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Agawi is inviting game developers to submit content with its new Windows 8 app, solidifying Microsoft’s move into cloud-based gaming.

Markus Persson’s “Minecraft” may be the poster child of indie gaming, but its sales numbers have elevated to a commercial scale. As of Monday, the originally PC-exclusive game has reached 4 million in sales on the Xbox 360 platform.

Shares of Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine, closed at an all-time high of $761.78, boosting its value above Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT).

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) will launch a news operation along with its Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10 as part of an overhaul for MSN.

Shares of BMC Software, which specializes in enterprise products, soared nearly 8 percent after a report it’s exploring a sale.

Apple won't remove its admittedly-flawed Maps app from iOS 6, so Apple CEO Tim Cook posted an open letter apology to the company's website on Friday morning. Cook’s apology felt sincere, but was it enough to ameliorate the issues created by removing Google Maps in favor of a not-ready-for-primetime app? The iOS 6 Maps Apology From Tim Cook: Did Apple Redeem Itself For Booting Google?

Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer gave birth to her first child, a boy, on Sunday.

Workday, launched by PeopleSoft's Dave Duffield, upped its IPO, in what could be the hottest tech IPO of the quarter.

Finnish phone maker Nokia Oyj (NYSE: NOK) said it will offer mapping services to customers of Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), the No. 1 database developer.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) will support 1,000 electric car charges with Ireland's ESB in SmartGrid push.

Apple won't remove its new Maps app from iOS 6, so the Cupertino, Calif.-based computers company is all about damage control right now. After Apple CEO Tim Cook posted an open letter apology to the company's website on Friday morning, Apple also updated its App Stores with a special section on the Featured page, which offers a list of alternative maps applications for users to choose from as Apple engineers fix its controversial Maps app behind the scenes.

Recent statistics show that police can gain access to a user's Facebook, Google+, Twitter and other social media accounts without the approval of a judge.

Facebook's (Nasdaq: FB) botched IPO hurt tech stocks, but Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW) shined with Trulia (Nasdaq: TRLA).

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) CEO Virginia Rometty will become its first female chairman on Monday.

Google celebrated its 14th birthday Thursday with a cake doodle and its new Underwater Maps feature.

According to a new report released by The Verge on Wednesday, Apple may have had a full year left in its contract to use Google Maps before the Cupertino giant pulled the plug to introduce its own iOS Maps app.

Device proliferation as well as social media and browser intrusion continue to lead the parade of cyber threats to computer networks and data centers, a new IBM study found.

The next Mass Effect 3 DLC entitled “Omega” was just announced last week, but fans have wasted no time digging up details on the expansion pack’s storyline.

Less than a week after Microsoft Inc. (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced a bold new plan to wade into television-style content creation, a group of high-profile American cable companies including AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWX) are now preparing themselves to challenge video game consoles on their own turf.

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), set new a record high of $761.98 Tuesday on expectations that search and advertising gain will propel earnings higher.

Twitter’s official rules say a user “may not publish or post direct, specific threats of violence against others.” While some users may have bent but not broken the rules following last night’s Monday Night Football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks, there seemed to be a lynch mob out for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and the league's replacement officials following a highly controversial finish to an otherwise-exciting game, which was ultimately decided by the replacement refs.

It's getting ever easier to access the Internet, the UN finds, and that growth could greatly help developing countries.

Shares of Facebook, the No. 1 social networking site, plunged as much as 11 percent after Barron’s suggested they're worth $15.

The Windows 8 release date is nearly one month away, and it looks as if one critic of Microsoft's upcoming OS could be warming up to the upgrade. A software engineer from Blizzard Entertainment confirmed on Monday that "World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria" will come to Windows 8, following previous comments from executive Rob Pardo criticizing the new software.

Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) is joining other major tech and e-commerce companies like Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) in the run to revolutionize mobile payments for a new generation of smartphone-friendly users. Adding to its recent unveiling of a new-and-improved advertising system, the struggling tech company announced a streamlined mobile payment system that it hopes will help monetize a greater percentage of its user-base.

While a torrent of hate rains upon Apple for its unstable Maps application in iOS 6 – some of it is deserved -- there are a few reasons you should save your outbursts towards Apple's new software. Apple Maps In iOS 6 Review: It’s No Google Maps, But It’s Not ‘iLost’ Either

Oracle, the No. 1 database developer, said founding CEO Larry Ellison got options to acquire 7 million shares through 2016 valued at nearly $91 million.

When New Zealand law-enforcement officials raided the home of Kim Dotcom in January, they probably didn’t think the Megaupload founder would arrange for the return of the file-hosting site. That didn't stop Dotcom from taking to Twitter Friday and teasing that the new version of his site is almost complete, as noted by TorrentFreak.