Microsoft invests in ads, multitouch A rough economy isn’t stopping Microsoft from spending in key areas. The software maker on Monday announced a new ad campaign aimed at wresting spending from cash-strapped companies as well as the company’s own investment into a start-up focused on...

Parents can track their children with lok8u num8 mobile GPS locator CHILDREN may not like it but a technology firm has invented an electronic babysitter — a wristwatch-like device that lets parents know where their children are at all times. The GPS Child Locator, or num8, attaches securely to a...

MICROSOFT’S mighty servers were overwhelmed today as computer users worldwide rushed to download a free test version of Windows 7. A virtual queue formed online in the hours before the planned release of Windows 7 “beta” software at noon local time (7:00am AEDT) in Microsoft’s...

Apple disappoints: No Jobs or big news at Macworld SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Tuesday it was dropping copy protection from songs sold on the Internet and debuted its slimmest 17-inch laptop yet, but with no dramatic products or master pitchman Steve Jobs, the company’s final Macworld...

Twitter hackers break into Barack Obama's account CONSERVATIVE political commentator Bill O’Reilly is gay and CNN personality Rick Sanchez is high on drugs, if you are to believe their Twitter accounts. “Breaking: Bill O Riley (sic) is gay,” read a post on the official Fox News...