Eric Schmidt said the service, which would allow full Internet browsing via the television, would be free and that Google would work with a variety of programme makers and electronics manufacturers to bring it to consumers. "We will work with content providers but it is very unlikely that we ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Silicon Valley technology giant Oracle Corp has hired Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal, as president. Hurd, a close friend of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison will replace Charles Phillips, who has resigned, Oracle said in a ...

Mobile World Congress, which takes place each February in Barcelona, Spain, will add MacWorld Mobile to its new slate of events focused on developers, who make the small software programs or apps that have become key to phone makers' fortunes. The success of Apple's iPhone and its iPad tablet ...

TAIPEI/SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker, warned of an oversupply in the computer memory chip market from next quarter as a sputtering global economy may further weaken PC sales. The downbeat comment from the South Korean firm raises concerns the boom in the ...

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's biggest cellphone maker by volume, will introduce new smartphone models next week at its annual media and industry event, aiming to assure investors the company is on track to recovery. Nokia, whose profits and share price have dived in the last few years, ...

Last year, Craigslist replaced its "erotic services" ads with a new "adult" category it said would be closely screened. The move came after a masseuse who offered her services on Craigslist was killed and a client was charged with her murder. The man charged in the case ...

The source said a final decision has not yet been made. Oracle was not immediately available for a comment. Hurd resigned on August 6, after a probe into sexual harassment allegations. HP said he filed inaccurate expense reports related to Jodie Fisher, a marketing contractor who worked for Hurd's ...

The world No. 1 search engine company said the probe is the first by a U.S. legal authority into the fairness of its rankings, which can make or break commercial websites. Google faces a similar probe by the European Commission, prompted by complaints from some small websites that felt they were ...

AMMAN (Reuters) - Mocking officials online, exposing high-level corruption and discussing political tension could land journalists in many autocratic Middle East states in jail. But Jordan's leading news website www.Ammonnews.net doesn't shy away from hectoring the government over misappropriation ...

"The Unites States is the primary beneficiary of having no controls over the BlackBerry, as it has an interest to spy on the UAE," Dhahi Khalfan Tamim said in remarks carried by the website of the daily al-Khaleej on Friday. "The West has accused us of curbing the liberties of ...