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A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe. A Hong Kong ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe. A Hong Kong resident and three other men, including the self-proclaimed 'Godfather of Spam,' were sentenced to prison on Monday for their roles in an email stock fraud scheme, the Justice Department said. Photo:Frederic J. Brown/AFP

US computer giant Hewlett-Packard posted a 14 percent rise in ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - US computer giant Hewlett-Packard posted a 14 percent rise in quarterly net profit Monday as slumping personal computer sales were offset by a solid performance in its services division. Photo:/AFP

An advertisement for the Apple iPhone is shown at a retail store ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An advertisement for the Apple iPhone is shown at a retail store of an Orange mobile phone network provider in Bordeaux, southwestern France, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

A man works on his laptop computer in his home in Sacramento, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man works on his laptop computer in his home in Sacramento, California in this undated handout photo. AT&T unveiled on Monday an offering that lets customers using its network for Web-surfing on laptop computers or netbooks avoid the obligation to sign a two-year contract with the operator. REUTERS/Handout

People use computers at an internet cafe in Taiyuan, Shanxi ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People use computers at an internet cafe in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, November 13, 2009. REUSTERS/Stringer

A photo of the Google Inc. logo is shown on a computer screen ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A photo of the Google Inc. logo is shown on a computer screen in San Francisco, California July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

Worldwide sales of personal computers, which had been forecast ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - Worldwide sales of personal computers, which had been forecast to decline this year, will instead post modest gains, Gartner research group said Monday. Photo:/AFP

A visitor looks at laptops at a computer fair. Worldwide sales ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - A visitor looks at laptops at a computer fair. Worldwide sales of personal computers, which had been forecast to decline this year, will instead post modest gains, Gartner research group said Monday. Photo:Nigel Treblin/AFP

A survey published Monday of information technology managers ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - A survey published Monday of information technology managers at over 500 US-based companies has found that only about one in four has enabled more than half their workforce to work remotely. Photo:Thomas Coex/AFP

Two kids discuss their vaccination against the H1N1 virus in ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Two kids discuss their vaccination against the H1N1 virus in Schiedam November 23, 2009. Vaccination programmes against H1N1 have started in many European countries in recent weeks to try to halt the spread of the virus, which is commonly known as swine flu and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in June. The number of H1N1 swine flu deaths in Europe has doubled almost every two weeks since the middle of October and 169 people died of the virus in the past week, disease surveillance experts said on Monday. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENT HEALTH SOCIETY)

A girl is vaccinated against the H1N1 virus in Schiedam November ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A girl is vaccinated against the H1N1 virus in Schiedam November 24, 2009. Vaccination programmes against H1N1 have started in many European countries in recent weeks to try to halt the spread of the virus, which is commonly known as swine flu and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in June. The number of H1N1 swine flu deaths in Europe has doubled almost every two weeks since the middle of October and 169 people died of the virus in the past week, disease surveillance experts said on Monday. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (NETHERLANDS HEALTH IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A cyclist goes past street graffiti demanding the freedom of ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A cyclist goes past street graffiti demanding the freedom of Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change's (MDC) treasurer and Deputy Minister of Agriculture designate Roy Bennett (not in picture) in Harare, November 23, 2009. Bennett is on trial and accused of illegal possession of weapons for terrorism, banditry and insurgency. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE CRIME LAW POLITICS)

Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change's (MDC) ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change's (MDC) treasurer and Deputy Minister of Agriculture designate Roy Bennett enters the High Court building in Harare, November 23, 2009. Bennett is on trial and accused of illegal possession of weapons for terrorism, banditry and insurgency. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE CRIME LAW POLITICS)

A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

A Nokia smartphone. Swedish streaming software Spotify has announced ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:25:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Nokia smartphone. Swedish streaming software Spotify has announced the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones. Photo:Lluis Gene/AFP

In this Jan. 22, 2009 file photo, a man walks on the Microsoft ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:04:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Jan. 22, 2009 file photo, a man walks on the Microsoft headquarters campus in Redmond, Wash. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Elaine Thompson, file

File photo shows a man walking past the logo of Microsoft at ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a man walking past the logo of Microsoft at a trade fair in Hanover, Germany. Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday. Photo:Nigel Treblin/AFP

Online auction giant eBay apologized Sunday for a technical ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - Online auction giant eBay apologized Sunday for a technical glitch that caused a one-day crash of its website search functions it attributed to a surge in holiday shoppers. Photo:Jacques Demarthon/AFP

A photograph of a computer screen showing the website eBay is ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A photograph of a computer screen showing the website eBay is shown here in Encinitas, California in this April 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Renelly Morel (R), digital marketing manager for Ubisoft, works ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - Renelly Morel (R), digital marketing manager for Ubisoft, works out with Your Shape on November 6, in San Francisco. French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape. 'Your Shape' ramp-up the healthy videogame genre by using a camera to put people on-screen and under the scrutiny of an animated coach devoted to making workouts go strong. Photo:Glenn Chapman/AFP

With its deal to buy Revolution Money, American Express is taking ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - With its deal to buy Revolution Money, American Express is taking aim at the growing market for online and alternative payments, in a challenge to recognized leader PayPal, analysts say Photo:Justin Sullivan/AFP

Girl sits on ''Inspiration'' as prospective buyers inspect the ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Girl sits on ''Inspiration'' as prospective buyers inspect the cattle at an auction in 2009, in Wisconsin. Austrian cattle farmers no longer have to travel long distances to sell or buy cattle: it can all be done at the click of a mouse, on a new auction website. Photo:Darren Hauck/AFP

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez listens to a question during an ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in her house in Havana November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa

The Barnes & Noble nook, a Wireless eBook Reader, is seen during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Barnes & Noble nook, a Wireless eBook Reader, is seen during a news conference in New York October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

As snow falls, pedestrians walk towards a Barnes & Noble book ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - As snow falls, pedestrians walk towards a Barnes & Noble book store, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, seen here in 2006. US bookstore giant Barnes & Noble said Friday it had sold out of its new electronic book reader, the 'Nook,' and the next shipments would not be available until after the holidays. Photo:Tim Boyle/AFP

A picture taken on September 24 shows the screen of a computer ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - A picture taken on September 24 shows the screen of a computer featuring a search of the word 'edition' on the home page of Internet giant Google's website. A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online. Photo:Joel Saget/AFP

Visitors are seen checking out the Google stand at the Frankfurt ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - Visitors are seen checking out the Google stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair. A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online. Photo:John Macdougall/AFP

The Cisco Systems logo stands in front of the company's headquarters ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - The Cisco Systems logo stands in front of the company's headquarters in San Jose, California. Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet. Photo:/AFP

Sony Bravia televisions at the Consumer Electronics Trade Fair ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Sony Bravia televisions at the Consumer Electronics Trade Fair in Berlin. Sony is to launch a new online service that will allow people to download content such as music and movies to their televisions and other electronic gadgets, a top executive has said. Photo:John Macdougall/AFP

The flagship store of Finnish mobile phone Giant Nokia is seen ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:18:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The flagship store of Finnish mobile phone Giant Nokia is seen in Manhattan, New York. Nokia Corp. said Friday it is axing 330 jobs at research and development units in Finland and Denmark as it continues to struggle to cut costs. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Lehtikuva, Jussi Nukari

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, accompanied ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, accompanied by Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka, left, and Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai, speaks in Tokyo. Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, Hirai said Friday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Shizuo Kambayashi)

A man looks at a Dell computer on sale at a store in Miami. ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man looks at a Dell computer on sale at a store in Miami. Shares in Dell fell sharply on Thursday after the US computer giant said quarterly net profit declined 54 percent and revenue dropped 15 percent. Photo:Joe Raedle/AFP

A Singapore Telecommunications representative displays the HTC ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Singapore Telecommunications representative displays the HTC Dream phone, which runs Google Inc's Android operating system, during a preview for Reuters in Singapore February 20, 2009. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash

A person poses while using a Blackberry Bold 2 smartphone at ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A person poses while using a Blackberry Bold 2 smartphone at the Research in Motion (RIM) headquarters in Waterloo, November 16, 2009. Picture taken November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

This file photo taken in 2006 shows a web page from www.youtube.com ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - This file photo taken in 2006 shows a web page from www.youtube.com displayed on a computer screen in Hong Kong. Google, in a significant development for the deaf, announced on Thursday it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube. Photo:Samantha Sin/AFP

News of AOL cutting 2,500 jobs is seen on an electronic news ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - News of AOL cutting 2,500 jobs is seen on an electronic news ticker in New York, November 19, 2009. Web company AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in annual costs as part of its planned spin-off from Time Warner Inc. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A man walks past a company sign at a Nortel Networks office ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:36:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A man walks past a company sign at a Nortel Networks office tower in Toronto on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

In this June 30, 2009 file photo, a man works behind Dell laptops ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:27:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this June 30, 2009 file photo, a man works behind Dell laptops on display at a computer store in Beijing, China. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Greg Baker, file)

Google co-founder Sergey Brin meets with the press in Mountain ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin meets with the press in Mountain View, California. Google on Thursday provided a peek beneath the hood of its new Chrome operating system, making the software public and promising it will run netbooks by the end of next year. Photo:Glenn Chapman/AFP

The frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - The frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. Twitter used to ask 'What are you doing?' No longer. The micro-blogging service now wants to know 'What's happening?' Photo:Loic Venance/AFP

Google co-founder Sergey Brin is shown with his new Droid phone ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin is shown with his new Droid phone in Mountain View, California. Google on Thursday provided a peek beneath the hood of its new Chrome operating system, making the software public and promising it will run netbooks by the end of next year. Photo:Glenn Chapman/AFP

Chinese security personnel are reflected in a puddle as they ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Chinese security personnel are reflected in a puddle as they patrol Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 2008. China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power grows more sophisticated in cyber warfare and spy recruitment, a report to Congress warned Thursday. Photo:Mark Ralston/AFP

View of an internet cafe in Beijing in 2008. China is sharply ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - View of an internet cafe in Beijing in 2008. China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power grows more sophisticated in cyber warfare and spy recruitment, a report to Congress warned Thursday. Photo:/AFP

A guard of honor is covered by his flag at the Great Hall of ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - A guard of honor is covered by his flag at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2008. China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power grows more sophisticated in cyber warfare and spy recruitment, a report to Congress warned Thursday. Photo:Teh Eng Koon/AFP

Delegates to the 15th Communist Party Congress (CPC) leave the ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Delegates to the 15th Communist Party Congress (CPC) leave the Great Hall of the People, in 1997. China is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power grows more sophisticated in cyber warfare and spy recruitment, a report to Congress warned Thursday. Photo:Robyn Beck/AFP

Delta Airlines jets arrives at Atlanta-Hartsfield International ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:52:00 GMT

(AFP) - Delta Airlines jets arrives at Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, in September 2009. A major computer glitch triggered huge flight delays and cancellations across the United States Thursday as airlines were forced to input flight plans manually, officials said. Photo:Karen Bleier/AFP

Delta Airlines jets come and go at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:52:00 GMT

(AFP) - Delta Airlines jets come and go at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia on in September 2009. A major computer glitch triggered huge flight delays and cancellations across the United States Thursday as airlines were forced to input flight plans manually, officials said. Photo:Karen Bleier/AFP

A glitch in a computer system in Atlanta, Georgia that pilots ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:52:00 GMT

(AFP) - A glitch in a computer system in Atlanta, Georgia that pilots use to file flight plans was causing major air travel delays Thursday, the US Federal Aviation Administration said. Photo:/AFP

An AOL logo is projected on a wall of the company's New York ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:37:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - An AOL logo is projected on a wall of the company's New York office. AOL says it plans to cut about a third of its workforce once it is spun off from the media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark Lennihan, File)

An employee rides her bike past a logo next to the main entrance ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An employee rides her bike past a logo next to the main entrance of the Google building in Zurich in this July 9, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann