It's no iPhone-killer, but the launch this weekend of Palm Inc's "Pre" could well become the brightest event this year for a gloomy industry. Palm Inc's smartphone may not attract lines around
Norway's Opera Software released on Wednesday the first test version of Opera 10, the newest version of its browser, promising faster downloads, new design and new features. Opera is the world's third-largest
Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday its new Windows 7 operating system will be generally available on October 22, well ahead of its original schedule and in time for the holiday shopping season.
Asian shares rose to fresh eight-month highs on Wednesday, as U.S. home sales data added to optimism that the global economy is through the worst, while the dollar struggled off its latest
Bank of Cyprus announced that it has been notified by Lone Pine Capital LLC that on Monday 1 June 2009 investment funds for which the latter acts as the investment manager decreased
Britain's FTSE 100 index fell 1.5 percent in early trade on Wednesday, hurt by weakness in commodity stocks, banks and companies going ex-dividend, including heavyweight Vodafone. By 0752 GMT, the FTSE 100
The World Bank on Tuesday approved $500 million for an existing global influenza fund to help developing countries implement measures that prevent and control threats posed by the new H1N1 flu virus.
Modest but surprising growth in Australia, a jump in U.S. pending home sales and steadying confidence among global consumers added to evidence the world economy, while not rebounding, has come through the
British consumers were their most upbeat in May since the end of last year as people became more confident about the prospects for the economy, a survey showed on Wednesday. The Nationwide
Brazilian navy divers rushed on Wednesday to reach the wreckage of an Air France jet and start pulling debris from the Atlantic Ocean, where the plane with 228 people went down in
