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The Justice Department will approve Google's $12.5 billion bid to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc, according to sources close to the antitrust review.

A comprehensive background check on Steve Jobs was conducted by the FBI in 1991, intended to vet him for a position in the George H. W. Bush White House. What position did Jobs end up holding? What did his co-workers and neighbors think of him? What was the 1985 bomb threat that first caused Jobs and the FBI to cross paths? Here are all the details so far from the 1991 Steve Jobs FBI file.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates opened a new $15 million visitor center at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Seattle campus Feb. 4, and now that construction is finished, the software titan can focus on his foundation's goals. That means helping people all over the world gain access to medicine and immunizations, helping small farmers in Africa and, of course, improving access to technology.

Professional networking service LinkedIn's outlook for the current quarter and the full year surpassed expectations as the company banks on continued strong product and subscription growth after its fourth-quarter revenue beat estimates.

A privacy debate surrounding fledgling social network Path went viral this week, triggering discussions on blogs and on Twitter about how far social networks can go in using members' private data.

Tech nerds, PC gamers and anti-Apple computer geeks should be excited come the end of the month. Microsoft announced plans to release more information on the upcoming Windows 8 operating system at a promotional event on Feb. 29. The occasion, set to take place in Barcelona, Spain at 3 p.m., will include news about the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, according to PC Mag.

Furthermore, the department likely will approve a consortium led by Apple and Microsoft to purchase Nortel Networks patents for $4.5 billion.

What gift will you give to your lover on Valentine's Day? Especially if you plan to buy a new smartphone, Nokia Lumia 800 might be a good choice.

Washington finally became the seventh state to approve of same-sex marriage in the U.S. after state lawmakers Wednesday voted to pass the marriage equality bill by a 55-43 vote.

Cisco Systems, the No. 1 provider of Internet equipment, reported second-quarter results that blew past estimates for both earnings and sales.

Business networking site LinkedIn will reportedly acquire Rapportive, a Gmail add-on that provides information about your social contacts as you e-mail them. Sources close to the situation say LinkedIn offered the browser plug-in a figure in the low teens in millions of dollars.

All of T-Mobile's 4G smartphones are free during their Valentine's Day 2012 sale, and that includes the Samsung Galaxy S2 and HTC Amaze 4G. Of course, you have to sign up with a new two-year contract to get that price, and you also have to buy one of the Classic or Small Business plans. Additionally, several other phones are free during the Feb. 11, one day only sale. The entire line-up of 4G-enabled devices, including the Springboard tablet, and three other non-4G phones are free on Satur...

Rumors about Xbox 720--Microsoft's yet-to-be-released next generation consul--and new technology that would prevent consumers from playing used games has ignited a heated debate over whether the ban would be a good or bad thing for the video game industry.

Microsoft is going to launch Nokia's latest smartphone Lumia 800 in the U.S. as a special bundle device for $899. The news has come from The Verge that said, citing sources close to Microsoft's Lumia launch plans, the special bundle would be launched Feb. 14.

Yahoo Inc Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors will step down as the struggling company ploughs ahead with an internal overhaul, including discussions on dealing with its stakes in China's Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan.

Canadian researchers from the University of Western Ontario claim they have developed a promising HIV vaccine, which has received the green light by U.S. FDA officials to begin testing the vaccine on humans.

The Nokia Lumia 900 is up for pre-orders on the Microsoft Store and there's a $25 deposit. The smartphone itself will reportedly hit AT&T shelves on March 18. The big question is - can the latest Windows Phone-powered smartphone save Nokia?

Shares of Cisco Systems, the No. 1 provider of Internet equipment, could be volatile the next two days before the company reports second-quarter results after Wednesday’s close.

IBM's 900,000 square-foot Bangalore computer center is Asia's largest to date.

For the past two decades, Microsoft Windows users have relied on the highly recognizable start button to find all their programs and documents. When Windows 8 launches, maybe by the end of 2012, Microsoft will kill the start button.

The Samsung Galaxy Note is now available for pre-order on AT&T online shop. Will it now see a rush of buyers, thanks to the commercial that was aired during the Super Bowl on Sunday?