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China?s Lenovo Group (Pink: LNVGY), the No. 2 PC maker, announced a no-contract broadband service for its ThinkPad Classic and ThinkPad Edge laptops for customers in the U.S. and nine European countries.

For those who weren?t already planning on tuning into the Euro 2012 England vs. France soccer match Monday night, a halftime surprise may change your mind.

Google was targeted for unethical and anti-competitive business practices once again when a non-profit organization working on public interest issues filed a complaint against the search engine giant with the anti-trust body, Competition Commission of India (CCI), Friday. This comes at a time when Google India is already facing a formal probe on a similar complaint filed by an Indian matrimonial site.

Thousands of software and application engineers have already sold out next week?s developers conference mounted by Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company. Here are four key highlights.

Speculation swirls that the current smartphone leader may be buying onetime mobile phones king.

On June 5, career-themed social networking site LinkedIn fell victim to a hacker that resulted in more than 6 million user passwords leaked. Now those same hackers have moved to the online social-dating scene, acquiring passwords to eHarmony.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, extended its push into the pre-paid mobile market by adding Virgin Mobile USA, which will sell the device for between $30 and $50 a month.

Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are all pushing for what?s next in terms of technological advancements to enhance gameplay. At E3 2012, some have revealed more about their next generation consoles than others, such as Nintendo whose press conference centered on what the Wii U will bring to gamers.

Shares of LinkedIn Corp. (Nasdaq: LNKD), one of the top professional social network sites, rose as much as 1 percent in early trading despite reports of security breaches of member passwords.

Though LinkedIn was unable to prove any security breach initially, it came up with the confirmation later with a post on its blog. However, the company hasn't yet confirmed the number of accounts that were compromised.

LinkedIn confessed it had a data breach that compromised the passwords of some of its members, the social networking site said on Wednesday.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo taking place in Los Angeles is undoubtedly the biggest week of the year for the video game industry, from the perspective of devoted fans and developers alike. E3 2012 has been packed with news and updates on next-generation consoles and gaming titles from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.

Fans are preparing for the release of the next installment in the ?Halo? series this holiday season, and one of the most significant changes to come to the game is the introduction of ?Spartan Ops.? This takes the co-op gameplay into its own adventure, with cinematic and episodic editions that weave together bits of the UNSC Infinity?s story.

At E3 2012, the focus seems to be on a lot more than gaming. Each console is competing to gain dominance as the prominent entertainment system in living rooms around the globe, with a different approach from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.

On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled a stunning new technology platform at the Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles called SmartGlass, which essentially connects the television and the Xbox to smartphones and tablets, letting users consume their media in a much simpler and more fun way.

Shares of AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL), the No. 7 website, traded near their 52-week high again Tuesday after activist investors Starboard Value won more crucial backing to win seats on the board of directors.

Global enterprises are aware of the coming of so-called ?Big Data,? or the trillions of bytes of electronic data flowing through the Cloud and Internet.

It?s the biggest week of the year for video game fanatics?the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo begins tomorrow June 5. The three-day-long developers? conference will run through Thursday, and will showcase what 2012 means for the video game industry.

Shares of AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL), the No. 7 website, traded near their 52-week high Monday after activist investors Starboard Value Management won crucial backing to win seats on the board of directors.

Fans have finally caught their first lengthy look at the new ?Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.? At Microsoft?s 2012 E3 press conference, gameplay footage was unveiled before the massive audience a day ahead of the event?s official start.

Nintendo has made its first official unveil ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, set to kick off on June 5th in Los Angeles. On June 3rd, the gaming company revealed the name of a component to its upcoming next-generation console , the Wii U. The gaming system?s tablet-esque controller will be called the Wii U GamePad, according to PCMag.