Microsoft in the mall? Retail store plans leakMicrosoft Monday confirmed that plans for its upcoming retail stores, which leaked to a popular gadget site, are legitimate. But it said that the design concepts are not necessarily the final word on

The search giant bought a 5 percent interest in AOL in 2005 for $1 billionGoogle sold its stake in AOL at a US$717 million loss, according to a regulatory filing made on Monday.

Ofcom report reveals ADSL ISP download speedsMore than 50 percent of ADSL broadband users in the UK can only achieve half the download speeds promoted in ISPs' 'up to 8Mbps' adverts, a new Ofcom study shows.

Rumours (again) resurface of an Apple Tablet; and the rumours are sounding more credible than everRumours of a giant iPod touch (or Apple tablet) have once again resurfaced.

Shipments of graphics chips have surged, bucking seasonal trendsShipments of graphics chips surged during the second quarter, bucking seasonal trends as hardware makers gear up for an expected uptick in computer sales.

Apple yanks Google Voice from the App Store, suggestions that AT&T is to blameA week or two ago, I managed to snag an elusive invite to the Google Voice telephony service. Google acquired the developer, GrandCentral, two years ago, and

Microsoft patch fixes three critical flaws in Internet Explorer As promised, Microsoft has patched six vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE) and Visual Studio with the first "out-of-cycle" update since it plugged a hole last October that the Conficker worm later

Half of web users check out data storage methods before purchasingAlmost half of Brits claim they wouldn't purchase good or services from a company that had suffered a security breach, says SafeNet UK.

Developers are testing Mac OS X 10.5.8Reports suggest that Apple has released a new build of Mac OS X 10.5.8 to developers for final testing.

Clone-maker says new legal team are more like themMac clone-maker Psystar has hired a new legal firm in its battle with Apple.

iPhone manufacturer will pay £32,000 now, and £2,668 a yearFoxconn is to pay compensation to the family of a man who it appears committed suicide over a lost iPhone prototype.

Tweet your photos direct from your Mac applications Twitter may some day get baked into the very fabric of Mac OS X, allowing you to tweet from Safari, Mail, or even the Finder. If you want to easily tweet photos

Pascal Cagni is in the running to be CEO of UK TV channel ITV Apple Europe Head Pascal Cagni is up for the role of chief executive of UK independent television channel, ITV.

More SMS bugs could appear as smart phone 'fuzzing' tool is developedApple has just over a day left to patch a bug in it's iPhone software that could let hackers take over the iPhone, just by sending out and SMS

The agreement could be announced Wednesday and gives Yahoo a greater role in search advertising, according to reportsMicrosoft and Yahoo have agreed to the terms of an online search and advertising deal that will be announced as soon as Wednesday,

The iPhone has more apps available than the competitionThe advertising watchdog, Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has given the thumbs up to Apple's claim that there is an app for "just about anything" and the fact that the wealth of apps

Electronic Freedom Foundation wants to legalise the jailbreaking of the iPhoneApple has warned the US Copyright Office that it should not legalise the jailbreaking of iPhones.

Mobile download service coming to EuropeSamsung plans to launch a mobile application store in Europe this quarter, following an increasingly popular path to revenue inspired by Apple's iPhone App Store.

China deal for three years, special Chinese iPhone Apple has finally reached a deal to sell the iPhone in China.

iPhone carrier sets free @replies and DMsO2, the exclusive carrier for the Apple iPhone, has teamed up with Twitter to make its users tweets mobile. Previously it has stated that the service would go live in August. Today O2 has