TECHNOLOGY

Apple still does not have any plans to enter the booming netbook market. Instead, the company may be preparing to introduce a new mobile device, a tablet measuring between 7 and 10 inches, according to analysts from research firm Piper Jaffrey.

SAP will soon introduce a mobile version of its Business ByDesign Web-based software suite, a senior executive said on Thursday.

Dell Inc , plans to aggressively pursue corporate customers in an effort to win back market share in the United States, even as enterprise technology spending remains uncertain.

Opera Software ASA chief executive Jon von Tetzchner hopes the Norwegian firm, known for its mobile browser, will stay independent despite major industry players increasing focus on the sector.

The co-chief executives of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd said on Thursday they would donate about C$290 million ($253 million) of RIM shares owned by them to two charitable foundations.

GameStop Corp said on Thursday its same-store sales dropped more than expected in the last quarter and it lowered its full-year same-store sales forecast.

Google Inc. considered buying a newspaper but decided against it, CEO Eric Schmidt told the Financial Times.

Xerox Corp on Thursday named Ursula Burns as its chief executive, replacing Anne Mulcahy, who has been credited with revitalizing the document management company.

Video game retailer GameStop Corp said on Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 13 percent, driven by sales of popular titles like Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter IV, but same-store sales fell more than expected.

Sony Corp will halve the number of its suppliers in the next two years and aims to slash procurement costs by 20 percent this year, it said on Thursday, stepping up restructuring efforts amid mounting losses.

Data storage equipment maker NetApp Inc said it will buy another storage-related firm, Data Domain , for $1.5 billion, even as it reported a decline in quarterly profit and avoided giving an outlook due to the weak economy.

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday a Texas federal jury ordered the company to pay Canadian software firm i4i Ltd $200 million in damages for infringing a patent.

Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday a Texas federal jury ordered the company to pay Canadian software firm i4i Ltd $200 million in damages for infringing a patent.

Worldwide cell phone sales fell in the first quarter of this year, while smartphones continued to grow with Apple's iPhone more than doubling its market share from , according to a report published by Gartner Wednesday.

A recovery in cellphone demand will not happen until well into 2010, researcher Gartner said on Wednesday, while Reuters data showed the industry could suffer its worst quarter ever in April-June.

Gartner corrects Q1 market fall to 8.6 percent from 9.4 percent in paragraph 2

A recovery in cell phone demand will not happen until well into 2010, researcher Gartner said on Wednesday, while Reuters data showed the industry could suffer its worst quarter ever in April-June.

Acer Inc, the world's third-largest PC brand, plans to introduce a phone model running on Google's Android software this year, the head of its phone unit said on Wednesday.

Five-dimensional discs with a capacity 10,000 times greater than current DVDs could be on the market within 10 years, researchers reported on Wednesday.

AT&T Inc is considering offering cheaper data service plans with limited Web surfing for advanced cellphones including Apple Inc's iPhone.

Microsoft is set to unveils its long-awaited next-generation search technology, code-named Kumo, next week at the D: All Things Digital technology conference in California, according to reports.

Verizon Communications Inc Chief Financial Officer John Killian said he is happy with growth trends so far in the second quarter and he expects 2009 to be a good year for revenue and cash flow growth.

Verizon Communications Inc Chief Financial Officer John Killian said he is happy with growth trends so far in the second quarter and he expects 2009 to be a good year for revenue and cash flow growth.

Verizon Communications Inc Chief Financial Officer John Killian said he is happy with growth trends so far in the second quarter and he expects 2009 to be a good year for revenue and cashflow growth.

Global cellphone sales fell 9.4 percent in the first quarter of 2009 as consumers reined in spending amid the recession, research firm Gartner said on Wednesday.

Microsoft Corp is likely to show a new version of its Internet search engine publicly for the first time next week, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Japanese electronics group Toshiba Corp plans to end production of mobile phones in Japan around October to cut costs as demand slumps, the Nikkei business daily said on Wednesday.

Microsoft Corp is likely to show a new version of its Internet search engine publicly for the first time next week, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

AT&T Inc is considering offering cheaper data service plans with limited Web surfing for advanced cell phones including Apple Inc's iPhone.