TECHNOLOGY

AT&T is in negotiations with Apple to extend its exclusive deal to carry the iPhone in the U.S. from 2010 until 2011, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Technology magazines, facing dwindling advertising and lost luster for big-ticket gadgets, may be turning their attention to helping readers make home improvements or beef-up devices they already own.

Microsoft Corp confirmed on Wednesday a report that it had received a one-week extension from EU antitrust regulators to respond to charges that it had sought to thwart rivals by bundling its web browser with Windows systems.

The Dow rose on Wednesday after better-than-expected regional factory data added to hopes that the recession is moderating, prompting investors to pick up shares of manufacturers, including United Technologies and 3M Co .

EBay announced plans on Tuesday to spin off VOIP company Skype, with an IPO planned for the first half of 2010, leaving analysts busy figuring out how much the public company will be worth.

The Dow industrials rose on Wednesday following better-than expected manufacturing data while the Nasdaq headed lower as Intel Corp said uncertainty ruled out a clear revenue forecast.

Yahoo Inc is preparing to lay off several hundred workers in the first round of cuts since Carol Bartz became chief executive in January, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.

The New York Times led the pack of nominees for the Webby Awards on Tuesday with 13 nominations, and comedy Web site FunnyOrDie.com also gained attention for its gay marriage video Prop 8: The Musical.

Cell phone makers are expected to report buoyant sales of lower-priced, feature-packed smartphones as consumers opt for cheap chic amid the global recession.

Intel Corp beat quarterly expectations and declared the worst was over for a battered tech sector, but its shares slid 5 percent after it said economic uncertainty ruled out a clear revenue forecast.

Microsoft Corp said it will launch a test version of its Exchange Server on Wednesday, marking the latest development in the technology used by 65 percent of businesses worldwide to run their e-mail systems.

AT&T Inc is in talks with Apple Inc to extend its exclusive U.S. agreement to sell the iPhone from 2010 to 2011, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Yahoo Inc is preparing to lay off several hundred workers in the first round of cuts since Carol Bartz became chief executive in January, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

EBay Inc plans to spin off its Skype unit, acknowledging that the Web telephone service does not fit with the rest of the company, in an indictment of former CEO Meg Whitman's acquisition strategy.

Intel Corp smashed quarterly earnings expectations and declared that the worst may be over for the tech sector, but its shares slid 4.5 percent after it failed to give a clear revenue forecast.

Intel Corp.'s first-quarter profit blew past Wall Street's grim forecasts but failed to provide a formal revenue outlook for the current quarter, sending its shares down 4.6 percent.

Intel posted stronger-than-expected results but failed to provide a formal revenue outlook for the current quarter, sending its shares down 4.6 percent.

Time Warner Inc's AOL has asked a federal court to rule that it is not infringing patents held by Yahoo Inc.

Twitter website appears to be clear of traces from the worm that attacked the social networking site over the weekend.

Intel Corp posted stronger-than-expected results but gave only an informal revenue outlook for the current quarter, sending its shares down 5 percent after hours on Tuesday.

The New York Times led the pack of nominees for the Webby Awards on Tuesday with 13 nominations, and comedy Web site FunnyOrDie.com also gained attention for its gay marriage video Prop 8: The Musical.

An international orchestra of some 90 musicians who auditioned on the YouTube video-sharing Web site will perform at New York's Carnegie Hall on Wednesday after rehearsing together for three days.

The Google-sponsored Android mobile Linux project has released a rough-hewn Early Look version of the Android 1.5 SDK.

A recent study has confirmed the obvious that college students who spend more time on Facebook had lower GPAs and put them at risk of failing.

Text messages may allow worshippers in Finland to donate money to their church without having to attend services.

Cisco Systems Inc plans to set up a research center in South Korea and invest or lend $500 million in the country's technology and telecom sectors, the Korean presidential office said on Tuesday.

Cisco Systems Inc plans to invest or lend about $500 million in telecom operators and technology infrastructure in South Korea over the next five years, the country's presidential office said on Tuesday.

The number of computer viruses is growing extraordinarily fast and shifting from phishing e-mails to being hidden in seemingly safe websites such as a local bed and breakfast, says Internet security company Symantec Corp in a new report on Tuesday.