TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft will soon eliminate a tool that blocks updates to its Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems, according to a company blog, forcing users who have since resisted software updates to finally update.

The three-month moving average of worldwide sales of semiconductors declined by 21.9 percent in December 2008 to $17.41 billion, compared to sales of $22.28 billion in December 2007, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

Google has apologized for a glitch that blocked people from using the search engine Saturday morning resulting, This site may harm your computer, causing panic to users.

Dell, the number 2 PC maker, which is struggling to stave off continued erosion in PC market share, may be planning a new line of smartphones featuring Android and Windows Mobile platforms according to a news report.