From CNET News.com: Verizon Communications' profits declined 7 percent year over year, even though the company added more subscribers and increased revenue.

The company's second-quarter results, released Monday, were in line with analyst predictions.

Verizon said Monday it earned...

From DailyTech: Microsoft has long offered one -- and only one -- browser with its market-leading Windows operating system -- Internet Explorer. That inside connection helped it gain over 80 percent of the market at one time, though its lead has now slipped to just below 60 percent...

From DailyTech: Yahoo and Microsoft have had a very tumultuous relationship. Microsoft wanted to buy Yahoo but it and Yahoo were unable to come to an agreement that would merge the two companies. Microsoft ultimately tried a hostile takeover of the company that failed and the end...

Generally, software has usually not been released in a timely fashion; some software may take different lengths of time to be officially released. Take Windows Vista, Half Life 2, or most notably, even Duke Nukem Forever -- as common examples -- especially where the latter has been...

From X-bit Labs: Even though there have been rather optimistic predictions regarding the release of six-core central processing unit code-named “Gulftown” this year, the launch of the chips is still scheduled on the second quarter of 2010.

Based on the documents seen by X-bit labs...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday announced the shipment of its 500 millionth x86 processor, a milestone enabled by the company's 40 years of successful operations. Back in the days, AMD’s processor only enabled simplistic personal computers, but today AMD’s chips...

From InfoWorld: Palm has released a webOS update for the Pre smartphone that features expanded support for Exchange Active Sync policies, a change aimed at enterprise users.

Version 1.1 also tweaks the way webOS works with Facebook and Google contacts, notifies you when you receive...

From PC World: In an era when corporate CEOs are urged by consultants to quickly apologize for mistakes, Amazon.com's founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has taken that advice to heart.

In an extraordinary blog posted yesterday, Bezos apologized for Amazon's handling of illegally sold copies...

From CNET News.com: According to AdAge Microsoft has actually made changes to one of the Laptop Hunter ads.

It's the one featuring Lauren, the aspiring law student, and her mom, who claimed that Lauren usually gets what she wants.

In the original version of the ad, Lauren, who...

From DailyTech: Microsoft's track record of late has been mixed. While its Xbox 360 sells relatively well and has an excellent game-attach rate, it is still overshadowed in total sales by the Nintendo Wii. Microsoft's Zune has failed to generate significant market share, but it has...