Reuters - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company could look to extend its search engine partnership with Yahoo outside the United States, if it gets regulatory approval.

PC Magazine - If you haven't been paying attention to the rumors, you're in for a surprise. Verizon Wireless introduced the company's second "Droid" Android phone on Thursday, and it's what a lot of people expected: a rebadged version of the HTC Hero for Sprint, called the Droid Eris.

AFP - Most eyewear improves vision or cuts through solar glare, but a new gadget from Japan may soon sharpen linguistic skills and cut down language barriers instead, inventors said Thursday.

AFP - News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch has said that a plan to begin charging readers of his newspapers online may be delayed.

Macworld.com - The app concept continues to grow: photo social-networking site Flickr has announced an App Garden where developers can show off their Flickr-friendly wares.