20:13 24.07.2007
Iraq war veteran Sgt. Juan Arredondo can grasp tennis balls and door knobs with his left hand again, now that he's been outfitted with a bionic hand that has flexible fingers.
Second-quarter earnings at International Business Machines Corp. rose 12 percent and beat Wall Street forecasts Wednesday, largely on the strength of IBM's software division and improvement in its services unit.
The United States is seeking consultations with China over rules on music downloading and cinema rights that appear to discriminate against foreign sound recordings and films, a U.S. trade official said Wednesday.
Google Inc. is shortening the life span of its"cookie"data-tracking file— but it's not clear whether the move would do much to enhance privacy.
The European Commission on Wednesday endorsed a Nokia-backed mobile TV standard called DVB-H, saying Europe needed to pick one technology over others and promising to look at ways to mandate its use.
Samsung Electronics Co. will make a special 18-carat gold-plated mobile phone in China to mark next year's Olympics in Beijing.
Wal-Mart opened its campaign for the back-to-school PC sales season on Wednesday by unveiling a$298 desktop from Everex that combines three of the most popular industry trends -- open-source software, a power-efficient processor, and a lack of"bloatware."
IBM , the world's largest technology services company, on Wednesday posted a higher quarterly profit as revenue rose 9 percent, helped by software-company acquisitions and growth in computer services.
On Monday, IBM announced its intent to acquire all of the outstanding shares of DataMirror for$161 million. The deal, which is subject to approvals and other closing conditions, is expected to close in the third quarter.
Video games are supposed to be for kids, right? But an uneducated parent navigating the wilderness of a game store would probably have a tough time finding suitable entertainment for Junior.
Yahoo Inc. has acquired a stake in Indian Internet advertising company Tyroo Media Pvt. Ltd. to help it capture more of the country's fast-growing online ad market.
