Google and Europe's biggest bank HSBC have thrown their weight behind a plan to provide cheap, high-speed Web access via satellite to millions in Africa and other emerging markets. Google has joined
Research In Motion Ltd is launching a flip version of its popular BlackBerry Pearl smartphone, a move that reasserts its push into the retail consumer market. Like RIM's original Pearl model, the
Scientists at a vast underground Swiss laboratory will launch an experiment on Wednesday to re-enact the "Big Bang" on a small scale to explain the origins of the universe and how it
Come next week, owners of Microsoft Corp's portable music player Zune will be able to download music wirelessly and tag and buy songs they hear on the device's built-in FM radio, Microsoft
Google Inc has halved the amount of time it stores personal data gathered from its users' Web surfing habits, a move aimed at improving its privacy policies, a company official said. Google
Stocks headed for a higher open on Tuesday as a drop in oil prices and mortgage rates buoyed sentiment as did positive broker actions on bellwethers including Hewlett-Packard. Shares of HP, a
Oil fell to a new five-month low on Tuesday as expectations OPEC would leave formal output targets steady outweighed concerns over the threat of Hurricane Ike to U.S. Gulf of Mexico energy
Europe halted a slide in stocks and Wall Street was set for a firmer start on Tuesday, keeping alive some momentum from the bailout of U.S. mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie
Although equities are still falling across the globe, the outperformance of US stocks versus Eurozone (S&P 500 dropped by 14% since the start of the year compared to 26% in the case
LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – British finance minister Alistair Darling is preparing to intervene to stimulate the UK housing finance market, The Times newspaper quoted senior government officials as saying. The newspaper
