TECHNOLOGY

Websites displaying child pornography fell by almost 10 percent in 2008, but most of those images were still being peddled by commercial sites, an Internet watchdog said on Wednesday.

Computer server maker Sun Microsystems Inc reported a wider quarterly loss as sales fell because of lower technology spending and uncertainty over the company's future.

Google rolled out a new search tool on Tuesday that is designed to help Web users more easily find public data that is often hidden in hard-to-navigate government Web sites.

Computer maker Sun Microsystems reported a surge in its quarterly loss as sales fell because of declining technology spending and uncertainty over the struggling company's future.

As more and more spend time on social sites like Facebook and Twitter, a new study shows that 63 percent of system administrators are concerned that employees will put their company's IT infrastructure at risk by sharing too much personal data.

The European Union has reached a draft deal to resolve a spat holding up a sweeping reform of the bloc's telecom sector, lawmakers and diplomats said on Tuesday.

IBM's board on Tuesday raised its dividend by 10 percent and authorized an additional $3 billion worth of share buybacks, underscoring the technology company's relative strength even in a weak economy.

NetApp shares came under pressure on Tueday after Bank of America/Merrill Lynch analyst Wamsi Mohan cut his rating on the stock to Neutral from Buy.

Nokia Oyj said on Tuesday it would combine its different Internet services tighter together as the world's top cellphone maker tackles Apple's hugely succesful App Store.

Nokia said on Tuesday operator billing would not be available in the United States when its Ovi store opens in May - the latest in a series of setbacks in the U.S. market for the world's top cell phone maker.

Cablevision Systems Corp plans to roll out super-fast Internet access connections that can allow a customer to download a full-length high-definition movie in less than 10 minutes.

Nokia Oyj will cut up to 360 jobs at Internet services unit as it combines offerings into its new Ovi Store, the world's top cell phone maker said on Tuesday.

Nokia Oyj , the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it would reduce investment in creating new services, helping it to cut further 450 jobs.

Japan and China are looking at cooperating on next-generation cellphone services, which would help China develop its wireless technology and Japanese makers expand in China, a Japanese government official said.

Network equipment maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc is bolstering its partnership with IBM, in a sign it may be gaining market share from industry leader Cisco Systems Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday that its first phone based on Google Inc's Android operating system would be available in major European countries Europe in June.

Hewlett-Packard Co, the world's top PC maker, is launching a new line of inexpensive business laptops with fresh features targeting users at small and medium-size companies.

Facebook regularly attracts more than 200 million people to its website, but the company is now looking for ways to permeate the lives of its users without the need to check-in to the Facebook site.

Verizon Communications Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit due to growth in cell phone customers, solidifying its market leadership following the acquisition of smaller rival Alltel.

In the dungeons of Zul'Gurub frequented by online game enthusiasts, a giant winged serpent called Hakkar the Soulflayer may offer important clues to epidemiologists trying to predict the impact of a pandemic.

Verizon Communications Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit due to growth in cellphone customers, solidifying its market leadership following the acquisition of smaller rival Alltel.

Cell phone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc raised its full-year revenue target after quarterly revenue beat expectations, saying global demand for advanced phones was strong, especially in Europe and China.

Apple and Verizon have reportedly been engaged in high-level talks to bring the iPhone onto the network as early as next year when Apple's exclusivity deal with AT&T expires.

Apple Inc said a shareholder proposal for more say over executive pay was approved at its annual meeting on February 25.

A Swiss insurance worker lost her job after surfing popular social network site Facebook while off sick, her employer said on Friday.

A malicious software program known as Conficker that many feared would wreak havoc on April 1 is slowly being activated, weeks after being dismissed as a false alarm, security experts said.

Cell phone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc flipped to a loss for its fiscal second quarter, hurt by investment losses and hefty costs related to its legal settlement with archrival Broadcom Corp .

Wireless chip supplier Qualcomm Inc agreed to pay smaller rival Broadcom Corp $891 million over four years to settle long-standing and increasingly bitter legal battles over technology patents.

Verizon Communications Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit after a 12 percent increase in revenue, helped by its purchase of smaller rival Alltel and growth in cell phone customers.