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IBM, the No. 2 U.S. computer company, unveiled an advanced analytical software and services tool that used its powerful Watson supercomputer.

Metaio, one of the leaders in augmented reality technology, on Thursday opened its platform to chipset vendors and software developers for free, hoping to boost its position in the emerging sector.

General Electric Co and Microsoft Corp are forming a joint venture to develop and sell software systems to make it easier for healthcare providers to store, access and share patient information.

Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon's biggest supplier, on Wednesday said it had detected a previously unknown vulnerability in the Adobe Reader software, but its information systems were never breached.

Facebook revealed its top 10 global topics for 2011 on Wednesday. Yes, planking made the list.

Brewing giant Heineken is linking with social networking website Facebook to boost its global digital marketing, with the first fruits of the partnership being an online campaign aimed at making responsible drinking cool.

Megabus announced on Twitter they are giving away 200,000 free express bus tickets with a promotional code. Hurry and book now before they're gone!

With news that Google Chrome is honing in on Internet Explorer for Web browsing dominance, now is a good time to see if Apple or Android has a better Web browsing system in place. Google Chrome is actually not used in the Android mobile operating system. However, Apple does use its Safari browser for its iOS devices. The Android Web browser doesn't have a name.

According to Jeffries, Verizon Communications Inc.'s (NYSE: VZ) standalone video streaming service, which is expected to launch in 2012, could be another potential competitor for Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX).

This time, Isaiah Mustafa is MANta Claus, and he's on a mission to give 7 billion gifts before the holiday season ends.

Individuals are criticizing Jonah Mowry, a bullied homosexual youth, saying that he lied in his YouTube video Whats goin on just to get publicity. Now family, friends and Perez Hilton are coming to his defense.

Apple's revolutionary television set will reportedly come in three different sizes and feature the company's voice recognition software Siri, as well as a faster processor.

Less than a day after the Indian government urged social networking Web sites and Internet companies to screen alleged derogatory and defamatory content about the country's religious figures and leaders, Facebook has responded noting that it removes content that violates its rules.

India has asked operators of social media networks, including Facebook, Google and Yahoo to screen user content from the country and prevent any disparaging, inflammatory or defamatory content from getting published.

India has asked operators of social media networks, including Facebook and Google, to screen user content and remove any offensive material, the information and telecoms minister said on Tuesday, but denied the move was censorship.

Social networking website Facebook said on Tuesday it recognizes Indian government's interest in minimizing the amount of abusive content online, and it will remove any content violating its terms.

Indian Telecom Minister after facing strong opposition on his recent idea of monitoring content on social networking Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, has come out with a defensive statement saying he does not want the censorship instead he wants solution to offensive content.

Hacker iH8sn0w has figured out iFaith v1.4, a (currently) Windows-only tool, allows users to downgrade to iOS 5, so feel free while upgrading to iOS 5.0.1.

Facebook has hired the co-founders of Gowalla, one of the pioneering companies that developed the concept of checking in at real-world locations with mobile phones.

EBay Inc Inc shares rose more than 4 percent on Monday after an analyst upgraded the e-commerce company, citing strong holiday sales.

EBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) was trading up $1.23, or 4.19 percent, to $30.83 before noon Eastern Time on Monday, in large part because of the report from Kessler. He said he expects this quarter to deliver solid results for eBay in ints marketplace division and PayPal, another division of eBay.