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Apple Inc. has joined the race in offering cloud computing services along with Google Inc., Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp. Apple's iCloud service are intended to be used by 76 percent of iPhone users, according to a RBC Capital Markets survey.

Google announced on Monday that it will cooperate with British Library to digitize 250,000 out-of-copyright books to make all of the knowledge contained within the world's books searchable online.

Microsoft re-launched, Monday, its new revamped cloud service, Windows Live SkyDrive, which already provided its users with a free 25GB online storage. The new SkyDrive is fully HTML5 available and up to 90 times as fast as the earlier version.

Apple, well-known for creating proprietary software, is probably running out of ideas these days as people have pointed out that many features in the new version of its mobile operating system - iOS 5 - launched earlier this month at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2011 were borrowed from other mobile OS such as Android, BlackBerry and even Windows Phone 7.

The new Microsoft operating system Windows 8 may include Hyper-V virtualization software

Technology giant Apple’s one-stop cloud-based photo, video, music and data back up and push out service iCloud has generated a lot of interest and Apple has even held back the launch of its new MacBook Air and other products so that it could bundle iCloud with all future product launches. But does iCloud have what it takes to beat Google Music Beta digital locker, Amazon Cloud Drive, Microsoft Sky Drive?

With the latest launch of iCloud, Apple has joined the race in offering cloud computing services along with Google, Amazon and Microsoft.

Apple will not launch its fabled iPhone 5 in September during the iPod refresh event.

Microsoft’s cloud-based Windows Azure, is similar to cloud sky in many ways, according to reports of a test at the available production-level features in Microsoft's platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering, but with some major differences

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has largely missed a major cycle and is on the verge of missing another as LTE networks are introduced, Jefferies & Co. said in a note to clients.

Here is a list of the coolest Windows 7 features which you might have missed while you were using them

Microsoft’s Mango, a Windows Phone7 update comes with 500 new features joining the likes of iOS and Android, which have become market leaders after flaunting their new capabilities.

Skype Technologies has reportedly fired some of its top executives before its buyout deal with Microsoft was closed, a move that is said to reduce their payout.

Skype has reportedly fired its senior executives before its buyout deal with Microsoft was closed, a move that is said to reduce their payout.

Monday morning, Skype released Skype for Windows 5.5. Beta, adding more extras to its already deep integration with Facebook. A minor move, yet it may foreshadow a bigger step to come.

Senior executives of Skype Technologies SA, the Internet-calling service being acquired by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), has departed following its $8.5 billion buyout.

Apple's iPhone 5 and Motorola Droid Bionic are expected to be launched anytime in the third quarter. And both these smartphones have been delayed citing further modifications.

With the range of new devices emerging from Apple, executives are quick to tout a post-PC consumer world where users roam free from their desktops with tablets and smartphones. But this is also a world that Apple is also poised to dominate, analysts say.

Faced with a growing threat from hacking and other cyber crimes, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have joined hands with leading ISPs and private defense contractors to launch a pilot program called DIB Cyber Pilot that will help strengthen their network defenses.

The Federal Trade Commission on Friday gave a green light to Microsoft's decision to buy Skype for $8.5 billion.