Oslo, Norway — In an obvious attempt to ameliorate the services it can offer online, Internet search engine giant Google on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement to purchase Global IP Solutions (GIPS), a Norwegian company specializing one of the key fundamental technologies to route IP calls over the Internet and video-conferencing, a move […]

Redmond, Washington — Software behemoth Microsoft Corp., has agreed to pay VirnetX Holding Corp., “200 million dollars” to settle patent-infringement dispute over VPN technology in Windows, just around three weeks before a scheduled injunction hearing before a Texas judge, the companies announced Monday. The settlement comes barely two months after a Texas jury granted 105.75 […]

Los Angeles — Although a bit late to the party, the vanishing social networking site MySpace is looking to capitalize on its rival’s recent bad media image. MySpace on Monday said it would soon implement a “simplified privacy controls” as it seeks to differentiate itself from social network rival Facebook, which is under fire over […]

San Franciscon — Microsoft has finally understood that there is more to maintaining its lead over Gmail than turning over buckets of storage at Hotmail users. In its latest attempt to counter Google Microsoft is set to begin rolling out the latest improvements to its “Windows Live Hotmail” Web mail service, with an aim to […]

San Francisco — Google and Intel are soon expected to move into the living room with a significant innovation into consumer electronics and the broadcast industry this week with the launch of a “Smart TV” platform that will bring the internet to home televisions.

New York — Google Inc. last week announced that will close down its 4-month-old online store for its Nexus One smartphone, abandoning an ambitious plan by the Web search leader in a deliberated move that signals the failure of its bid to market the device directly to consumers on the Web.

Mountain View, California — German request for data examination reveals that its globe-trotting Street View cars it has used since 2007, have been “accidentally” collecting payload of information collecting information sent over open WiFi networks, contradicting previous assurances by the company.

Santa Clara, California — Yahoo Inc. won approval Tuesday night from the Santa Clara City Council’s 7-0 vote for building a sprawling three-million-square-foot in the heart of Silicon Valley, “an ambitious project envisioned in the midst of the company’s ongoing turnaround effort.”

Redmond, Washington — Microsoft on Wednesday gave a sneak preview of its revamped MSN Mobile homepage optimized for smartphone site at OMMA Mobile 2010 conference in New York. The refurbished page set to go live Thursday features a cleaner, more streamlined layout on a white background and tight integration with Bing and other Microsoft properties. […]

New York — Microsoft, pursuing the corporate customer, officially unleashed its cash cow Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 suite at an event Wednesday at Rockefeller Center, and also trotted out its local star launch customer in the form of the NSW Department of Education and Training. The latest update to the software adds new features […]