Nancy Gohring

Nokia Corp. has developed a new, short-range wireless technology that it says could improve on some of the shortcomings of Bluetooth. Called Wibree, the technology aims to be a lot more power-efficient than Bluetooth, which means it could be used in smaller and less costly devices.

Google Inc. has agreed to post a court order against the company on its Belgian Web site, dodging a potential fine of

Google Inc. has agreed to post a court order against the company on its Belgian Web site, dodging a potential fine of Euro500,000 (C$714,000) per day for not doing so.

Despite a boardroom scandal that seems to deepen every day, Hewlett-Packard Co. has won new contracts this week, including one that could be worth US$5 billion over the next 10 years.

A sophisticated computer worm spreading via AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) was setting up a botnet that could be difficult to combat, security researchers said.

Motorola Inc. plans to acquire wireless mobile device developer Symbol Technologies Inc. for US$3.9 billion (Cdn$4.37 billion), the companies announced.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson will restructure and hire 500 more engineers to better meet demand for multimedia products and services, Ericsson's chief executive officer said.

Google Inc. is offering to host open source software development projects in a move that has been met with mixed reaction from the developer community online.