IBT Staff Reporter

Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox have put a 'Do Not Track' feature in their latest updates the companies announced this week.

Shares of Kinder Morgan Inc traded more than 6 percent above their initial public offering price in early trading, signaling strong investor appetite for the U.S. pipeline company's assets.

A South African judge on Friday decided not to extradite a son-in-law of former President Nelson Mandela to the United States, saying he doubted the merits of the U.S. rape case.

UPDATE 2: The White House announced that President Barack obama will deliver a statement on Egypt this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. EST.

Lady Gaga keeps her promises. Friday morning the pop start released her new single Born This Way.

U.S. stocks rose on Friday as investors welcomed news that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned, easing concerns that have been weighing on the market for weeks.

U.S. stocks were set to fall at the open on Friday as market uncertainty over Egypt grew amid risks of spreading unrest in the Middle East and higher oil prices.

The smartphone software platform isn't the only thing that is getting a makeover at the Finnish phone giant.

The shotgun marriage of Nokia and Microsoft's smartphone platforms puts software developers center stage at next week's Mobile World Congress and is likely to herald further consolidation.

Actress Rose McGowan's Spanish villa has been listed on the market for $1,849,000.

Global brands create powerful enduring relationships with consumers across different countries and cultures. They give buyers a sense of security, trust, and familiarity.

A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused Sweden's prime minister Friday of damaging his client's chances of a fair trial for alleged sex crimes by portraying him as public enemy number one.

A diplomatic standoff between America and Pakistan may intensify after a Pakistani police official said the police will recommend murder charges for American diplomat Raymond Davis for committing a “clear murder” of two Pakistanis last month.

Apple is in the habit of churning out stellar products that rule the imagination of customers. One of the key elements to its success is its product design strategy which consistently delivers insanely great products.

U.S. chemicals giant DuPont came under more pressure to raise its $5.8 billion bid for Denmark's Danisco after U.S. hedge fund Elliott Associates joined shareholders opposed to the offer.

French tire maker Michelin sees sales volume and profit rising again in 2011 after sharp improvements in 2010, as it hikes prices to offset rising raw material costs.

Professional baseball pitcher Jamie Moyer has listed his Seattle home on the market for a sliced price of $6.75 million.

A US hedge fund has objected to DuPont's $5.8 billion bid for Danisco, a global enzyme and specialty food ingredients company, according to a report from Reuters.

During a segment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show called Ye Olde Wedding Watch, Ellen announced that she is related to princess-to-be Kate Middleton.

The U.S. trade deficit widened in December to its highest level in four months, the U.S. government said on Friday in a report that also showed the annual trade gap expanded nearly 33 percent in 2010 as imports from China hit record levels.

U.S. stocks fell on Friday as market uncertainty over Egypt grew amid risks of spreading unrest in the Middle East.

The former Governor of California tweeted Thursday that he plans on returning to Hollywood.

U.S. stocks fell at the open on Friday as market uncertainty over Egypt grew amid risks of spreading unrest in the Middle East.

President Barack Obama said late Thursday it was not yet clear how Egypt's government is moving to transfer authority, on the same day when Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he would be handing some of his powers to his vice president but would remain in office until September's elections.

Two and a half years after tragedy hit Jennifer Hudson's family, the singer sat down with Oprah Winfrey to speak out about the murders of her mother, brother and nephew.

The loud and excessively-tanned party girl of MTV's reality show Jersey Shore topped a poll as the nightmare celebrity date for Valentine's Day.

Humans were able to store at least 295 exabytes of information as of 2007, says a new study that estimated the world's technological capacity to store, communicate, and compute. In decimal terms, an exabyte is equal to a billion gigabytes.

The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia will cut jobs in Finland and elsewhere as the company reforms its strategy, said Chief Executive Stephen Elop.

Gold prices eased a touch on Friday, pressured by gains in the dollar and softer investment demand for the metal after a raft of well-received economic data boosted interest in other assets.