Google said it has received reports that searches done in China on its Chinese search engine, Google.cn, have been blocked and redirected to other sites.

YouTube said Thursday it has launched a version of the video-sharing site in Taiwan in its latest push to expand in foreign markets.

Sony cut the US price of a PlayStation 3 model by 17% and introduced a less-expensive version to spur holiday sales.

Canonical plans on Thursday to release "Gutsy Gibbon," the Ubuntu Linux version 7.10 that the company hopes will lay the foundation for a serious push into the server and other markets six months from now.

Microsoft and Olympus have signed a broad patent cross-licensing agreement to further the development of each company's current and future product lines.

The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to take on a case that accuses Microsoft and Best Buy of deliberately tricking customers into signing up for MSN Internet service and improperly charging them when a trial period expires.

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The organization that oversees the Internet address system is launching an evaluation of International Domain Names (IDN) that will allow Internet users to test top-level domains in 11 languages.

Nintendo senior marketing VP George Harrison said that the Wii's price isn't budging, at least for now.

Raritan introduced a new sleek, space-saving KVM drawer with an integrated 17-inch LCD display, heavy-duty keyboard and mouse touchpad.

Garmin announced that it has signed a letter of intent for the proposed acquisition of Fairpoint Navigation, the distributor of Garmin's consumer products in Denmark. The acquisition is expected to be completed in January 2008.

Global spending on IT is set to reach US$3.1 trillion this year, according to the latest research from analysts at Gartner.

Google has acquired mobile messaging developer Jaiku, but it's keeping its plans for the Helsinki, Finland-based company hush-hush.

Best Buy intends to get a headstart on "Black Friday" Thanksgiving sales by selling a Gateway notebook below US$300, according to the retailer's flyer for some areas this week.