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Nokia will unveil its first Windows phones - Lumia 800 and 710 - known previously as Sea Ray and Sabre respectively, at Nokia World on Wednesday, according to Winrumors.

Microsoft will end support for XP in 2014, but it will still run on thousands of machines.

Dropbox is offering 5GB of free storage in an upcoming joint venture with HTC.

A Taiwanese animation company has made a hilarious video of an animated version of the Steve Jobs Biography, boiling down the 656 page book by Walter Isaacson into a 90 second bit.

Toronto's main stock index turned higher on Tuesday morning, hitting a one-month peak and reversing steep losses in volatile trade as gold prices rallied following grim U.S. consumer confidence data.

Former Apple executive Tony Fadell, who oversaw 18 versions of the iPod and the first three versions of the iPhone, has unveiled his latest invention. The Learning Thermostat uses a simple design to save consumers money on their heating bills.

Tony Fadell, known as the godfather of the iPod, has made a new gadget with the help of a small army of engineers and designers from Apple Inc and other tech giants including Google Inc and Microsoft Corp.

Windows Phone could make a big splash this week at Nokia World, when they unveil three new smartphones.

The N9 is the one and only MeeGo based smartphone from Nokia

Microsoft will double its share of the Western European smartphone market during 2012 to 12.3 percent, helped by its new partnership with Finland's Nokia, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Tuesday.

After HTC, Samsung and other leading mobile phone manufacturers, rumors indicate that Nokia is set to announce a series of phones running the Windows operating system, at the London-based Nokia World Conference on Oct. 26.

Here, watch the full video from Apple's Celebrating Steve, a Oct. 19 private memorial service for Steve Jobs. Jobs, who died at 56 from pancreatic cancer. Jobs was honored by Al Gore, Tim Cook and Bill Gates, and musicians Joan Baez, Bono and Coldplay. The video also shares personal reminiscences of the Apple CEO, and the reactions of those who gathered to bid the Apple co-founder one final good-bye.

Yahoo's stock rose around 3 percent on Monday, following reports that Microsoft and Google are contemplating financing roles for the private equity firms eyeing a buyout of the troubled tech firm.

Steve Jobs called long-time rival and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates as unimaginative and not really a product person, according to a biography of the deceased Apple Inc chief executive.

In an interview with his biographer, Walter Isaacson, Jobs revealed his admiration for Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg for not selling out and building his company.

Microsoft Corp. is claiming that more than 50 per cent of Android devices are now subject to licensing agreements, according to a claim by legal representatives of the company, Brand Smith and Horacio Gutierrez.

From his views on Buddhism, adoption, and the afterlife, to his critiques of Bill Gates and Google, to his infamous mean streak and uncanny ability to seduce with ideas, here are some of the most exciting things to come from Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of the late Apple CEO.

Google Inc has spoken to at least two private equity firms about possibly helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc's core business, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Google Inc has spoken to at least two private equity firms about possibly helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc's core business, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Google Inc. has reached out to two unnamed private equity firms to potentially assist them in financing a transaction to acquire Yahoo! Inc., according to a report in The Wall Street Journal Saturday.

Nokia, the worlds largest maker of mobile phones, has teamed up with Microsoft to take on Google and Apple.