc posted its second straight quarterly loss but it was smaller than expected, as the digital video recorder maker reined in costs to offset sliding revenue and slowing user growth.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday it renewed its NAND flash memory chip license with SanDisk Corp for seven years, at a lower royalty, while guaranteeing a portion of its chips output to SanDisk.

Yahoo Inc CEO Carol Bartz said any deal to spin off or combine its Internet search assets will require a partner with boatloads of money, and her company is talking a little bit with Microsoft Corp about a potential partnership.

AT&T Inc said on Wednesday it would double its wireless data network speeds as part of an upgrade that it aims to kick off later this year and complete in 2011.

Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc reported stronger-than-expected results as it managed to control costs, helping its shares rise 2 percent.

Intel Corp, the world's largest chipmaker, said the record 1.06 billion euro ($1.5 billion) fine imposed by EU regulators for antitrust violations would not cause it to cut investment or slash its dividend.

Apple has quietly introduced updates to its popular white MacBook with the introduction of a new model, labeled MC240.

Microsoft users that were trying to log into Xbox Live on Wednesday were greeted with an error message.

A Russian Soyuz rocket with three astronauts on board blasted off from Kazakhstan on Wednesday for the International Space Station, where they are set to raise the labs crew to six for the first time.

Cannibalization of laptop computer sales by lower-priced netbooks is currently about 20 percent, less than speculation, Intel's European sales chief told Reuters on the fringes of a company event.