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Siri, the voice recognition technology on Apple's new iPhone 4S, has attracted buyers by the millions with its ability to handle complex search queries. Siri's personified as a somewhat sassy female personal assistant, but at least one person finds her downright disturbing: Google Chairman Eric Schmidt. ...

A coalition of film studios, record labels and media entities led by the UK record industry lobby group BPI recently sent a letter to British Internet service provider (ISP) BT demanding that the company block access to The Pirate Bay website ...

HTC on Thursday announced its latest smartphone, the Rezound, an Android handset for Verizon's 4G LTE network ...

The Duqu malware that became widely known last month is exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows kernel to infect systems, according to the Hungarian group CrySyS ...

Until Dec. 31, buyers of Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet will be able to get a free unit if they buy two tablets ...

HP has made up its mind: New CEO Meg Whitman announced Thursday the PC business is sticking around, at least in the short term ...

The creators of a new social network are challenging users to ditch Facebook and other networks to "unthink" and de-clutter with their new, completely user-controlled and private network ...

IBM named Virginia Rometty as the company's first-ever female CEO Tuesday as Sam Palmisano stepped down from his nearly decade-long tenure. ...

Unexpectedly high customer losses for Q3 sent Netflix stock into a tailspin in after-hours trading Monday, driving share prices down more than 30 percent overnight. The online video and DVD-by-mail provider also projected a net loss for the quarter ahead as it attempts to expand into new overseas markets ...

New research concerning ISPs' BitTorrent throttling habits indicates Comcast took the FCC's 2008 slap on the wrist seriously, dramatically reducing its practice of slowing BitTorrent data. Other ISPs such as Clearwire, Canada's Rogers Communications and some overseas providers were found to be throttling BitTorrent users to a greater degree ...

Microsoft beat sales estimates Thursday when it announced record-setting revenue levels in its fiscal first quarter, thanks in part to strong sales in the cloud-based business operations, which overcame slow growth in the PC and mobile markets. ...

Malware that appears to be similar to the highly toxic Stuxnet worm was made public Tuesday by security firm Symantec. ...

Akamai's stock surged 10 percent Wednesday after sources told Business Insider that Google was aiming to buy the struggling content delivery network company ...

Google and Samsung announced Friday they are postponing indefinitely the launch of the latest version of the Android operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich, on a new Samsung phone ...

Sprint isn't just the newest U.S. carrier of Apple's iPhone -- it's also going to be the only one in the country to offer an unlimited data plan for new users ...

Recent corporate shake-ups at Yahoo and anonymous insider reports to various media outlets added fuel to the fiery rumors that Microsoft is eyeing an acquisition of the search engine ...

Verizon and Microsoft are teaming up to bring new FiOS TV-powered entertainment offerings to the Xbox 360 gaming console, a move that highlights the rapid expansion of diverse content across multiple platforms ...

In a move to expand its enterprise cloud storage capabilities, Red Hat will spend US$136 million to acquire Gluster, a storage company that builds management tools for data centers and cloud services ...

A recently revealed U.S. Department of Justice document has provided details about what kind of usage information is retained by the nation's largest mobile phone providers, as well as how long they retain it. ...

Motorola and Verizon Wireless on Wednesday got around to delivering what's been promised to owners of the Xoom tablet for several months: 4G LTE. ...