Autodesk, the best-known name in design software, has decided to again offer a version of its flagship AutoCAD software for Apple's Macintosh computers.

The Internet companies sued by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen for patent infringement will be able to mount aggressive defenses, including that the billionaire sued too late.

Tech companies could soon get access to unused TV airwaves, allowing them to introduce new wireless gadgets, under rules FCC officials are close to putting into final form.

A push to control how Internet applications are created for TVs is kicking into high gear with Samsung planning to rally software makers around its own technology for making and distributing TV "apps."

Hon Hai said first-half net profit rose 22% but its Foxconn unit posted a wider loss.

Google has bought social games start-up SocialDeck, the latest in a series of acquisitions aimed at helping the Internet search giant build a service to compete with Facebook.

Google says its free phone service might work from overseas, but not officially.

A new application brings Bing services to Verizon Wireless phones running Google's Android operating system.

A State Department spokesman attempted to engage North Korea on the social network Twitter, but it is not clear if anyone in the "Hermit Kingdom" was picking up his signals.

Because both Amazon and Barnes & Noble offer excellent e-book reading apps for the iPad (for their own proprietary e-books), the small size of Apple's e-book library is essentially irrelevant.

Clearwire unveiled a pay-as-you-go mobile broadband service that uses its fourth-generation wireless network in a bid to get ahead of rivals' expected 4G and prepaid offerings.

CA Inc. said Monday it was buying privately held Arcot Systems Inc. for $200 million, while Citrix Systems Inc. said it was acquiring a virtualization-management software company, in acquisitions that underscore the ongoing consolidation of the software sector.

A court upheld the 14-year prison sentence for the founder of Chinese retailer GOME Electrical. The founder, Huang Guangyu, meanwhile threatened to sever contracts between stores he owns and GOME.

Motorola unveiled a smartphone version of its handsets featuring a Chinese handwriting technology. Motorola is seeking to make a comeback in China.

The Associated Press and Google Inc. have reached a new distribution agreement, marking a breakthrough in what has become an increasingly contentious issue for news organizations: how Web portals and other sites distribute their material.

The soul and hip-hop singer Cee Lo Green has a penchant for beautiful music with a dark subtext.

Google moves from algorithms to video shows with the Google Beat, which is based on each week's trending topics in search results.

Chatroulette, the controversial website that offers random video chat with strangers, was back Monday after being down for more than a week for promised improvements.

India said it will put off blocking BlackBerry services in the country for two months after Research In Motion agreed to will allow more government access to its encrypted email and messaging services.

A trio of new products use your car's data port to give you driving information that might otherwise be hard to get.